"I've heard similar things from others. But elves in your home have a very different history than they have here." The saddest part was that the elves once were the most powerful race in Thedas. "Long ago, we had an empire, but it was invaded by the Tevinter Imperium and we were defeated in battle. The Imperium took those who survived as slaves. It has been a long, sad story ever since that time."