ɐn ʌnˈɑːɹmd hjˈuːmən stˈɑːɹʃɪp ænd ɪts kɹˈuː ʌv fˈɪftiːn hˈʌndɹɪd ɑːɹ dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ ɐ tˌɛknəlˈɑːdʒɪkli lˈɛs ɐdvˈænst ˈeɪliən ɹˈeɪs, lˈeɪɾɚ kˈɔːld ˈɛlvz baɪ ðə hjˈuːmənz bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðɛɹ ɹᵻzˈɛmbləns tə ðə mˈɪθɪkəl kɹˈiːtʃɚz.
An unarmed human starship and its crew of fifteen hundred are destroyed by a technologically less advanced alien race, later called elves by the humans because of their resemblance to the mythical creatures.