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  Darkfall WarCry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Mirdain prefer death to serving as slaves to the alfar, and are prized as ceremonial sacrifices in the temples of Nagast.
The realm of the alfar lies under the barren Moldar plains, and is known (in the alfar tongue) as Nagast.
Alfar equip sandor with leather harnesses that cover their torsos, to which straps and ropes are attached when there is work to be done.
df.warcry.com /index.php/content/races/alfar.php   (6762 words)

  
 Darkfall Chronicles - Races: Alfars
The alfar have been shaped by millennia of dwelling underground: The eternal darkness of the caverns has paled their skin; some senses have been sharpened while others have been dulled; and a constant shortage of nourishing foodstuffs has given them a slighter stature than the surface-dwelling races.
Alfar build is generally slight, and few individuals are notably overweight or muscular.
The dextrous alfar body is perfect for moving swiftly and silently, and while they are incapable of the most extreme feats of brawn, their lithe forms conceal surprising amounts of sinewy strength.
www.darkfallchronicles.com /alfars.htm   (396 words)

  
 Darkfall Chronicles - Races: Alfars
Alfar structures tend to have rounded corners, sloping roofs, and arched windows and doors.
Alfar holdings are surrounded by very tall, slender stone walls.
Alfar clan halls are large buildings that stand in the heart of their holdings.
www.darkfallchronicles.com /alfars13.htm   (342 words)

  
 Darkfall Online :: Races And Monsters :: Alfar of Nagast :: Introduction
Ten thousand years ago, the mirdain ancestors of the alfar were led underground by Melek, the rebellious son of Myrthai and Lorathai.
The alfar average height is approximately 165 cm, for both males and females.
The dextrous alfar physique is perfect for swift and silent movement in cramped underground locales.
www.darkfallonline.com /races/alfar/index.html   (229 words)

  
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Alfar are not as fertile as human beings.
In fact iron does effect alfar (due to an alergic reaction); it causes their regenerative abilities to be at 50% efficiency against wounds caused by iron.
This is due to certain alfar who consider humanity so beneath them that aren't worth lying to, alfar who have taken to the code of chivalry of the Middle Ages and the same group of alfar who caused men to think that we had 'True Names'.
www.eyrie.org /~sw/omega/alfar3.htm   (890 words)

  
 EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Alfar
The origins of the alfar is clouded in mystery, while it is known they were once dwarves it is unclear what caused their drastic changes, though some scholars believe that the first alfar made a pact with a powerful, yet unknown, entity giving them their powers.
Alfar typically fight with longswords, only using their natural attacks when they wish to spread disease or are unarmed.
As the myth grew and changed the alfar became the alb in germanic myth, the alb were demonic beings which caused sickness and nightmares.
www.enworld.org /showthread.php?t=88159   (908 words)

  
 Dominant Races of the World (GURPS Version)
The power the Alfar are able and willing to call up in defense of their homeland is enough to make most armies extremely reluctant to try anything.
The large forests they claim as their own border on a number of human territories; they allow passage through their lands across certain roads, as long as the paths are not left without invitation, the land is not mistreated, and no one lingers for longer than is appropriate.
Ork shamans are aware of the Alfar's spiritual nature, but can't quite understand what their role in the world is, and, not wanting to take their chances, avoid offending or angering them when they can.
pages.sbcglobal.net /dmaberry/wip/midgard/races.html   (4374 words)

  
 Pathwalker's Guide to the Nine Worlds - the Alfar
The Alfar are also good at drawing energy from their surroundings, and if those surroundings are pleasing to them in some way, then it doesn't necessarily have to be untamed, raw nature.
It is quite possible that her Alfar lover came to her in the body of a human being that he had "borrowed", and that he passed on some of his traits to her human child in this way.
All types of Alfar use illusion-magic (or glamour) not only to alter or disguise their own appearances and the appearances of objects as a matter of course, but to enchant the unwary and/or naive with a kind of mild brainwashing.
www.cauldronfarm.com /nine/alfar.html   (9597 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: The Book of Alfar: A Tale of the Hudson Highlands: Books: Peter Hassinger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The little man is Alfar, a peaceable, mixed-race Brown Dwarf whose powerful Black Dwarf grandfather, Dwerg, dispenses mischief from a cavern beneath the nearby Dunderberg.
After a magic battle that Alfar loses, but somehow manages to escape by becoming a squirrel, Dwerg is tricked out into the dawn where a beam of sunlight turns him to stone, and the victims of his various enchantments, living and dead, unite to throw a party.
The pleasant, peaceful dwarf Alfar is being instructed in wickedness and mischief by his ruthless grandfather, Dwerg, Lord of the Dunderberg, who is trying to whip him into a suitable Black Dwarf.
www.amazon.ca /Book-Alfar-Tale-Hudson-Highlands/dp/0060284692   (1005 words)

  
 alfar | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
alfar in 13 languages, encyclopedia term for alfar.
A reference to the word can be found in the Nibelungen Saga, where the king of the dwarves is called Alberich.
alfar to English alfar to Spanish alfar to German alfar to Catalan alfar to Bulgarian
www.babylon.com /definition/alfar/All   (133 words)

