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Elves of the Eastern Realms

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Elf lore in my fairly standard setting. Perhaps something here may interest you. Though much of the Eastern Realms are dominated by the crawling expanse of the Human Kingdoms, the Elves persist just beyond the borderlands. Slender, blonde, beautiful and supposedly immortal. Elven androgyny fools Humans, as the folk-comedies will tell you. The Elves are fickle. They delight in spending time doing nothing at all - a decade spent picknicking on a meadow is well spent, but so is leaving everything behind to venture for a painting they once heard of, only to abandon it once recovered. It is said that some Elves have collected stores of tomes so vast they rival that of Kingdoms, but no, not for reading, for appearances. The aesthetic of reading, like many other things, is far more engaging to an Elf than the act. An Elf will find any means of avoidance preferable to something they don't feel like doing, a trait shared with Wizard's apprentices. Elves thrive off beauty, and

Some Grimoires

So your player is a spellcaster seeking out new and occult texts to fuel their quest for power. Maybe they even know what they're doing. Have a few I've been working on. * indicates a custom spell, I might make it later. For common spells, use your system's description. ^ indicates a custom spell I didn't make. Any benefits assume the character has taken what you think is an appropriate time to study the material. 1. The Wayfinders Arcanum A worn barkbound tome whose pages are more annotation than text. Penned by the infamous Craxus, its adherence to the long-outdated naturalis principiis earned him scorn in scholarly circles. Educated wizards may know critiques of this work, but it is beneath them. This tome is coveted by hedge-wizards, druids and other outcasts. It has travelled all over the world, and may be found in a strange old man (you read that correctly), a forgotten grotto or a hole in a tree. The naturalis pincipiis reveals that the pomp and scholarly appeara

For Reference

Below I will list what will be a updating list of OSR, and maybe some broader RPG blogs that I like. This is for my own convenience, but if by some chance you've stumbled upon it, you may find it useful too. May turn into a blogroll later if I actually use this blog.  https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com https://caput-caprae.blogspot.com (A Glogger and developer of Seas of Sand) https://tenfootpolemic.blogspot.com (LotFP hacker, easy read) https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com https://thealexandrian.net http://www.remixesandrevelations.com http://luminescentlich.blogspot.com https://blog.d4caltrops.com https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com https://osrsimulacrum.blogspot.com/ (Game theory and history) https://www.wistedt.net/ http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com https://cavegirlgames.blogspot.com http://questingblog.com https://guccifuligincloak.blogspot.com/ http://udan-adan.blogspot.com https://clericswearringmail.blogspo t.com