Ireth
Myth Weaver
In working on my latest WIP, I've wound up portraying more of the black-elves in their natural habitat than I had originally intended, and I'm looking for ways to differentiate it from the human, Fae and light-elven cultures. Much of the black-elves' actions revolve around their Lady, and I thought it would be fitting to come up with some unique gestures of submission or fealty that they would use rather than (or perhaps elaborating on) the standard bow or curtsy. I'm having a bit of trouble with it, though. The black-elves are Norse in mythological origin, so I'm not looking for anything that would be blatantly influenced by other cultures (like, say, the Asian kowtow rather than the standard bow). Just little, perhaps subtle things to spice up my world a bit. Any ideas?