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Chapter 6: Sociality
Dwarf
Since the worldly population of dwarves is
small, dwarves congregate into communities that are
no smaller than cities, though few exist. Dwarves
value organization and strictly regulated freedom.
Dwarves are ruled by a king. Since no dwarven community
is smaller than a city, there are no dwarven
barons, knights, or lords. Because dwarven society
is patriarchal, no queens exist who have any power
or influence. Since dwarves are immortal, unless
killed, they value their own life above all else. For
this reason, dwarves withdraw from others, deep into
the heart of mountains, where they form subterranean
cities. Brown dwarves are part of human, not
dwarven, society.
Grains such as oats, barley, and wheat are
often grown on or near the mountain, and harvested
at night, secretly, by the dwarves for their ale. Alfalfa
is alternated with grains in crop rotation and
grown in the winter for better soil. However, like
kobolds, the main staple of dwarves is mushrooms.
Dwarves tend to do things with vigor or not
at all. Their greatest passion is work, though some
argue it must be drinking ale. To a dwarf, the only
time they feel like they accomplish something is
when they work. For this reason, dwarves are usually
the best craftsmen, gemcutters, jewelers, and
smiths.
The entrances to their communities are clandestine,
and guarded jealously. It is said that if a
stranger breaks into a dwarven community, then they
will never break out. Although black dwarves will
kill intruders, white dwarves will merely imprison
them for life, fearing that others outside the mountain
may learn of their location.
Dwarves combine the following types of
government: hierarchy, meritocracy, and monarchy.
Although dwarves value heritage, the social class and
occupation of a dwarf are often determined based
on a review of their efforts. Lazy dwarves are rare.
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Elf
The worldly population of elves is small, and
concentrated in forests. Elves congregate into communities
that are no smaller than cities, though few
exist. Elves value their forest, freedom, Wisdom,
and tricks. Although ruled by a king, elven communities
do not have elven barons, knights, or lords.
Since elven society is patriarchal, no queens exist
who have any power or influence.
The main purpose of elven society is to protect
their forest, usually from what other races consider
civilization. Elves are disappointed in the other
humanoid races, considering them to lack respect
for nature.
Elven communities are often protected by
elven sentries who are hiding amid the treetops and
armed with bows. Dark elven sentries have poisontipped
arrows, while light elves have blunted arrows.
Each family of dark elves selects a tree and
burrows underneath the root system. Their homes
rarely flood, because the roots absorb most water.
The entrance to such a home is somehow hidden.
Trespassers rarely know they are trespassing into a
community of dark elves until it is too late.
In a dark elven community, 10-20% of the
dark elves partake in a nightly orgy, known as a werg,
in elven. The community draws lots to determine
the participants. The purpose of a werg is not procreation,
but celebration. During a werg, participants
wear ceremonial half-masks. Vaginal intercourse is
forbidden and mutual masturbation is encouraged.
However, every month during a full moon all dark
elves participate in a community orgy for the purpose
of procreation. The sexual position from this
ceremony has become known as dark-elven-style.
Dark-elven-style consists of the male entering the
female from behind, who is on her knees with vagina
exposed and head on the ground.
Each family of light elves selects a large,
hollow tree, and makes their home inside it. It is
easier for a trespasser to discover the home of a
light elf than dark elf. Light elves make fun of dark
elves, saying that because they live underground, they
are lower than light elves, and that their skin is darker
because they are dirty.