The situation was looking dire for Astaroth and his friends. The guards had already isolated them from the other arrivals, and they quickly surrounded them, weapons aimed at the party.
Phoenix's mind was swimming in confusion right now, not understanding why they were suddenly treated like public enemy number one.
Most players didn't know that Ash Elves and normal Elves had a history of war and hatred. In fact, most people in New Eden as a whole did not know this.
The war between the two races had happened so long ago, history had already forgotten most of it. Only the two races concerned, and some erudites still remembered.
Since Elves tended to live quasi-endless lives, it was easy for them to keep track of their long history. And they shared most of their knowledge from generation to generation through spoken tales.
