Editing Kulmorost Divided (section)

=== Elves ===
Peaceful farmers and winemakers with rapidly changing culture and fashions. The numerous Elvish Principalities have been allies with Dwarves since the War of Human Exodus.

Elves often participate in magical rites at important points in their life that involves the manipulation of their own life causing them to live for centuries. Particular old elves deviate from the normal body shape [[Tzeentch|significantly]]; their flesh twisted to extend their lives beyond which nature ordained. Still usually quite pleasant chaps though.

Elvish principalities all vary in military power of how rich they arm their soldiers, but still follow ''the rule of second son'', were they conscript second oldest son of the family when he's old enough. There they are trained with sword and bow for a year, after that they are given choice out of three: to remain in military, go back to home or join "lords freeman", a band of soldiers under one commander that are free to move around Kulmorost and do mercenary jobs, most of the pay return back to lord.

As per usual soldiers are armed with bone swords and wooden bows & arrows, leather armor finished with dyed cloth of plant or animal threads principality grows or buys. Renowned archers are given runed bone bows, while the higher in hierarchy you go the more enchanted troll or human they wear yet elegantly made.

Smoking is a favorite Elvish past time, initially only becoming popular within the last 200 years. For centuries prior, the different tribes of Men had consumed psychedelic substances and herbs through the pipe. It was only through the introduction of Tobacco, brought by Lesian invaders, that the Elven people developed an insatiable appetite for the plant. It is not uncommon for all socio-economic classes to consume Tobacco, from the lowest serve smoking a cigarette to a highborn nursing a jade pipe.

Elven society also knows for several short-lived, but strange fads - from ''"everybody wears wigs and fake beards"'' to ''"bestiality (humans included) is A-ok!"''. This gets noble elves sometimes not really deserved reputations of being depraved fucks with short attention span.
Current fad is troll skin clothes, including underwear. Especially underwear with troll faces on it. Some noble family spender a fortune on full set of Night Troll skin suit, dress and frilly undergarments.

The Elves ''might'' have been the members of the goblin race of old times, yet current era elves will not tolerate such insults.

==== Important Elvish Cities ====

*'''UR''': The de-facto unofficial capital of the Principalities. It also know to elves as '''"Place of Negotiations"''' '''"City of Deals"''' and a '''"Good place to buy a fine cheese"'''. It is a relatively new, but already one of the biggest city in all Principalities.  It began his history as a main camp in a Human Exodus War, where Dwarves and Elves met first, then it became a fort, and lastly a city. It's not sporting a rich and ancient histories as other big Elven cities, but it's trading center of all Principalities, holding a claim being an unofficial capital of all Elves cities. <br />UR is famous for its magic markets, where you can buy all kinda of items, from mundane to rare.In less reputable parts of UR you can stumble to a slaves and a "cattle" markets, where mages can buy a material for an enchantments and a cheap labour. Those markets sells all kinds of "cattle" - from disgraced Dwarf to a rare Humans or even a Lesian (they are poor workforce, but their nerve and blood system are good magic conductors) 

*'''Treyach''': is located on banks of two rivers that combine into the Largest River on Elvish lands, three river banks form this city and three Princess control those banks. Each prince despises other two for way they govern and will never want to have anything in common with them, unless it's common enemy from outside that threatens all three in equal, then they forge a very short peace before threat is gone and they can return to wrestling over the city. <br /> Long time ago ancestors of each prince build own city on their own side and each of them didn't want for another to out do him or leave this place. Each time one of the cities gained more power two other united to cut it down, so it was for all time. As of today it has turned into one big metropolis. <br /> Treyach is booming with abundance of work, you can peacefully live your whole life here, not knowing what happens behind curtains or be unlucky enough to walk into stand off between soldiers of two principalities that ends bloody for all. 
**Northen bank is controlled by '''Yomen''' clan, with banner of flower on green field, they are the most elf-centric and take biggest pride in what elves can do. They mastered art of wine making, having biggest brewery in all land, rumors say that they lerned how to mix life essence of "lesser races" into wine, which not only enhances taste but also makes you feel more alive, beside that woodcrafting, wax making, honey and biggest market of plants in city.
**On the East bank rules '''Kento''' clan, with banner of a gauntlet striking down on red font, they seek to utilise lesser races for own gain. Being most welcoming orcs flock to this clan for glory and pay, this gives Kento muscles to throw around. So they profit from managing docks and shipwright along with slave trade, disregarding how many orcs will die on work, anyway their body will be sold to Yomens. Thougher orcs are taught how to fight properly and serve as mercenaries and ship crew, they are constantly sent into open sea to search for new wonder and trade. Beside that Kento prosper on kettle, and trade of exotic beasts. 
**On west bank we have '''Arak''' clan, with their banner of two crossed hands before a rising sun, being most fond of dwarves they have many dwarvish masters from UAC work on bone trinkets and book writers, with elvish tongue and dwarvish carvings they created most advanced bone and leather musical instruments, as their orchestras perform on every important event in all Elf or Dwarf cities,while those in training perform on every corner of this city. Weaving, leather working and paper are also important for this clan, while their paper light are illuminating whole city during the night. They also train deadly assassins that are masters of subtlety, stealth and precise strikes. With abundance of targets in this city and Goblinoid-dwarves just just for change they hone their skills, engraved bone-stars are their favourite weapon though very costly to make, which makes them only users of such weapon.

