Quick summary of my version of Troll Woods elves: Live entirely in the treetops. Keep to themselves, unless a tree is threatened, in which case they turn the threatener into a pincushion.
Of course, for compatibility with your elves, I now believe that at the beginning of Dark season they will tie old/dieing trees with special braids to call a Woodsman (woodsUz?) to cut them down. Each Family of Woodsmen has a particular braid, and can only cut trees designated especially for them.They then grow a new tree to replace the old, magically enhancing the growth so that it can reach full height in a single summer. for this reason, Troll Wood Lumber is very steight and strong, and is especially prized for ships masts, and thus extremely valuable. The Woodsman is probably expected to donate a point of POW to the new seedling to speed its growth. Pious woodmen find that they are more often called than those less so. Hunters quickly learn to recognize and report these braids, as the wealth of an entire family of woodsmen can depend on a quick response.
I think that we could now call our Kitori Lumberjacks an Orlanthi "The Same" ;-) Especially, since my woodsmen have loud celebrations when a tree is found -- which are easily mistaken for elf-warning rituals...
danm
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