The elven tongue is melodious and well suited for poetry and ballads. Words often contain more vowels than consonants, which contributes to its soft manner. The language derives from ancient elven, and the elves believe it to be superior to other languages. Elven letters are embellished with dots and are composed of slanted lines connected by crests. Elves are famous for their wonderful calligraphy. They prefer to scribe on wood, skins and parchments. Humans envy the elven alphabet and a few elven glyphs on an item can very well raise its value. This would of course have the opposite effect for orcs, who detest anything relating to elves.