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       Elven Court General
       By: Rognvaldr Date: May 13, 2014, 12:24 am
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       Government: Non-Sovereign Monarchy
       Founded: 120 YR
       Diplomacy: Indifferent
       Capital: Myth Drannor (Assumed from Legend)
       Might: Unknown
       Prosperity: Unknown
       Imports: None
       Exports: Furs, Herbs
       Population: Unknown (Eladrin, Elves, Half-elves)
       Common Alignments: NG, CG, N
       Religion(s): Silvanus, Corellon, Sune, Mystra
       Charter Status: Ignored
       Leader(s):
       Coronal Ilsevele Miritar (As of 80 years ago)
       Temperament: Isolationist       Integrity: Unknown
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       No one has heard from the Fey-peoples of Cormanthor forest for
       decades. The occasional elf or eladrin ranger will wander out
       from the forest and trade with the people of the Dales and
       Denerim, but they seem to either not know of the inner workings
       of the forest, or are unwilling to share them. Cormanthyr was
       always isolationists, outsiders were historically banned
       entrance to Myth Drannor and any part of the ancient forest's
       interior. For the last few decades, however, even Cormyr, the
       Elven Court's closest ally has heard no word. The elves's
       silence has caused confusion, animosity, and increasing
       instability for the Western Heartlands.
       Life and Society
       Before their disappearance, the elves of Cormanthyr were a
       peaceful, even friendly people. Little is known of their inner
       workings, but the rangers and hunters living on the edge of the
       forest were always very graceful and kind to the people of the
       Dales. Even if travelers wandered far enough into the the great
       forest, few ever saw the great cities around them. Hidden by
       spells, and camouflaged into the tree canopies, it would be
       impossible to find one without being invited. Historically, the
       Elves of the Court were proud, noble, and elite in magic and the
       mundane.
       Major Geographical Features
       The great forest, Cormanthor, spans the entirety of the Moonsea,
       south into what is now Denerim, and West until the Desertsmouth
       Mountains. The area is not mapped, except for in ancient Cormyrn
       logbooks, which are no doubt out-dated. Every section of the
       forest feels somehow different, some regions are wild and
       tangled, some feel open and serene. A day's hike through the
       forest will either kill you, or leave you turned around back
       where you started, as if the forest were keeping you out.
       Regional History
       The elves have inhabited Cormanthor long before any other
       civilized race reached the Sea of Fallen Stars. The first
       inhabitants of the forest were proto-elves, hardly recognizable
       as their graceful, matured modern counterparts. These elves were
       still a young people. In the great Crown-wars, elves had fought
       amongst themselves for power, deciding the culture and practices
       of the elven people. In the final Crown-war, elves had reached
       Cormanthor Forest, this became the deciding battle-place for
       elvendom. It was here, in fact, that the final battle of the
       fourth Crown-war was fought. This was the site where Corellon
       split the elven people in two, creating the Drow and banishing
       them to the Underdark.
       As mankind developed on Faerun, Cormanthyr could always be
       counted as an ally. Cormanthyr was never an active friend to any
       outside its forest, but when mankind was on its last leg, when
       the forces of evil were readying their killing-blow, that was
       when mankind could count on the Elven Court to route evil from
       the Heartlands.
       Cormyr and Cormanthyr were seen as the paragons of mankind and
       elvendom in the Heartlands of Faerun. These two ancient nations
       fought side by side in many of the most dire battles. A special
       bond exists between them, although their fondness never really
       materializes in the mundane world. There is some link between
       the two, like between brothers who will die for one another, not
       matter how distant and disconnected they become.
       In fact, Cormyr derives its name from the same elven root-words
       as Cormanthyr. "Corm" means bastion/paragon, and "(e)yr" means
       honor, translated to "bastion of honor." Cormanthyr's name can
       be translated to "bastion of peace"; "anthyr" means
       serenity/peace. Cormyr was in fact a nick-name given by the
       elves in the ancient times, a name which the Cormyr nobles
       gladly accepted.
       An entire generation of Cormyryns have not heard from
       Cormanthyr. About 80 years ago, the few visits and
       communications coming out of Cormanthyr halted abruptly, no one
       knows why.
       Rumors and Legends
       None enter these woods.
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