  
 Alfar
In Norse Mythology, the Alfar, or Elves, are usually considered to be the height of humans or just above.
The Light Elves are supposedly fair to look upon, and they live in Alfheim.
They are often assosciated with Dwarves, which turn to stone in the sun.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Alfar.html   (58 words)

  
 P A L A E S T R A :: The Alfar
As time passed, more gods were born, and eventually they divided into two different factions, the Aesir (the gods of war) and the Vanir (the gods of fertility and agriculture).
They gave the alfar each their own homelands, Aelfheim for the elves and Drekkalfheim for the dwarves.
Alfar use their father’s name to form a second name, or byname.
webpages.charter.net /wpeacock/palaestra/cultures/faerie/alfar.htm   (719 words)

  
 Elizabeth Boyer's Wizard's War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Alfar are divided into two groups, the Ljosalfar or Light Elves and the Dokkalfar or Dark Elves.
The Alfar have longer life than the Sciplings primarily because of carbuncles, tiny jewels with which they are born, which prolong their lives, making them nearly immortal.
In addition to the carbuncles, each Alfar also has the ability to change form, known technically as the fylgja form, a particular animal with which each is most closely associated, for example, an owl, cat, or bear.
www.cep.unt.edu /~hargrove/wizard.html   (2034 words)

  
 Darkfall WarCry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
After several centuries, Melek was pleased, and he emerged from the birth-cave with the ancestors of the present-day alfar.
As the alfar thrived in their subterranean pit-home, Myrthai and Lorathai realised the full extent of their son's treachery.
But before the gates of Shoal the alfar launched a fierce counterattack, breaking the ranks of the mirdain army.
df.warcry.com /index.php/content/library/dev_diaries/origin_of_the_alfar.php   (594 words)

  
 Darkfall Online :: Races And Monsters :: Alfar of Nagast :: Art And Architecture
The walls of alfar houses are decorated with mosaics that are more intricate than those that adorn floors.
Instead of torches and lamps, the alfar illuminate their settlements using orbs of magical light in three different colours: white, bluish white, and a stark yellow.
Indoor lighting is provided by orbs that are little bigger than alfar fists, and which either swirl slowly around, or are fixed in place.
www.darkfallonline.com /races/alfar/art.html   (751 words)

  
 GameSpy: Mythica Preview
The Alfar use the crystals to help them focus this magic, but they are not the source of it.
As the Alfar move from the jungles into areas where nature has been tamed or destroyed they need the crystals to help them re-seed the spirit of nature.
The Alfar use magic, disguise, and dark stealth to combat the humans' physical might and their steel weapons.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/mythica/5809p2.html   (1146 words)

  
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The Light Alfar are connected with Ing and Nerthus who are connected with the Ingwaz rune.
Perth when put on her side makes a burial mound or howe and alfar live in howes, so this could be an Alf-rune.
Since we know that the Alfar and the Vanir were closely connected and that the Harvest Feast and the Álfablót were both held in autumn, we could say that it is possible that the Álfablót was part of the Harvest Feast, just as the Dísablót was part of the Winter Nights Feast.
www.heathenfolk.net /forums/view_topic.php?id=1787&forum_id=4   (3151 words)

  
 Dominant Races of the World
Their cities are designed for functionality and harmony with the forest, making it difficult to tell where the border lies.
They are even stronger and tougher than humans, even though other Alfar often think that they have lost some of the finer graces of their kind.
Their caverns are lit by a combination of bioluminous fungi and chemical lamps, using a non-combustible mixture like modern glow-sticks.
pages.sbcglobal.net /dmaberry/midgard/races-hero.html   (4021 words)

  
 Darkfall : Game Information About Darkfall for PC at MMORPG.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
No. This is something we have discussed at length within Razorwax, and we believe that there would be too much unwanted spying going on: if you play an Alfar, for example, you may log on your Elf scout just to check if the Elven town of Charybdis is well defended at the moment or not.
Alfar tend to not mix with other races at all.
Remember that human NPC hirelings, such as guards and vendors, will not tolerate Orks and Alfar players, and may attack them on sight, even though they are in the same Clan.
www.mmorpg.com /gamelist.cfm/setView/overview/gameID/4   (4000 words)

  
 Dean Francis Alfar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dean Francis Alfar (born 1969), is a Filipino playwright, novelist and writer of speculative fiction.
Alfar is also an entrepreneur — running two businesses, the pet store Petty Pets and the integrated marketing company Kestrel IMC.
He lives in Manila with his wife, fictionist Nikki Alfar and their daughter Sage Alfar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dean_Francis_Alfar   (710 words)

  
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Little is known of the past of our King and Queen, Oberon and Titiana, or for that matter of the people and lands which was once their home.
Thus the tribe known as the Lvs (the reason why we are sometimes called 'elves' by humans) became the Alfar (meaning 'The Chosen') or the Fay (meaning 'The Children').
Both titles are used by our people although it is generally held that Alfar is the better title for us, of the two.
www.eyrie.org /~sw/omega/alfar1.htm   (1673 words)

