精灵大使拉瑟
来源：http://mmh7.ubi.com/en/blog/post/view/the-elven-ambassador-lasir，以下由HeavenK翻译。
Salutations, Shadow Councillors.
向您致意，影子议员们。
We have received word from Irollan stating that an ambassador is being sent to Ivan’s court. According to my informants in the Elven realm, this ambassador is Lord Lasir, a native of the merchant city of Erewel. An interesting choice from High-King Alaron, to be sure.
我们已经收到消息称，艾罗兰方面已经正式宣布将派遣大使前往伊凡的王庭。根据我在精灵王国的线报，这位大使的人选将是贸易城市埃尔韦尔出身的拉瑟领主。至高王阿拉伦此举无疑饱含深意。
Located near the border between Irollan and the Unicorn Duchy. Erewel attracts all kinds of visitors – Imperial merchants, Wizards from Karthal, Dwarves from Sudgerd – looking to acquire the unique and beautiful Elven crafts in wood, leather, and crystal. The son of a woodworker, Lasir had no talent for making art himself, yet was “crafty” in his own way. Sylanna had indeed blessed him with a talent for negotiation. He was especially apt at weaving a nice tale around an otherwise mundane object, so it would sell for a higher price than what it was actually worth.
埃尔韦尔坐落于艾罗兰与独角兽公国的边境附近，那里吸引着各式旅行者：帝国行商、卡萨尔的法师、萨杜嘉德的矮人等等，他们来这里购买美丽而独一无二的精灵木制品、皮具与水晶。拉瑟领主是个木匠家的儿子，但是其本人却没有做木工的天赋。不过他有着自己的天赋，西莱纳赐予了他交涉的能力。他特别擅长给平平凡凡的物件编织一个引人入胜的传说，从而将其卖个远远超过本来价格的好价钱。
This peculiar talent came to the attention of the local Elven Queen – one of the many rulers of Irollan, all vassals to the High-King of that era, Vaniel – who was about to strike a trade agreement with the Crimson Wizards of Karthal. Thanks to Lasir, the agreement turned very profitable for the Elves, and the Queen decided to invite Lasir to become a member of her council. While his young age irked some other members of the council (he was no more than three centuries old at the time), he proved as skilled in politics as he had been in trade.
这一独特的天赋吸引了当地的一位精灵女皇的注意，这位精灵女皇是当时的至高王凡尼尔的诸多封臣之一，她正打算同卡萨尔的猩红法师们进行一些贸易。在拉瑟的功劳下，这些贸易条约大大地偏向精灵的利益，为此女皇决定邀请拉瑟成为其王庭的一员。尽管他的年龄偏小，当时还不足三百岁，这让一些王庭成员感到不满，不过他很快便证实自己在政治上的能力与其贸易能力一样优秀。
By all accounts, Lasir is highly intelligent and not to be underestimated. Because of his low birth and “down to earth” upbringing; he often surprises his interlocutors with his friendliness and familiarity that are in stark contrast with the perceived “haughtiness” of the Elves.
无论从哪个角度而言，拉瑟都十分聪慧，决不能小觑。因为其年纪轻轻且出身平凡，与其交流的人们总是会惊讶地发现他十分的友善亲近，与一般精灵们的那种傲慢不逊的态度截然相反。
Lasir had still not proven his worth on a battlefield, though. The Fourth Eclipse gave him the opportunity, as Lasir took part to a harrowing battle where Elves, Human and Wizard armies were allied together against a large Demon force descending from the Vantyr mountains.
不过，拉瑟一直欠缺在战场上显示出自己价值的机会，直到第四次月蚀之时，他作为精灵、人类和法师联军的一份子，参加了阻击凡提山脉杀下来的恶魔大军的那场残酷战斗。
The battle did not go well. The Demons were uncharacteristically well-disciplined, and were taking the upper hand. As things were becoming desperate, a Human knight gathered warriors and made an assault against the enemy general. With a battle cry of “Ashan!”, Lasir and a Wizard from the Silver Cities joined the fight. Knight, Elf and Wizard were eventually able to strike down the Demon general. With his demise, the Demon forces immediately became wild and disorganized, and were easily overcome by the allied armies.
那场战斗打得不怎么顺利。恶魔们显示出超乎寻常的有组织，并因此占据上峰。当一切都要无可挽回之时，一位人类骑士聚集起部队向着敌方将军发动突袭。伴随着以“亚山！”世界为名的战吼，拉瑟和一位来自七城联盟的法师一起加入了战斗。骑士、精灵与法师三人最终击败了恶魔将军。随着其灭亡，恶魔军队瞬间变回混乱无组织的散兵，并很轻松地被联军清扫出战场。
The heroic Knight turned out to be none other than Lady Rowena, the Duchess of Unicorn. After the war, Lasir became the Elven ambassador at Rowena’s court.
这位英勇无比的骑士不是别人，正是独角兽女大公，罗温娜女士。此战过后，拉瑟便成为了派驻罗温娜王庭的精灵大使。
I suppose being already familiar with the “strange” customs of the Holy Empire made him an ideal candidate to join Ivan’s council in Alaron’s eyes. Above all else, however, Lasir is a negotiator. He sees himself as an honest man, and it is my understanding that he will never tell an outright lie or go against his personal values to obtain something, but if he has to “embellish” things a little bit to achieve his goals, then that is fair business.
我猜，大概正是因为拉瑟已经熟知了神圣帝国那对于精灵们来说“奇怪”的风俗，所以他才是阿拉伦国王眼中理想的派驻伊凡王庭的人选。无论如何，拉瑟毕竟还是一个协调者。他自认是一个诚实的人，据我认为，他应该不会为了获得一些利益而说谎，或是完全违背个人价值观，不过，如果只是对事情稍加“修饰”从而就能达到其个人目的的话，我想他应该是不会拒绝的。
…There is one more thing, although I’m not sure if it is worth this council’s precious time. It might be little more than a fireside tale.
此外还有一件事，虽然我并不清楚此事是否值得浪费议员们的宝贵时间，这有可能只是道听途说的消息而已。
One of my spies has told me another story regarding Lasir’s connection to the Unicorn Duchy. When Rowena, Lasir and the unidentified Wizard killed the Demon general during the Second Eclipse, they allegedly found a strange weapon, half-claw, half-blade, on his body. The heroes surmised the artefact was somehow binding the Demons to the will of its wielder, and, together, they swore an oath to ensure it would never fall back into Demonic hands. But I’m not sure to believe this story, at least not without more evidence…
我的一个线报讲述了另一个关于拉瑟和独角兽公国之间关系的故事。当罗温娜、拉瑟和那个不知名的法师在第二次月蚀中杀掉那个恶魔将军的时候，他们发现了一个奇怪的武器，一半是爪子，一半是刀刃，附着在其手臂上。英雄们推测这一神器或许是用来将恶魔们束缚在使用者的意志之下的。英雄们共同许下誓言，将确保此神器永远不会落入恶魔之手。不过我暂时不确定这一故事的真伪，至少还需要更多的证据才行......（嘛，也就是H6和COH里的驾驭之剑了，Lasir在COH开场也有剧情，安雯的父亲，开场不久就挂了）
