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TEXTS

Uwe Bulmann, Ulrich Drees, Ingo Martin

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Tony Szczudlo

ILLUSTRATIONS

Ingo Martin, Jan Wawrzik

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rr'fie sinl(jng sun batfiec{ tfie green sea of I conessa 's forests in a areamfif(g, rea [igfit. 1lnaer tfie impenetraMe roof of tfie ancient oak§ aarl(ness fe[[ quicK[y.

rrfie peaceful animafs tfiat infiabitea tfie g[aaes auring tfie aay fiurriea a[ong so as to reacfi tfieir

nighttime fiiaing places, because tfie nigfit be[ongea to tfie preaators, wfio were a[reaay beginning to announce tfieir claim, tfie saunas of tfieir cfia[[enges ecfioing everywhere.

On[y tfie two-[eggea preaators remainea sti[' yet tfiey were afso beginning tfieir nigfitly fiunt. S[enaer boaies daa in unobtrusive colours, tfiey movea witfi a catfi/(g, grace tfirougfi tfie

aarl(ness of tfie forest. 9\&t a sing[e brancfi of tfie fern busfies movea as a aozen of tfie nocturnal raiaers approacfiec{ tfieir prey.

'During tfie aaytime tfieir prey afso movea about on two [egsj at tfie moment, fioweve1j tfiey

fiuc{c{[ec{ Jrigfitenea arouna tfieir sma[[ fire. rrfie [igfit of tfie fire was meant to comfort tfiem ana to give tfiem a feefing of safety, yet it merely seemea to emphasize tfie fiosti[e aura of tfieir

surrounaings. rr'fie :Marenga gatherers from tfie southern provinces spo/(g, fitt[e. :A/!-rvous[y tfiey

fianaea wine bottles arouna in oraer to numb tfie increasing feefing of area£ wfiicfi fiac{ crept into tfieir fiearts since tfiis afternoon.

rr'fiey fiac{ begun tfieir journey in a saifing sfiip out of (jena in oraer to gatfier tfie mucfi sougfitafter :Marenga plant fiere on tfie peninsula of 'Enaar. 'Don Luca, tfie Paarone of tfie fami[y in

(jena, fiac{ recruitea tfiem. rrfie o[c{ man fiac{ promisee{ tfiem a sma[[ fortune if tfiey were wi[[ing to risf(trave[[ing to a :Marenga fiela in tfie interior of tfie peninsula. rr'fiere were supposea to

be g[aaes wfiere one on[y fiac{ to reacfi out one's fiana to gatfier enougfi :Marenga to guarantee one's future. %ere, in tfie garaen of tfie 'Don 's vi[[a, it seemea to tfie men tfiat tfiis was tfie

cfiance tfiey fiac{ been waiting for a[[ tfieir fives.

9\&w, after spenaing one wee!( entering tfie eternal forest witfi mucfi aijficu[ty, tfiey no longer

tfiougfit of tfie wea[tfi wfiicfi tfiey were going to spena in tfie wfiorefiouses of (jena. 9\&w tfie on[y tfiing tfiat matterea was reaching tfie coast afive.

%is afternoon tfiey noticea tfiat tfiey were no [anger a[one. (jiovanni, tfie sma[[ cutpurse from

o/ia 'Benaco, fiac{ retreatea into tfie busfies auring a rest breal( in oraer to refieve himself. J{e

c{ic{ not go far ana was sti[[ visible. Suaaen[y fie maae a strangfing sauna ana an invisiMe force pu[[ea fiim off fiis feet ana up into tfie impenetrable canopy. Witfi a rope arouna fiis nect_ yiovanni 's s/(jnny [egs fiac{ twitcfiec{ one or two times, fiis unaerdotfies arifting saa[y in tfie

air. %en everything was once again silent, on[y (jiovanni 's corpse swung s[ow[y bact( ana

fortfi from tfie crea/(jng brancfi.

9\&w tfie men were afraia. rrfie sailors aboara tfie saifing sfiip fiac{ to[c{ tfiem too many stories about tfie invisiMe, merciless forest aevifs auring tfie journey fiere.

5'Lbove tfie fieaas of tfie cutthroats, tfie fiunters ba[ancea on tfiicl( brancfies. Witfi silent fiana

signafs, visiMe only to tfieir eyes, wfiicfi were usea to tfie aarl(ness, tfiey aiviaea up tfieir prey.

rrfiey tfien reaaiea tfieir sfings ana put tfieir [ong l(nives between tfieir teetfi ....

5'Ls tfie sun rose tfiere remainea no sign of tfie invaaers from tfie cities of tfie s outfiern provinces. rr'fie boaies ana tfie equipment of tfie :Marengagatfierers were buriea one meter be[ow tfie forest

floor. On[y a single fo;v tirea from fiis nigfit[y fiunt, snucl( by tfie remains of tfie fire, without

so mucfi as glancing at tfie Moo a in tfie grass tfiat was tfie on[y eviaence of tfie nigfit 's events.

