"Speculation upon the possibility of a common Elvish-Orcish ancestor has never risen above the level of unsubstantialized rumor or the most dubious oral tradition. All doubt, however, has been forever removed by the recent discovery of documentation dating from the Sillestrian Dynasty, which clearly refers to an extensive "racial purification program" undertaken during the Fair Elven Reign of the Amethyst Throne..."
- excerpt from the Human scholar Verititian's "Origin of the Orcish Species"