Some facts about elves

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Tiffi looks up elves first and finds some fascinating facts about them.

• Elves are tall and slender

• Elves use swords or bows (or both), weapons requiring flexibility and precision, representations of elegance. Elegance is power.

• Elves will focus on magic and spirituality and evince disdain for material things, or to be more interested in their elegance than their utility. Beauty is strength.

• Elves live in pristine woods, crystal spires or elegant palaces, emphasis on light and natural beauty and openness.

• Elves are often masters of diplomacy, debate, rhetoric, Purple Prose, small talk and doubletalk.

• Elves dress fancily, sing elaborate songs, write poetic literature in flowing script, and strive (or, in some cases, don't have to strive) to epitomize beauty and style. (Source)

Elves in Folklore - For such little people, elves are an extremely important part of many different cultures. Ireland has leprechauns, tiny elf-like creatures who use all their cunning and mischief to hide their stash of gold. Iceland, on the other hand, has "hidden people," taller elves considered sacred and more powerful than humans. Icelanders believe very strongly in the existence of these elves -- so strongly that they avoid building around areas that townspeople consider inhabited by elves. The Dutch version of Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was accompanied by a small elf named Black Pete. As St. Nick needed help keeping track of naughty children, Pete was there to record names and whip any boy or girl who wasn't up to par.’ (Source) 

“They really are cute little people,” Tiffi thinks to herself. “But I think I prefer them at the North Pole with Santa.” 

Let’s continue - More info on elves

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