City Elves in Tuluk

[mansa]

Done.

Thanks.

[Riev]

Oh man the hand

And their sister tribe, the foot, from the sewers in undertuluk

If we have a Foot clan, I'm joining immediately.

[amish overlord]

Oh man the hand

And their sister tribe, the foot, from the sewers in undertuluk

If we have a Foot clan, I'm joining immediately.

Will their enemies be the teenage mutant ninja gurth?

Amish Overlord 

[Ramblingman]

Out of curiosity, any plans to open up the existing clan in Allanak? or creating a new tribe for Allanak?

[Jingo]

I would have preferred an overall tweaking to city elves.

Not to say I mind the work done on the tribe. A city elf tribe in Tuluk is certainly welcome.

I just don't think it's going to solve the problems of the race as I see it. What I really want to see is an elven niche in the cities beyond being sneaky/thievish.

Wait and see, I guess.

[Maso]

Being sneaky and thievish seems like a perfectly good niche to me. Yay for the new tribe, tempting to roll a city-elf in Tuluk now!

[SMuz]

Yeah, I think elves should stay sneaky and thievish. Elves being functional in society is like.. like.. a halfling trading with humans. Or a 'gicker being accepted.

[RogueGunslinger]

Yeah, I think elves should stay sneaky and thievish. Elves being functional in society is like.. like.. a halfling trading with humans. Or a 'gicker being accepted.

That's just a plain wrong statement. Elves have been functional in society for a very long time. They consist of as much the populace of Zalanthas as humans, how could they not function in society?

[palomar]

Done.

Awesome, truly awesome.

[jcljules]

Yeah, I think elves should stay sneaky and thievish. Elves being functional in society is like.. like.. a halfling trading with humans. Or a 'gicker being accepted.

That's just a plain wrong statement. Elves have been functional in society for a very long time. They consist of as much the populace of Zalanthas as humans, how could they not function in society?

Yeah, I agree. An entire race of thieves and shadies couldn't exist.

[SMuz]

Yeah, I think elves should stay sneaky and thievish. Elves being functional in society is like.. like.. a halfling trading with humans. Or a 'gicker being accepted.

That's just a plain wrong statement. Elves have been functional in society for a very long time. They consist of as much the populace of Zalanthas as humans, how could they not function in society?

In elven society, definitely. If elves had their own cities, they'd be perfectly functional there. In human society, naturally not. Too arrogant to travel far from the city. And they're not too untrustable for hiring for other purposes. They've brought themselves to their own doom.

I think it's only natural that they end up as thieves and shadies, there's nothing else for them to do to survive. It compounds with their cultural respect for thieves. And I'd enjoy the challenge of trying to play an elf to climb out of the stereotype of being nothing more than a sleazy thief.

[Ourla]

Badass, Shaloooonsh.  I can hardly wait to try them out.

[Cutthroat]

Elves can and do find plenty of things to do to survive other than steal. Stealing is, at least, a minor part of an elf's life. It's meant to be a test of courage and wit. Certainly, the stereotype is far different from the truth.

That said, Shal's new c-elf tribe seems pretty awesome. I think it will make a good difference and I think we'll be seeing more interesting elves popping up.

[Synthesis]

To those who are about to die, we salute you.

I predict this will be a colossal exercise in futility.

That doesn't mean I don't love you, Shalooonsh...but city-elves are hopelessly borked.

[Shalooonsh]

Yes, hopelessly borked, that's why they've been fine all these years.

It's okay, I love killing you too, Synthesis.

We'll see.

[Ramblingman]

Out of curiosity, any plans to open up the existing clan in Allanak? or creating a new tribe for Allanak?

?

[Shalooonsh]

Out of curiosity, any plans to open up the existing clan in Allanak? or creating a new tribe for Allanak?

?

No.


Edited to add:   Because Allanaki city elves are hopelessly borked.

[Jingo]

*still waiting for the day he can play is elven powerbroker/mercenary/ferengi merchant/non-sneaky*

I'd ask staff not to get bitter about it, but it's my oppinion that elves are way too restricted to be any fun to play. Hopelessly borked might not be the right way to put it, but I'm really not interested in playing a c-elf until I can break the present mold.

[a strange shadow]

Have you guys even read the description for this tribe?

They're renowned for their stonework and artistry.


Edited to be less snarky.

[Jingo]

Have you guys even read the description for this tribe?

They're renowned for their stonework and artistry.


Edited to be less snarky.

I don't think one clan is going to fix things for the race itself, but I'll reserve my judgement.

[Shalooonsh]

*still waiting for the day he can play is elven powerbroker/mercenary/ferengi merchant/non-sneaky*

I'd ask staff not to get bitter about it, but it's my oppinion that elves are way too restricted to be any fun to play. Hopelessly borked might not be the right way to put it, but I'm really not interested in playing a c-elf until I can break the present mold.

Gosh... if only there were a tribe where something like that could fit in.

Hmmm.

The Akai Sjir, known as The Bejewelled Hand in sirihish, are a an old tribe of city elves out of
Tuluk who have become quite renowned for stone working and artistry.  Consisting of several main
families, the Hand are known to take individual elves as associates.  Outspoken and social, the tribe is
known for dealing in goods of all sorts from inside and outside the walls of His Ivory.

Nope.  No room for that here.  Drats.

(this post made in sarcasm font)

[Synthesis]

Yes, hopelessly borked, that's why they've been fine all these years.

It's okay, I love killing you too, Synthesis.

We'll see.

City-elves were fine all those years before the defense and wisdom nerfs.  Nowadays? Not so much.  Very rarely, you see some veteran player who takes up the challenge and rolls up a city elf simply to be contrarian, but that's about it.  The rest are newbs who haven't figured out how much simpler it is to roll a half-elf and not be saddled with the city restriction, racism, and hopelessly pathetic strength. 

(I mean, seriously...I could PM you with all the gripes I had about my last 12 day c-elf assassin, especially in comparison to my last 12 day dwarf assassin, but I'm not going to do it here.)

[Jingo]

YAI

Now do it in 'nak.

Apologies for doubting the 'Loonsh

[Shalooonsh]

YAI

Now do it in 'nak.

Apologies for doubting the 'Loonsh

There are plans, however, I have about 40 other projects to focus on, so I can, in no way, guarantee when the work on that project will advance.

[titansfan]

I'm glad to see this happen. I simply love city elves. Sure they don't have strength physically and yes they get discriminated, but all that can be overcome. Trust me. This tribe will increase the fun of city elves in Tuluk immensely. If I didn't have a current character I enjoy I would put in an app immediately for this role being that I have experienced this exact kind of thing before.

Shalooonsh I salute you and your hard work. It means alot to see Imms trying to create something new to the game that will add fun to a race that has been overall lacking in background in the recent past.