"What they wanted for elves," Ilphyl said. "Being carefree, adaptable beings who traveled the planes was what Corellon wanted for us. Araushnee wanted us to be great rulers of civilizations, which meant being the sort of beings that were fixed in form. And, probably, because people with fixed forms need things. If you need to get and keep things like food and water, you think more about what you need to do that," Ilphyl noted. "Even the nobles here are worried someone will try to take away what they have, even if it seems impossible."
Ilphyl sighed. "What the elves chose can't be undone, even for those who later thought better of it. When it was found out that Araushnee tried to kill Corellon, she and Vhaeraun were exiled and she changed her name. She still considered the dark elves 'hers', which affected a lot of our history. It's also why Eilistraee voluntarily exiled herself. Because she knew we'd need her as a counterbalance."
Ilphyl actually sounds reverent for the last sentence.
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Date: 2024-09-19 07:39 pm (UTC)Ilphyl sighed. "What the elves chose can't be undone, even for those who later thought better of it. When it was found out that Araushnee tried to kill Corellon, she and Vhaeraun were exiled and she changed her name. She still considered the dark elves 'hers', which affected a lot of our history. It's also why Eilistraee voluntarily exiled herself. Because she knew we'd need her as a counterbalance."
Ilphyl actually sounds reverent for the last sentence.