The Scoia'tael are non-human guerillas also known as the Squirrels, due to their squirrel like lifestyle among the woods. They are first introduced in the series in the Blood of Elves novel. Racism and deep-seated discrimination against non-humans inflamed a great hatred of humans amongst non-humans in the Northern Kingdoms. Most of the Squirrels were elves, however it isn't uncommon to find halflings and dwarves among them. Scoia'tael were divided into commandos (considered to be a gnomish term) comprised of several fighters.