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Alien Character Mindsets: Elves should be pretty conservative about almost everything.
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<blockquote data-quote="RoughCoronet0" data-source="post: 8682931" data-attributes="member: 7031665"><p>I’ll admit that despite how easy it is to be annoyed with the Forgotten Realms take of different aspects of D&D due to just how much spotlight it tends to get, I actually really like it’s take on the elves and use this lore for the elves of my world, especially the High and Wood Elves.</p><p></p><p>Elves were once primal spirits of Avandor that were tricked by Araushnee, Corellon’s wife who would become Lolth, into shedding their mutable spirit forms so they could better influence the world. This act greatly offended Corellon who then banished the primal elves from his realm as punishment. They originally went to the Feywild before many traveled to the Material Plane and became the elves we know today, with those staying behind in the Feywild becoming the Eladrin.</p><p></p><p>The age of the elf isn’t determined by years precisely, but by the type of Trance they have, or Reverie as the elves themselves refer to it. For the first 30 years or so their Reverie is filled with memories of their original lives as primal spirits, as elves reincarnate because they are still banned from their heaven and there are a finite number of elven souls that exist. The first time an elf has their first personal memory of their current life is the sign that the elf has reach adolescence. Then for the next 70 or so years the personal memories of the elf begin to replace the memories of Arvandor until only the personal memories remain. Once that happens, typically around the 100 year mark, the elf is a full adult. </p><p></p><p>Many of the quirks of an elf can be explained by this Reverie. Their melancholy is due to the loss of those memories from a heaven they were banished from, sort of their version for the loss of innocence. Their meticulous desire to focus on details and habit of spending way to long taking in events and surrounds is so they can more clearly recall these things in the Reveire. Why many younger adult elves seek adventure and excitement, hey are trying to replace the good memories they lost with new ones. </p><p></p><p>Honestly their is a lot of things I like about the FR elves but this alone gave me so much inspiration for my world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoughCoronet0, post: 8682931, member: 7031665"] I’ll admit that despite how easy it is to be annoyed with the Forgotten Realms take of different aspects of D&D due to just how much spotlight it tends to get, I actually really like it’s take on the elves and use this lore for the elves of my world, especially the High and Wood Elves. Elves were once primal spirits of Avandor that were tricked by Araushnee, Corellon’s wife who would become Lolth, into shedding their mutable spirit forms so they could better influence the world. This act greatly offended Corellon who then banished the primal elves from his realm as punishment. They originally went to the Feywild before many traveled to the Material Plane and became the elves we know today, with those staying behind in the Feywild becoming the Eladrin. The age of the elf isn’t determined by years precisely, but by the type of Trance they have, or Reverie as the elves themselves refer to it. For the first 30 years or so their Reverie is filled with memories of their original lives as primal spirits, as elves reincarnate because they are still banned from their heaven and there are a finite number of elven souls that exist. The first time an elf has their first personal memory of their current life is the sign that the elf has reach adolescence. Then for the next 70 or so years the personal memories of the elf begin to replace the memories of Arvandor until only the personal memories remain. Once that happens, typically around the 100 year mark, the elf is a full adult. Many of the quirks of an elf can be explained by this Reverie. Their melancholy is due to the loss of those memories from a heaven they were banished from, sort of their version for the loss of innocence. Their meticulous desire to focus on details and habit of spending way to long taking in events and surrounds is so they can more clearly recall these things in the Reveire. Why many younger adult elves seek adventure and excitement, hey are trying to replace the good memories they lost with new ones. Honestly their is a lot of things I like about the FR elves but this alone gave me so much inspiration for my world. [/QUOTE]
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