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The Elven Protectorate encompasses the entirety of the Civil
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Wood, and most of the Dragonspine Mountains. While not officially
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claiming to be a sovereign nation <20> as the Gnomes have done <20> the elves
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who occupy this region consider themselves, for the most part, separate
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from Braddock's corrupt kingdom and its Church. Representatives from
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the Protectorate often travel to throne to protest its latest
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proceedings in their area of influence. The elves also, unlike the
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Gnomes, are quite picky about who they allow into the Civil Wood,
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though elves are quite commonly found outside the Civil Wood amongst
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the rest of the world. To date, a demihuman army has yet to march
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through the Civil Wood towards the Dragonspine, and this is a source of
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some consternation between the elves and the king. However, thus far
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the elves have been quite capable of taking care of the territory that
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they are holding on to.
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The people of the Elven Protectorate are, naturally, almost
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entirely elven. A few gnomes and the occasional human exist in the
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protectorate, but they are by far the exception. Of the elves in
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the Protectorate, only about 5% are high elves; the remainder are
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Sylvan or Kagonesti wild elves.
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The Elven Protectorate as a whole is an ancient forest and
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mountain range, and it is said that the Gods wove powerful magics
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into them when the Elves took up residence, to give the Elves time
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to replenish their fading race. Anyone entering the Protectorate
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- and this does mean ANYBODY - who is not at least half elven will
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be presented with an ever-changing forest and a set of illusions
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that will serve to guide them quickly back out the way they came.
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Only unarmed messengers and those specifically invited by the
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Elven Council can enter unhindered and proceed to the various
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elven Cities and Tribal Lands.
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