>>94638367
I have two games involving elves and both relationships are technically somewhat exploitative.
>The former.
>A sorta alt WW1/time travel high fantasy setting involving the dichotomy between magic and science, meaning and information, form and shape. Aquinus' theorm.
>This is demonstrated between Elves and Dwarves, with humans being bad at both magic and science, but miraculously able to comprehend both.
>Elves are magical animals, born ancient, very powerful and wise, technically immortal but able to lose their identity due to changing natures and environments. As such, they lack a common appearance as a species beyond tall, humanoid and radiant.
>Technically, Elves don't reproduce, instead having sex to bond. Rather they take an animal, say a wiley fox, a loyal wolf or a powerful rhinocerous beetle, and educate them over centuries or even millennia (time is weird for them) until at the end of this education on the mysteries of the universe, they're an Elf.
>As such, humans (the good ones at least) are often potential candidates to take on as disciples.

>The latter setting is an unashamed "kitchen sink fantasy world", basically a large collection of pulled IP's and fantasy concepts played out.
>I took the way Old Torquemada handled elves (before they became the center for elf hate).
>Basically all the normal things you'd expect of an elf (very intelligent, nature/magic-attuned, beautiful, highly dexterous, sophisticated, master craftspeople, long-lived) but being on average shorter and more delicate, instead of a 7 foot tolkeinian giggachad.
>Because of this, they're generally isolationist or nomadic ala Gypsies, as they tend to be vulnerable to exploitation, enslavement or martial conquest by more violence-able races (the average brain damaged, 7'5 orc marine who has evolved to be naturally violent) or races that are more dynamic and quick-moving.
>Most consider this treatment of elves appalling, but the world works to the lowest common denominator.>>94638367
>in my games
What elves?

/elf/

How do you prefer the relationship between elves and other peoples to be portrayed in your games?

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