Wood Elves (Warhammer)

The Wood Elves of Athel Loren are a playable faction in the Tabletop game Warhammer and video game Warhammer: Total War. While they are more neutral than good or evil, and have fought alongside other protagonist factions in major wars, they have tendencies that could cause some to see them as truly evil, especially since they were deliberately modeled after Fair Folk from folklore, who were nowhere near the heroic beings modern day culture portrays them as.Contents1 Society and Culture2 Interactions with humans3 Slavery4 Units4.1 Infantry4.2 Cavalry4.3 Beasts5 NavigationSociety and Culture[]The Wood Elves are a strongly unified people, for their forest realm of Athel Loren is surrounded on all sides by enemies who desire their forests resources. This makes the Wood Elves one of the most xenophobic races in all of Warhammer since they view anyone who is not a Wood Elf or forest spirit as a trespasser who wish to do them harm. As such, anyone who enters the forest without permission, reg...