couple of complex questions. I’ll split them up to keep Twitter from going mad.
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How diverse are the elven cultures from one another?
I get the impression that Wild, Dark, and Sea are all pretty unique. Moon & Sun are their own joint thing with the sun being/ Pretty obnoxiously snotty.
But within this. Is there a sociological difference between a Wild Elf from the Moonshaes vs … Elvencourt, say?
And to what extent do elves try to retain a distinctive cultural identity when living among other races? For example is a Cormyrian/— 🌈Jaye🦄Em🌹Edgecliff🏳️🌈 (@jayeedgecliff) February 24, 2019
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I’d say your overview impression is spot-on for the Realms. An elf tends to trust another elf, even one obviously of ‘another sort,’ over non-elves because they know the strange elf fundamentally understands them; elves…#Realmslore 2)
…in general see life and their place in the world the same way.
In general; in specifics, elves are as diverse as humans.
So, yes, there are sociological differences between wild elves from different regions. They embrace/live…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 24, 2019
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…closely with the natural environment in the same way, being different only so far as flourishing in that environment and enriching it (maintaining it in ways that improve it, rather than exhaust it) is different from…#Realmslore 4)
…microclimate to microclimate/place to place. Yet the layers of local slang, fashions, shared ‘perceived wisdom’ built up from shared experiences, aims, politics, and view of non-elves around them will…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 24, 2019
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…necessarily be different. All sentient races have a tendency to establish ‘pecking orders’ among themselves, though longer-lived races like elves do it more gently than humans, but among elves this is based far more on…#Realmslore 6)
…individuals and far less on groups, meaning a wild elf from one place won’t start out by thinking herself superior or inferior to a wild elf from another locale.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 24, 2019
