Runemaster - Dev Diary 27 - World: Alfheim

[Andrelvis]

Will the elven smith Volund appear in the game?

 

[Abnwtwtud]

True, but I think that is a later superstition from when Christianity came to Scandinavia.

Then how do you explain the dramatic decrease in reported elf-related kidnappings since the introduction of steel architecture and construction?

 

[SolSara]

Then how do you explain the dramatic decrease in reported elf-related kidnappings since the introduction of steel architecture and construction?

Sadly, I can't. But we always joke about my youngest sister being a changeling so it might still be happening...

 

[SolSara]

Will the elven smith Volund appear in the game?

I would love that, and I will forward that suggestion to our Game Writers so they can come up with an interesting idea for a quest or encounter involving him.

 

[Andrelvis]

I would love that, and I will forward that suggestion to our Game Writers so they can come up with an interesting idea for a quest or encounter involving him.

Awesome! He is one of the very few instances of named elves in Norse mythology, which makes it quite interesting if he is included

 

[Dr. B]

Looking very nice! Really looking forward to Runemaster, much interesting diaries to read.

What is the average height difference between a Lightelf and a Jotun?

Glory to Jotunheim!!

 

[Vaygur]

What is the average height difference between a Lightelf and a Jotun?

I suppose this is still accurate:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=101272&d=1392110518

 

[Andrelvis]

Looking very nice! Really looking forward to Runemaster, much interesting diaries to read.

What is the average height difference between a Lightelf and a Jotun?

Glory to Jotunheim!!

Glory to Alfheim!! Ironwood shall burn!

 

[Abnwtwtud]

Glory to Alfheim!! Ironwood shall burn!

When I visit Alfheim I shall tear down the trees of the elven dwellings from their very roots and cover the land with salt and fire so that nothing will ever grow there again. Verdant lands will be reduced to a shallow wasteland, and the homes of the elves will be used as fuel for the fires of my armies. The bones of all elves will be buried in the deepest pit so that none will be able to find them. Only cinders and ash will remain of their civilization, and in a thousand years time, visitors will not even be aware that the elves even existed, even from the darkest and most ancient myths.

 

[Rubidium]

When I visit Alfheim I shall tear down the trees of the elven dwellings from their very roots and cover the land with salt and fire so that nothing will ever grow there again. Verdant lands will be reduced to a shallow wasteland, and the homes of the elves will be used as fuel for the fires of my armies. The bones of all elves will be buried in the deepest pit so that none will be able to find them. Only cinders and ash will remain of their civilization, and in a thousand years time, visitors will not even be aware that the elves even existed, even from the darkest and most ancient myths.

What, not even a solitary statue, Ozymandias-style?

A warning to others, if nothing else. After all, you can never be sure you have truly eradicated all elves; some might have hidden somewhere, watching, waiting...

And now for something completely different:

We know each character will start in a different world. Will the connections always be the same (e.g. Alfheim always has an unlockable connection to Midgard), or will that vary from game to game?

 

[Empress Matilda]

What, not even a solitary statue, Ozymandias-style?

A warning to others, if nothing else. After all, you can never be sure you have truly eradicated all elves; some might have hidden somewhere, watching, waiting...

And now for something completely different:

We know each character will start in a different world. Will the connections always be the same (e.g. Alfheim always has an unlockable connection to Midgard), or will that vary from game to game?

You could never be certain.
After all 62% of Icelanders are open to the possibility of elves still being around.

 

[Mauer]

62% of Icelanders are open to the possibility of elves still being around.

Haha, I didn't believe you until I googled it.

 

[Abnwtwtud]

You could never be certain.
After all 62% of Icelanders are open to the possibility of elves still being around.

Not after my summer vacation to Iceland next year.

 

[Empress Matilda]

Not after my summer vacation to Iceland next year.

Poor misunderstood elves. Their groundbreaking work in setting up Midgard's first adoption agency was never appreciated as it should have been.

 

[Abnwtwtud]

Poor misunderstood elves. Their groundbreaking work in setting up Midgard's first adoption agency was never appreciated as it should have been.

Misunderstood or not, the solution is simple: Encounter elves. Dust off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

 

[Quendorsof]

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Will we see something like this in Alfheim?

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And will we meet those two?

sorry.. I had to..

First one, no as we have a different graphic style. Second one no, and I have no idea who they are. Enlighten me?

Both images are from the anime Sword Art Online.
The first is of a city in a virtual reality MMO called ALfheim online.
The second is of the main character's avatar in the same game along with a companion.

 

[Zupanicarr]

Misunderstood or not, the solution is simple: Encounter elves. Dust off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

I don't know if a nuke'll do it, it depends. Are Elves closer to cockroaches, or Xenomorphs?

 

[Liquid Sky]

How heavy are light elves?

And can dark elves see the light?

 

[Zupanicarr]

And can dark elves see the light?

Don't be silly, they're rotten to the core.