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Dark Elves

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  The dark elves hated the sun so they lived in the murky underground. The dark elves were hideous and could be a great nuisance to the humans many described them as being extremely annoying. The dark elves were nothing but trouble. Many believed that dark elves were also responsible for the nightmares. These dark elves were called mare. A mare would sit on a sleeping person’s chest and whisper bad dreams to haunt the person. A mare could also haunt animals, especially horses. The dark elves could not be exposed to sunlight, if the sun’s rays reached them they would immediately turn into stones.