They can all be frightening, though body horror is particularly threatening. Not coincidentally, the wift elves fill out most of the nobility (the sunlish elves like to travel and are overrepresented in the merchant class, and the warrior class has a great many dunny elves).
There are limits. An elf has to be able to reach whatever they're working on, either by their own hands or with a tool appropriate to the job. If a sunlish elf wants to spin clouds when there isn't any fog, he's going to need some way to hook one down to himself.
Also, complicated work remains complicated. Forging a good blade and building a good ship require more than fantastic materials. They require good craftsmen. A wift elf may be able to easily cause damage, but repairing such damage (or doing something fantastic, like grafting working wings onto another elf) requires knowledge and skill.
Lastly, there are religious limits, customs, and a few laws to allow redress for harm.
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Date: 2016-09-12 02:39 pm (UTC)There are limits. An elf has to be able to reach whatever they're working on, either by their own hands or with a tool appropriate to the job. If a sunlish elf wants to spin clouds when there isn't any fog, he's going to need some way to hook one down to himself.
Also, complicated work remains complicated. Forging a good blade and building a good ship require more than fantastic materials. They require good craftsmen. A wift elf may be able to easily cause damage, but repairing such damage (or doing something fantastic, like grafting working wings onto another elf) requires knowledge and skill.
Lastly, there are religious limits, customs, and a few laws to allow redress for harm.