10-19-2011, 08:15 PM
Side note first: I'm not sure the elf schism thing is post Arnesonian. There is an almost identical Elven split in Arneson's write up of Izmer.
back to topic.
Young elves would have an unusual origin and ownership narrative. The elves must feel like newcomers and be a lot less possesive, and that is very different from the usual narrative of the elves being part of the land for eons. There should also be more of a frontier energy to them and a sense of mission that elves typically don't have and maybe a sense of guilt over displacing nature or some earlier inhabitants, much as middle class americans "feel bad" about thier ancestors having cut down the forest and killed the indians, but don't have any intention of moving back to europe.
back to topic.
Young elves would have an unusual origin and ownership narrative. The elves must feel like newcomers and be a lot less possesive, and that is very different from the usual narrative of the elves being part of the land for eons. There should also be more of a frontier energy to them and a sense of mission that elves typically don't have and maybe a sense of guilt over displacing nature or some earlier inhabitants, much as middle class americans "feel bad" about thier ancestors having cut down the forest and killed the indians, but don't have any intention of moving back to europe.