I had a thought this morning. It has been suggested that (some) sidhe are in hiding, building their strength and preparing the ground for a moment when they will re-emerge and reclaim Cerilia, or at least their dominant place in it.

The dragons are also missing, and we know of at least one case where a dragon was aiding the elves (Tuarhievel's lost lore-keeper).

The sidhe that are the hardest to contact are the ones in far northeastern Cerilia-- Tuar Annwn. The dragons that are hardest to contact are also in far NE Cerilia-- Drachenward and the Klessberg glacier.

Connecting those dots-- are the dragons and sidhe (some of them, anyway) conspiring to combine forces and re-assert their dominance over Cerilia? I"m thinking this may be IMC.

Further along, have the sidhe tried to sign on the giants? (Oh, look, an exucse to spring the old G1-2-3 series on my players!! )