High Elvish Waverider By Imperator-Zor Watch

2 Favourites 3 Comments 1K Views

For four thousand years the High Kingdom of Ilvanas has warred with the Drow States with the ultimate intent of destroying "the Corrupted Ones". There have been lulls in the fighting which can last for decades as each side rebuilt it's forces, but the hostility that had begun with the War of Four Centuries has never subsided. Despite this neither side has ever been able to destroy the other. The Dark Elvish states are heavily fortified with watchtowers and Ilvanas has it's own magicial defenses which include Great Dragons. As such, most of the fighting between these two power blocks is done outside the borders of their respective homelands, either on land or at sea. Among the high elvish warriors which most commonly clash with Drow warriors are Waveriders, the marines of the High Elvish navy.



Like the Dark Elves, training under arms is mandatory for all High Elves, as is military service. Those that show particular proficiency are allowed the hosts of their lords or the army of the High King as full time warriors which serve as the High Kingdom's main fighting forces. Waveriders can either serve a noble house or the High King, but either way the criteria is the same. Among some other criteria must be skilled swordsmen, mage archers, capable sailors and their equipment must meet certain requirements. They fight in ship to ship combat, boarding actions and landings.



The primary weapon of a Waverider is his or her bow, which can be used to fire arrows up to several kilometers away and enchant them with a variety of destructive spells. In close quarters they make use of runic swords and daggers to cut through the opposition. Many of them have familiarity with other weapons, of them are capable of direct offensive magic and in the last century an increasing number of them have begun to familiarize themselves with and make use of firearms, though this is still far from the norm. They also know their ways around cannons and can contribute to the spells which have earned High Elvish warships a reputation of awe and fear. They wear runic plate armor (which includes steel masks), which is reinforced by a variety of soft armor made from a material known as battleweave. The specifics of it's manufacture are a well guarded secret and require a fair amount of magic to produce. In 30 IA procured scraps of battleweave show a variety of organically derived fibers which have considerable tensile strength. The end result is a very strong lightweight material which can even resist some fire from firearms without magical and can be patched after battles, even if a fully charged runic breastplate is far stronger.



Waveriders are generally reckoned to be a cut above the typical high elvish rank and file and are at the very least considered to be as capable as their Drow counterparts. Some Waverider units are considered to be elite warriors. Even so the attrition rate among Waveriders is high as they are frequently brought into the thick of conflict.

IMAGE DETAILS Image size 2746x4749px 2.27 MB Show More