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| On Wild Elves - the Oblivion Book |
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On Wild Elves - by Kier-jo Chorvak
In the wilds of most every province of Tamriel, descended
philosophically if not directly from the original inhabitants of the
land, are the Ayleids, commonly called the Wild Elves. While three
races of Elven stock -- the Altmer (or High Elves), the Bosmer (or Wood
Elves), and the Dunmer (or Dark Elves) -- have assimilated well into
the new cultures of Tamriel, the Ayleids and their brethren have
remained aloof toward our civilization, preferring to practice the old
ways far from the eyes of the world.
The Wild Elves speak a variation of Old Cyrodilic, opting to shun
Tamrielic and separating themselves from the mainstream of Tamriel even
further than the least urbanized of their Elven cousins. In temperament
they are dark-spirited and taciturn -- though this is from the point of
view of outsiders (or "Pellani" in their tongue), and doubtless they
act differently within their own tribes.
Indeed, one of the finest sages of the University of Gwilym was a
civilized Ayleid Elf, Tjurhane Fyrre (1E2790-2E227), whose published
work on Wild Elves suggests a lively, vibrant culture. Fyrre is one of
the very few Ayleids to speak freely on his people and religion, and he
himself said "the nature of the Ayleid tribes is multihued, their
personalities often wildly different from their neighbor[ing] tribes"
(Fyrre, T., Nature of Ayleidic Poesy, p. 8, University of Gwilym Press,
2E12).
Like any alien culture, Wild Elves are often feared by the simple
people of Tamriel. The Ayleids continue to be one of the greatest
enigmas of the continent of Tamriel. They seldom appear in the pages of
written history in any role, and then only as a strange sight a
chronicler stumbles upon before they vanish into the wood. When
probable fiction is filtered from common legend, we are left with
almost nothing. The mysterious ways of the Ayleids have remained
shrouded since before the First Era, and may well remain so for
thousands of years to come. |
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