==== Elvish Religion ====
Elvish religion is based around the concept that their own '''Society''' is in fact their creator spirit, and by making their cities and towns and roads are in fact "recreating" the body of their god. This is one of the reasons they treat their criminals so harshly as not only is the offender a criminal, but a heretic against their god.

Worship of this god comes in the from of civic duty, doing your job and doing it well, and doing things "for the good of everyone".

They believe that the dwarves have their own society/god, and due to their close alliance, that their society gods are close friends/lovers or siblings (or both). They do not believe the humans have a society god however, which is one of the reasons they think they have such a barbaric way of life.

==== Elven Cults====
*'''Candle Cult''': Elves who gain power by burning the bones of the dead. Live in the of City of Candles and are known to be accepting of other races as long as they are nonviolent.
*'''Drow, the Lost Elves''': The black or gray skinned Elven outcasts that have abandoned the Elvish religion to become nomads in the southern desert. Drow means "Lost" in the Elvish language. Drow aren't any more evil than normal Elves, but they prefer to keep to themselves, are quite mysterious and are known to have mastered fire magic
*'''Cult of Good Neighborhood''': Believe that the Elven Society God is easily polluted with impure thoughts, drugs and alcohol abuse and other improper things. They believe if everything is proper and good, then whole world is gonna be a better place. <br />While it's not unusual, The Cult a list of polluting things are long and VERY strict list. This list includes are colors and clothes you have to wear on everyday, forbidding drinking wine, what kind of meal you must eat on special occasions, specific length of hair for females and even replacement words you have to ask ("Darn" to "Damn" "Gosh" to "Shit" "Beasts" to "Humans"). If you break a rule from this list, punishments are severe and unforgiving. <br /> It is not a very popular Cult, but cities where it's dominated usually blessed with very good harvests, good weather and generally, much prospering lands.

==== Baseless Rumors ====

Elves are on the crossroads for all races to come, trolls, lesians, humans, orcs and dwarves all come here and it's only natural for common folk to create stories about them:

Lesians actually are giant birds and capable of flying. They hide their magnificent wings pretty well. 

A Good Neighborhood cult are expanding more and more aggressively. Sooner or later they will go on a bloody crusade against us.

All Gnomes are males and all Halflings are females. Once in a year they coming together into a MASSIVE orgy. 

I hear some human tribes want to parley with us. We will not let these barbarians into our lands, doesn't we?

Slaves are sooo dull and common. A animated servant, on other hand...

If you make a staff from Elder Tree, it will hold his personality and magic, making him practically immortal. 

Drows are up to something. More and more of their tribes coming to the North, carrying bags of seeds. It's a frozen wasteland, why they bring there seeds?!?

Lesians and Humans are uniting against us. But their true target? Laffu. 

Cave Troll stomach can cure almost everything. It must be fresh, though. 

For best harvests, let your fields be soiled by virgin maiden. 

For a cup of fresh blood, a dwarf in Ur can make you a protective amulet against sunlight. No more tan ever! 

Halflings alchemists seeks a secret of our wines. Don't let them drink it!

Gnomes are from the future. They saw something there and traveled back in time, preparing. 

Wanna know why drows are lost? Because their Society God was killed. You see, you can kill it and so Drows seeks a way to reanimate it. 

Did you heard about a pregnant statue? It gave a birth of healthy elf girl!

All inks are made from blood. Especially powdered ones. 

Babies found in cabbages? A kid's tale. But a pumpkin, on other hand...

All Orcs looks are same. It's because they ARE one man.

Dwarves wanna invade us, that's for sure. You know what stops them? Ur. Layout of this city is a gigantic ritual which keeps dwarves in check. 

Trolls are closing in. And they want trade with us. 

Kobolds eggs are best for a frying. Just add lemon juice.