Älva

Älva is the small forested island south of of Laevateinn. The citizens of Laevateinn avoid going there - with countless ghost stories and local legends of people disappearing, never to be seen again. At times, those watching from the shore or the main island can see small lights dancing out amongst the forests of Älva.

In truth, Älva is coterminous with the Feywilds. A great Archfey's realm spills out onto the island, creating an area in which the prime material plane and the Feywilds coexist. Creatures of both travel in and out, though often more to the detriment of those Prime Material creatures rather than the other way around.

Legends speak that not a single tree can be logged nor animal slain upon the island without the consent of the Archfey within, and that many of the flora and fauna to be found there were once people who learned this lesson the hard way. There are none in Laevateinn who have met this Archfey - or if there are any, the identity of the entity is a closely guarded secret.

Some bravery rituals see people spending a night on the island - though this practice is frowned upon over the much prefered angry dwarf tossing. The rumors and legends of the island also lend themselves to belief of curses upon those who may have, in some way, wronged The Tree of Life or Älva, and thus offspring that are born weak or sickly are believed to be marked as sacrificial payment to make up for this wrongdoing - though there has been no evidence that the archfey actually has a hand in this.