What we know of Elfhelm has been scattered across several volumes. But I'd like to refresh our memory and create a comprehensive list of things we've been told about it. Please help add to this list with anything else we've been told about Elfhelm (please no speculation). These pictures are from my personal copies of the Dark Horse editions, so please do not distribute them. They're only used here for illustrative purposes.
THE ISLAND:
THE INHABITANTS:
I'd like to note that while Miura does treat us to several glimpses of Elfhelm, these are all idealized depictions in each of the characters' minds. Schierke has never seen it, and is probably just thinking of it in terms of what she's experienced (just Flora's mansion), Isidro is just being pessimistic and hilarious, and Puck isn't a reliable narrator either, as he describes it in seemingly exagerrated terms).
THE ISLAND:
- a haven for Elves, "probably safer than anywhere in the world" (Puck, vol 22)
- "Eternal Spring" [climate controlled by the King?] (Puck, vol 23)
- located on Skellig, an island in the Western Sea, hidden within the Interstice, similar to how Flora's mansion was (Schierke, vol 27)
- known among sailors and traders as the legendary home of the elves (Magnifico, vol 33)
THE INHABITANTS:
- Puck's former home -- he left Elfhelm an unknown time ago because he "got bored" (Puck, vol 23)
- "The birds sing, flowers bloom and the elves dance." (Puck, vol 27)
- ruled by the powerful king of elves, Hanafubuku Oh (King of the Flower Storm), who is mentioned in grimoires, poems and stories (The Skull Knight and Schierke, vol 28)
- it is also inhabited by magicians, who lived among nature similar to Flora (Puck, vol 24; Schierke, vol 27)
- Puck considered Flora's mansion rustic and primitive compared to the homes in Elfhelm, but he was probably just joking (Puck, vol 27)
I'd like to note that while Miura does treat us to several glimpses of Elfhelm, these are all idealized depictions in each of the characters' minds. Schierke has never seen it, and is probably just thinking of it in terms of what she's experienced (just Flora's mansion), Isidro is just being pessimistic and hilarious, and Puck isn't a reliable narrator either, as he describes it in seemingly exagerrated terms).