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May this be a warning for all, do not change your original question just because you think it'd be better to do it other way. Okay, let's get this over with.
Finrod, Thranduil, Orodreth: They were all elves (or rulers of elves), that's the first one (most obvious). They all dwelt in caves, that's the second one. And they also all .... (insert the correct last answer).
The last thing is not specific for them alone, as much as the first two were not (there were many other rulers of elves, or many who dwelt in caves - dwarves, for example). This is why I originally put that caves thing in there as well. Because there were many who fulfiled the criteria for the last thing, but they were not elves or didn't live in caves, or both (or vice versa). So there are only these three elven kings in Middle-Earth, who dwelt in caves, and also (...)
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