Elves are weird.

 Can't sleep. Thought of some setting lore....

For example, male high elves are not allowed to just say they wish to begin courting someone. He must show his interest in formally established "subtleties", typically via gifts of flower wreaths, wood carvings, and similar hand-crafted pieces of art. If the target is interested he or she seeks out the male's parent of their own same sex and requests a duel to first blood. If the duel is won by the target of the male's affections, the courtship is approved. Otherwise the parents of the male may pass judgment as they so choose.

If a girl wishes to begin courting a male, she may simply ask him where her subtleties are. For a girl to begin courting a girl, they simply start calling each other their Er-mellon (lit. One Friend) in a manner akin to how western entertainment news refers to female/female relationships as gal pals.

While generally seen as less weird than high elves, wood elves are technically no better. Giving a wood elf a piece fruit plucked directly from a tree branch is tantamount to saying "hey, you wanna make out?" and biting the ear of a wood elf is saying "you're mine".

Shadow elves consider the gifting of a self-made sword or dagger as a marriage proposal.

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