"Kerrmieryon; it means the pursuit of perfection in a chosen task or discipline. We of the Uranai -- which you call the Sea Elves -- are not so fixed in our roles as you Humans are, and may follow many kinds of employment in our lifetimes. In all, we are devoted to kerrmieryon, for we are long-lived beings and do not like to be content with a lack of mastery in anything we do." —Shipmaster Thoron[28a] Eltharin, sometimes spelled Elthárin,[10a] is the language of the Elves. It is incredibly…