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[ArdentPenguin]

So hidden in the human caravan's crafts that I always skip over, I found a Dwarf Leather Bracelet!

Those jerks!

This must be how the elves feel when someone tries to sell them skull totems or whatever.

[pavlov]

Sounds like you've got yourself an excuse to start a war. "RITH, OPEN THE MERCHANT-DROWNING FLOODGATE!"

[CrazyEyes]

Elves always annoyed me before I learned that it's far simpler to just sieze their goods then murder them.

It'd be like

"Ah, welcome to our humble fortress!  I see you have brought your *ahem* usual inventory."
"Yes, we carry only the finest in Elven -(rope reed cloth)-, and these five Wild Strawberries.  May we interest you in any of our goods?"
"Ah, well, we are running a bit short on cloth.  Perhaps we could barter over, say, that bin there... and that one... and the one there."
"Wonderful!  And what are you prepared to offer in return?  Our druids were delighted by the unique and complex stone crafts you offered us last year.  Perhaps we can expect more of the same?"
"Of course, of course!  Urist, bring the stone crafts here, that's a good lad.  Now I'm sure you'll take note that our craftsdwarves have only become more skilled since last- what?  What's wrong?"
"THOSE GOODS ARE BEING CARRIED IN A WOODEN BIN!"
"Ah... ah, well, if it's the bin that bothers you we can just as easily-"
"NO! ABOMINATION!  BUTCHER OF NATURE!  THE MOST VILE OF CURSES ON YOU, YOUR FORTRESS AND YOUR KIN!
"Now, there's no call for such-"
"ENOUGH OF YOUR FOUL WORDS!  WE'LL NOT STAY A MOMENT LONGER IN THIS FETID TOMB!  LEAVE US NOW THAT WE MAY COLLECT OUR GOODS IN PEACE!"
"If... if that's what you wish, so be it." *leaving the room* "Urist?"
"Yes, sir?"
"Pull the lever."

[Jetman123]

Elves definitely need to learn how to respect the current state between dwarves and elves and NOT get all hoity-toity when you happen to use a wooden container. Sure, they're haughty, but even they can learn that differences in opinions don't mean you have to act like _that_.

[Astus Ater]

Elves definitely need to learn how to respect the current state between dwarves and elves and NOT get all hoity-toity when you happen to use a wooden container. Sure, they're haughty, but even they can learn that differences in opinions don't mean you have to act like _that_.

...These are the creatures that will eat you should you go against their beliefs. So, yes, yes they will act like that.

[Jetman123]

No, they'll eat you if they KILL you. They'll try to kill you, of course, but my point is they shouldn't jump to killing you so quiickly.

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

The Elves are the Ecological, Green, Extremists!
They are terrorist!!!
So it is OK if they offended so much, because the fill that role!

[Dadamh]

Well they don't mind if you bring the crafts to the Depot in a wooden bin, so long as you don't sell them the bin itself.

[WCG]

In trading with our last elf caravan, they apparently didn't like my dwarf's offer, so they wanted us to sweeten the deal with... a leather item. What's the deal with that? Were they trying to trick us into offering something made from an animal?

We offered them other stuff, instead, and they took that (though they never bring anything I really want, so I don't know why I bother).

Bill

[teta]

I always wondered, aren't those wooden rope reed cloth bins the elves bring with them also made out of trees?

[Soadreqm]

I always thought that the elves just collect dead wood from the ground. They're immortal, they've probably been building a log stockpile for several centuries.

Or maybe the elves feel about wood the same way dwarves feel about kittens. They must be killed before they adopt someone.

And while elves like their Soylent Green, everyone else in the world processes their victims into bracelets and earrings and wears all of them at once. Creepy bone collectors. I'll rather trade with someone who doesn't have an actual throne made of skulls.

[MMad]

I always thought that the elves just collect dead wood from the ground. They're immortal, they've probably been building a log stockpile for several centuries.

I like to imagine that they are able to commune with the trees in some mystical way, and that the trees willingly give up some of their branches when they are needed.

[Katsuun]

I always thought that the elves just collect dead wood from the ground. They're immortal, they've probably been building a log stockpile for several centuries.

I like to imagine that they are able to commune with the trees in some mystical way, and that the trees willingly give up some of their branches when they are needed.

I wonder what the traders would be like to them if trees were a playable race...

[Zwergner]

"Ah, welcome to our humble fortress!  I see you have brought your *ahem* usual inventory."
"Yes, we carry only the finest in Elven -(rope reed cloth)-, and these five Wild Strawberries.  May we interest you in any of our goods?"

I lawl'd.  They never have anything useful.

[Neoskel]

"Ah, welcome to our humble fortress!  I see you have brought your *ahem* usual inventory."
"Yes, we carry only the finest in Elven -(rope reed cloth)-, and these five Wild Strawberries.  May we interest you in any of our goods?"

I lawl'd.  They never have anything useful.

Say that to my barrels of home brewed sunshine. And sunberries are so cheap!