Campaign Guide only a certain number could be hid 10,000 elves was the limit which could be hidden If more than 10,000 elves lived in a land, the combined magic in their souls would leak through their spellcrafting So the population of the elves dwindled in the wars until all of their number could be hid Once the fomoire could not find their favorite source of food and were unable to vent their rage upon their elven parents the rage inside of them diminished The fomoire withdrew from the wilderness to the sea and lived upon the islands on which Balor made his home But without their rage and the elf flesh to eat upon, they grew weaker over the ages 22,000 years ago the elves of the wylderness began to grow in population and became troubled Even though they tried to limit their number they found that they were soon going to grew over the 10,000 and risk waking the fomoire to their previous rage and strength So half the population left the wilderness to the lands of the east, across the mighty ocean They sailed right past the home of Balar and his children due to the use of one their most powerful artifacts, a Seed of the Sky Upon reaching their new homeland they found mountains that suited them as they reminded the elves of their burrows of their homeland The built a ring of seven fortresses away from prying eyes and planted the Seed of the Sky in the center of this ring Many elves died, but they were able to duplicate their spell weaving in order to hide themselves from the fomoire To this day no more than 10,000 elves may live in any land by tradition and fear of the fomoire return 44