So I was reading up for today's gaming session (CotCT AP, "Seven Days to the Grave") and noticed that one of the NPCs in an upcoming encounter is a forsaken elf. I'm woefully short on Pathfinder info outside of what is listed in the AP, so I'm uncertain as to the background of these particular types of elves.
Anyone able to throw some summary info on forsaken elves at me, in a nutshell? I know I'll be able to run her without it; I just like to have as much background info on an NPC as possible beforehand...allows for development later on if they manage to escape. Thanks.
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I believe they are simply elves that did not grow up in an elven community, although I could be wrong.
I thought those were forlorn elves. In the Scarred Lands setting, forsaken elves were high elves who god had died during the war between the gods and the titans. They were also cursed by the titan that they slayed at the battle where their god fell so that they could no longer give birth to healthy children. Thus many of them kidnapped humans and gave birth to half-elves who functioned as slaves, government officials, and the last hope to keep high elven culture alive. I don't know what they are in Pathfinder though.
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Yeah; the forsaken elves are elves who grew up in non-elf society. They tend to be a bit darker and edgier and self-centered than most elves (but aren't necessarily evil). A forsaken elf has the same stats as a normal elf, though.
Then what are forlorn elves? Do I have this place confused with something else? Where are you taking me and why am I in this handbasket
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Then what are forlorn elves? Do I have this place confused with something else? Where are you taking me and why am I in this handbasket
Hmm... I might have my "forlorns" and "forsakens" mixed up; I honestly can't remember which is which. It's possible that we've used both to describe the same type of elf, of course, and if that's the case, that's fine since both words work.
In any event, whatever the words meant in the Scarred Lands doesn't really matter for Golarion; different worlds, different backstories, different elves.
Yeah; the forsaken elves are elves who grew up in non-elf society. They tend to be a bit darker and edgier and self-centered than most elves (but aren't necessarily evil). A forsaken elf has the same stats as a normal elf, though.
Thanks James. Considering she's already a total nutjob, it shouldn't be too hard to play her dark and edgy.