Talk:Dark Elf/@comment-26948101-20160325000145

Time for another 'What Would You do' from the mamono's POV.

You are an unmarried Dark Elf who sometimes dabbles in slaving. Although you actually like humans in general, you've found it's much more fun to toy with them & do nothing to disavow your kind's reputation as sadistic, merciless bandits & slavers.

One afternoon, you spy a solitary figure walking through the forest unconcerned despite the woods' reputation as a Dark Elfin hunting ground. He doesn't seem to be in any hurry- at first glance, he appears to be quite solidly built & handsome. However, as you stealthily approach closer you sense an almost overwhelming aura of sorrow & darkness. Finally, you dart in front of him.

"Not one step further, traveler..." you say to the man, your hand resting on the hilt of your sword. The big man is docile to the point of being unresponsive. As you being to search him for weapons and valuables, you find a scroll. Since you're literate in a number of human languages, you step back and begin scanning the note's contents.

The man before you is a widower- his wife having recently died in childbirth and the baby having passed a few days later. The letter- intended for his wife's family- goes on to state that the two of them were buried in a pauper's grave.

Your jaw drops. Your first instinct is to suspect that it's a ploy, but there's no way for him to feign the overwhelming sadness you can sense.

"I need to hand-deliver that-" the man says stoically, his hand held out & expecting the scroll back.

Looking over the man a second time, your overcome with the urge to help this stranger before you and do whatever you can to ease his burden.

What Would You Do?