Aldermark: The Last Elvish Empire by ohshinakai, journal
Aldermark: The Last Elvish Empire
The time has finally come to provide some context and introduce the alternate universe I've been working on for a few months now. Welcome to Aldermark: The Last Elvish Empire. The basic premise is simple: what if elves existed in our world and lived side-by-side with us? How would they fit in? Would there be hostilities between the elves and humans? Would there be discrimination against the elvish? All these are concepts I wish to explore in several stories related to this alternate universe. I'm not entirely sure why I ended up building a world centred on elves. It kinda just happened naturally. I've never really been a fan of how most modern fantasy after Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings interpreted them as these always wise and noble beings. Just so boring! I personally like how elves are depicted in folklore, more mischievous and more seductive. I'm taking a lot of cues from traditional Scandinavian folklore in making these elves, so they would be closer to skogsfrun and