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I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 V. CHARACTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lord Elvandar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 THE REALM OF THE ELVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lord Ulathir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lord Imrie! the Laughing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Rhanarion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Coasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 lleah the Nymph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Llananrion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Alvandrel Elforien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Elandor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 POPULATION AND SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Terlor the Pegasus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The Valar Ri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Athulae 'the Arrow' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Physical Characteristics of the Elves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Laurelion 'the Sword' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Thinuviel the Swift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Farendil the Badger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 Kelah the Unicorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Athulain Gilfar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 General Caliar lldriel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1

II. HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 Faldriel Valian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Alfarion Foruthir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1

THE FIRST AGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 Thoven lssendror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 THE SECOND AGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 The Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 THE THIRD AGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 The Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

The Artisan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 And or Blackmane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

I I I . RECRUITMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Tauros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

GENERAL NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 POINT VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 VI. MAGIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TROOP TYPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

General Troop Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 GENERAL NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Elvin Troop Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 SPELL LIST OF THE LOREATHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

COMMANDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Hands of the Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ARMIES OF ICONESSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 lconessa is Everywhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Peace of the Goddess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

IV. UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Healing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 The End of all Non-Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ELVIN WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Power of the Goddess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 INITIATIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Glowing Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 CLANTROOPS OF THE THANARIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Chariot of the Goddess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Archers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Anger of the Goddess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Spearmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SPELL LIST OF THE DYREAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Skirmishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Protection against Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Heavy Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mental Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Visions of Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bodyguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Superior Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

WARRIOR FELLOWSHIPS OF THE THANARIL . . . . . . . 28 The Power of Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Unicorn Riders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mental Strike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Masters of the Bow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dispel Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Swordmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Beauty of Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 Mounted Rangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sleeping Enemies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 Badgerfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 SPELL LIST OF THE BARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 Pegasus Riders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 The Song of Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

THE VALAR Rl HOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 In Memory of the Ancestors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Knights 'Bel Ludain' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sounds of Dread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Heavy Infantry 'Na Aroth' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Onward into Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Swordsmen 'Cailanir' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Archers 'Luthari' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Dragonriders 'Lore a Dragon' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 VII. ARTEFACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

THE OREA VANAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Avandril Bellir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Kettle of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Galorea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Rhavandor - The Sword of Might . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Til Dolandor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Bow of lconessa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

CENTAURS AND TREEMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Lordbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Young Centaur Warriors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Ring of Tyr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Centaur Warriors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Banner of the Orea Vanar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

TREEMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Silver Lance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Young Treemen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Giant Treeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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I.

Introduction

This DEMONWORLD army book provides you with background information about the Elves and their history, as well as detailed descriptions of Elvin armies and Elvin magic.

This enables you to field Elf armies in your DEMONWORLD games. We assume that you are familiar with the DEMONWORLD game rules. Therefore, only rules that are new, or that apply to certain troop types in a different way than usual, are given.

We recommend using at least the DEMONWORLD Intermediate Game rules if you wish to fully exploit the material presented in this army book. This is because point values for units (see chapter 'Recruitment') also take into account their morale, and armies with generally lower morale values would otherwise have an unintended advantage if you were to play with an equal number of points per side.

Further information about new DEMONWORLD armies and miniatures, events, and up-to-date news can be found on the Internet at www.demonworldgames.com.

INTRODUCTION

Once the mightiest and most important realm in the known world, today Elvin influence is confined to a very limited region. Since the end of the wars against the humans, which led to the creation of the Empire, the Elves have played a rather insignificant role in the world. W ithdrawn deep into the forest of lconessa, for a long time they had little contact with other races. Only occasionally did the "forest devils", as human settlers call them, come forth to destroy all traces of human intrusion into their holy forests.

This situation has changed due to the raids of the Empire's former southern provinces into the forests and the appearance of the warlords of Thain in the Elvin settled northern territory. These two factors and the simultaneous increase in population among the tribes of Thanaril (the young forest dwelling Elves) has recently necessitated the Elves once again taking a more active part in world events.

Among the nobility of the Empire there is a growing interest in finding out more about the southern forests.

The possibility of acquiring abundant natural resources, as well as reports by merchants from the southern provinces who have dealings with men that have successfully penetrated the forests, have led many nobles of the southern Empire to consider expeditions into the forests of lconessa.

For the Thainians, the Elves are simply people of the forest, whom they fight as soon as their ships land on the wooded coast. For the woodcutters and Marenga gatherers from the southern provinces, the Elves are no more than dangerous natives who work counter to the economic interests of shipping companies, drug dealers and woodcutters.

Only a few people suspect that the forests of lnconessa continue to conceal at least a part of the might that once ruled the world.

THE REALM OF THE ELVES

lconessa, as the realm of the Elves is called, lies southwest of the Empire in a giant woodland region. This forest is so ancient that some of the giant trees in its midst are the size of small mountains. Nobody can remember the time when these trees were mere saplings. The forest has, due to centuries of symbiotic interaction with the living Treemen, developed a consciousness of its own.

The North

The northern border of lconessa is formed by plains which adjoin the Imperial provinces of Pandyom and Annakam. Human settlers continually try to gain a foothold on these plains, but abandon them just as quickly. The harvests are poor, despite the rich soil; the cattle disappear at night from the fields and predators regularly claim victims. Occasionally the "forest devils" will attack lone farmsteads and kill all the inhabitants. In the forest called "Galdilor" ("bright fields"), which lies south of this plain, wanders the warrior fellowship of Unicorn Riders, forever following the Unicorn herds. The Thanaril clans of the north stay in the forest and only rarely venture forth onto the plain.

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The East

To the northeast, lconessa borders an inhospitable mountain range. These mountains contain the realm of Z'ahra, which is home to the race of Dwarves. The Dwarves of Z' ahra and the Elves of lconessa are uneasy neighbours. Both people avoid one another, though sometimes blood is spilled.

The ltelea range, an extension ofthe mountains of Z'ahra, reaches far into lconessa. Here human slaves mine mithril in the pits of Clunn, which the Ilah Ri turn into weapons and works of art. In the ltelea range at the summit of a high mountain lies the eyrie of the Pegasus Riders in the fortress of the Pellor ("grove of the clouds") .

The river Valnor forms the southern border of lconessa, which adjoins Z'ahra. Lately merchants of the southern

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