Elves

In Dragon’s Dogma 2, there’s an elf in Vernworth named Glyndwr who would probably give you the wrong impression. He speaks English, whereas his kin do not. There is a way to communicate with them, however, and here’s how. Your character doesn’t really need to know the Elfish language themselves. It’s actually your Pawns that do. You need a pawn with a specific specialization in your party, at which point the text, menus, and subtitles for the elves will change to English (or whatever language you’re playing the game in.)…

THE VISITOR Trailer - 1979' Sci-Fi Movie HDThis batshit Italian import involving humans descended from an evil alien overlord, a telekinetic girl, professional basketball, and conspiratorial Satanists stars a cast of aging legends (John Huston, Shelley Winters, Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Sam Peckinpah) who were hopefully well-compensated for their participation. You, too, will be well-compensated for your time, because the singularly bizarre The Visitor is truly out of this world. Watch on Peacock. THE VISITOR Trailer -…

There is a sizeable pile of role-playing games arriving in 2024, making for a pretty packed start to the year. But even with Infinite Wealth, Rebirth, and more on deck, one game has continued to spur our interest in the (virtual) Destructoid offices: Unicorn Overlord. Today, Atlus and Vanillaware are sharing more details about the upcoming tactics RPG. Vanillaware is known for a few things, depending on who you ask: incredible art, maybe, or its side-scrolling action in Odin Sphere and Muramasa, sure. 2020’s 13…

World of Warcraft's next patch will introduce a new Alliance capital city at the base of Azeroth's latest World Tree, one that will first and foremost serve as a new home for Night Elves. But unlike other Alliance capital cities, this one is open to the Horde as well.The birth of the new tree, Amirdrassil, and the building of a new city amidst its roots, Bel'ameth, is the culmination of years of in-game storytelling. The Night Elves have been refugees ever since the events of 2018's Battle for Azeroth…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Antarctic Press, Drew Hayes, kickstarter, poison elvesSixteen years after Drew Hayes' tragic death, Poison Elves is to be revived and published in print from Antarctic Press and Kickstarter.Comic book creator and publisher, Drew Hayes, created 100 issues of the comic book Poison Elves between 1991 and 2004, selling almost a million comics and graphic novels in the process. Drew died in 2007, tragically young at the age of 37 from a heart attack. In 2009, his posthumously published autobiography…

There are various phenomena which light up our sky, the most common being auroras. But auroras or Northern Lights aren't the only phenomenon which can mesmerize people. Transient Luminous Events (TLE), commonly known as Upper-atmospheric lightning also take place in the sky. TLEs are brief occurrences of luminous plasma induced by electricity which takes place at a higher altitude than regular lightning. According to NASA, TLE includes colorful phenomena with names that seem straight out of mythical tales - sprites,…

Seanan McGuire is one of the most prolific fantasy authors writing today, but there’s no drop in quality to go with all that quantity, as her astonishing array of literary awards and nominations can attest. Her Hugo-nominated October Daye urban fantasy series has been going strong for 14 years, and this year brings a special treat for fans with two new entries: Sleep No More (book 17) and The Innocent Sleep (book 18).What the Hell Is ‘Goblin Mode’?io9 is thrilled to be revealing both covers as well as an excerpt from…

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Image: Ollie Upton/HBO and Matt Grace/Prime VideoIn a perfect world, no one would need to decide whether they should watch HBO’s smash hit Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon or Prime Video’s lavish Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power. However, it is not a perfect world, and there’s no doubt in my mind that only one of these series is going to dominate the virtual water cooler talk of mass audiences. But which one will it be?On the one hand, you have House of the Dragon, which has already gotten…

Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor and Robert Aramayo as Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.Photo: Ben Rothstein/Prime VideoThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will explore aspects of Middle-earth that haven’t been brought to the screen before, though there will be some familiar entrance points. Among these are the characters who loom large in J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore, including Elf leader Elrond, Dwarven Prince Durian IV, and Celebrimbor, the Elven craftsman who forges the titular Rings of Power.At a…