Sprite village:

A young spy had returned to the village, he had been disguised as a piece of cutlery used by the soldiers. “It was dark that day. The sun had turned red from the thick smoke. We watched as a group of elves evaded the humans, Quietly surrounding them. The attack began with the elves arrows. Volley after Volley into the tight ranks of the human soldiers. Unfortunately, armor doesn’t leave many places for arrows. A Yell of “Testudo” shocked the Elves. It was a Technique that was impossible for a force that didn’t expect to occupy an area. It worked by creating a multilayered ball of shields. The Shields funneled the Enemy into predictable patterns. It used magic to hold the shields in place, which made it a rare strategy for humans.

Us sprites weren’t surprised. Our spies had infiltrated households in the human lands. We hid pretending to be anything made from life. Every good we sell contains thousands of spies. Those humans use strategies that can counter every race, except for us.” The spy was regaling the village council of his experience, uncaring of the lack of interest the council showed. A council member raised their hand. The Spy fell silent, although the gleam in their eyes revealed they were not done.

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Then the council member spoke “ We are the lowest of the fae, cold iron is still our bane. The Orce have made their shields and armor from cold iron since time immemorial. If humans have a method to bypass cold iron we must go to one of the courts and reveal our knowledge. The humans have turned all of the races against them, so it is time for the fae to gain power.”

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Unfortunately for all of them the humans had already surrounded the village.