  
 2 * Hotel Alfar Lodging Reservations Montilla, CÓRDOBA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Hotel Restaurant Alfar is located between the villages of Montilla, famous for its wines and taverns, and La Rambla, known for its pottery.
A pleasant and tranquil place at just 49 km from Córdoba city and without any parking problems, the visitor will be able to enjoy its magnificent facilities; bar, restaurant, dining rooms, wine tavern, swimming pool, gardens and dance room.
The rooms of the Hotel Alfar for whatever type of celebration of banquettes or parties with a capacity of 400 people.
www.sol.com /bookings/infoalojamiento.aspx?idprovincia=4&agente=castill&idalojamiento=576   (209 words)

  
 Arcadia - Land of the Alfar
There is a hidden place, in a magical cavern hidden by strong glamours, where the High Lords claim the power of their bloodline.
High Lords of the Alfar generally have Magic Intution, which gives them the ability to see through lesser Glamours (if their skill is greater than that of the one creating the Glamour).
Geasa become weaker the further away in Shadow from the location they were pronounced, and can be resisted or even broken if the task is diametrically opposed to the target's personality.
www.peakpeak.com /~fedifensor/games/online/shards/arcadia.htm   (774 words)

  
 Northvegr - A Brief Introduction to Heithni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
alfkona, -bondi/ alfar that marry manfolk, usually they are dyrhamr alfar that leave off their dyr forms for a year or more to marry and create halfing children.
darkkalfar/ dark alfar, those that live and work in the hollows/caves without Sol's light.
landvaett/ guardian of land, alfar or other tribes living on the land that should be made friends in order to assure their continued sense of guardianship and potential aide against unseen forces in skuld.
www.northvegr.org /intro/glossary.php   (1176 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Alfar: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Años: (antología) (Alfar ; 9) by Félix Grande (Unknown Binding - 1975)
Textos de cronistas de Indias y poemas precolombinos (Alfar ; 37) (Unknown Binding - 1979)
Conciencia y lenguaje en la obra de Jorge Guillén (Alfar ; 24) by José Manuel Polo de Bernabé (Unknown Binding - 1977)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Alfar&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (286 words)

  
 Dean Francis Alfar @ iBlog2 - Secondthoughts - Viloria.com
Got to watch the presentation of Dean Francis Alfar at iBlog2.
Dean Alfar has won several Carlos Palanca Awards, and generously shares helpful tips for writers over at his blog - http://deanalfar.blogspot.com
Lest you get the wrong notion that he is creative only when he writes, here's a video excerpt of his presentation (that a lot of bloggers/writers are raving about) last April 18 at the 2nd Philipping Blogging Summit:
www.viloria.com /secondthoughts/archives/00001036.html   (176 words)

  
 Full-Time Faculty / English Department / Hunter College
Cristina Leon Alfar earned a PhD in English Literature from the University of Washington (1997).
She has published several articles in journals such as Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Journal X: A Journal in Culture and Criticism.
Professor Alfar is currently the Chair of the English Department.
www.hunter.cuny.edu /~english/faculty/Full/Full-AlfarC.shtml   (79 words)

  
 Cave of the Alfar
Sacred objects are hung on this arbour when the cave is being used.
I call this shine the Cave of the Alfar because one feels the presence of the Ancestors and the Land Wights (spirits) very strongly there.
It is a powerful stead and is a good place to do extended rituals, as it is a wonderful campsite.
home.earthlink.net /~odindis/alfarcave.html   (635 words)

  
 Hotel Alfar - Montilla - Cordoba - Spain
El hotel restaurante Alfar está situado entre los pueblos de Montilla, famoso por sus vinos y bodegas, y La Rambla, famoso por sus alfarerías,un lugar ameno y tranquilo, donde el viajero sin ningún tipo de problema de aparcamiento, podrá disfrutar de nuestras magníficas instalaciones: bar, restaurante, comedor, bodega, piscina, jardines y sala de baile.
El hotel restaurante Alfar es una mezcla de influencias consecuencia misma de nuestra privilegiada situación geográfica en la Campiña Sur cordobesa.El visitante puede disfrutar de auténticas obras de arte dispersas por todas las esquinas del hotel, que nos transportan a la tradición de un pueblo y una profesión centenaria:la alfarería del pueblo de La Rambla.
Sin embargo, también podemos encontrar la influencia de la cultura del vino a causa de nuestra proximidad a la ciudad de Montilla,famosa por sus magníficos caldos de denominación de origen "Montilla-Moriles".
www.hotelalfar.com   (156 words)

  
 Darkfall Chronicles - FAQ: Combat & Conquest
In effect this means that Elven players may travel to Dwarven and Human cities without having any problems with the city guards, and may buy and sell in stores.
If an Elven player traveled to an Orkish city, he would be killed on sight, both by city guards and other players.
In Alfar cities, any other race is attacked.
www.darkfallchronicles.com /combat.htm   (499 words)

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