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The subtle hourglass figure of this tiny offshoot of an elven female is all you can see due to a strange silvery aura covering her. Her face is the exception, for it shows through as a near picture perfect model of beauty. The only spoiler in the package is the strange look of madness in her shimmering silver eyes.
Hunting strategies
It is best to keep the room pinned to the ground if possible so that the Ilvari cannot pull pranks by going invisible. Avoid the writhing dreamvines and keep an eye on your stance not being forced down or objects becoming bananas. There are various ways to be knocked down and the Ilvari pixies like to jump out of invisibility with melee attacks. The sprites and the pixies both cast dispel magics, and the pixies will major ewave sometimes.
If hunting with a sorcerer you can use Grasp of the Grave (709) to knock things down as they show up. The Ilvari pixies sometimes have Arcane Barrier (1720) which blocks low level attack spells. In this case it is helpful to push their TD down with the hex curse and lock them into RT with Pain (711). It is unwise to fight in a room with more than one Ilvari pixie visible because they cast Major Elemental Wave (435) with random attunement.
Other information
The Ilvari pixies are male elementalists and the Ilvari sprites are female empaths. They cast elemental and spirit dispels respectively, which in combination can react badly inflicting damage on the target. There is a wide array of pranks and environmental hazards. Only the pixies can go invisible, so if pranks are happening, that means there is at least one in the room. They sometimes come out of hiding and e-wave in the same action.
- Dust
The dust forces you into stance offensive if hit.
An Ilvari sprite blows a handful of chalky dust at you!
You manage to avoid the dust!
An Ilvari sprite blows a handful of twinkling dust at you!
Your cares and concerns suddenly depart from you and you open your eyes to the truly marvelous world around you. You want nothing more than to merrily revel in your surroundings and let life pass you by!
- Banana
With a bit of effort, you manage to peel your giant banana. Inside, you find a twisted orase runestaff capped with a smoky crystal orb!
Roundtime: 4 sec.
- Other messaging
You feel an odd tickling sensation at the back of your legs and you turn to find an Ilvari sprite standing behind you giggling!
An Ilvari sprite spins around in a mad dance!
A knobby layer of bark swiftly forms on an Ilvari sprite.
An Ilvari sprite spins around in a mad dance!
An Ilvari sprite closes her eyes in deep concentration...
An Ilvari sprite opens her eyes, looking less focused.
An Ilvari sprite dances south.
An Ilvari sprite raises a finger to her lips. (spell prep)
An Ilvari sprite blows a kiss at you! (spell cast)
The Ilvari sprite's eyes grow dim as her lifeforce fades away. (death)
An Ilvari sprite vanishes in a flash of colorful light. (decay)
Behind the scenes
The Ilvari are fey spirits who take corporeal forms resembling small elves. Their mischievous nature has been twisted by dark power corrupting their environment. The colored lights are a reference to "faerie fire" or "fools fire", the glowing fog of pookas and other things in the folklore of fairy mythology. The word "Ilvari" is a De-ICE'd replacement of the word Iylari, which was the high elven race, as opposed to the Erlini "wood elves" such as those of the Elven Village. The story of the Red Forest and the Ilvari is based on the idea of fairies replacing children with changelings and dancing in fairy rings.
References
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