"... Frankly, we haven't had the chance to really establish any sort of diplomatic positions with the other elven peoples since the great massacre. We've been doing all we can to merely survive, and that wasn't going well until you answered our summons." Creadean laid it all out there.

"Okay, what were relations like before the massacre?" I asked.

"Well, as I believe you have been told, as the High Elves, we served as a governing, mitigating and policing force for the other peoples. We did extract payment for the services we offered. Anytime there was conflict between the other elven peoples, we'd step in, find out who was right,...