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<blockquote data-quote="CreamCloud0" data-source="post: 9285898" data-attributes="member: 7034710">i think the root of the problem that started this thread is that elves specifically, while generally following a theme aesthetically and in general concept have massive thematic variation in the stories and fairy tales that the DnD elf was built on.elves are immortalelves are wild and care about the good of natureelves are proudelves are cautiouselves are nurturing of other specieselves are dangerous and viciouselves are beautifulelves are kind and care about the good of the entire worldelves are bound by their wordelves are humbleelves are wiseelves are a dying outdated relic of the pastelves are curiouselves are dismissive of other specieselves are liarselves are learned masters of the arcane scienceselves are peaceful, sometimes far too much soelves are wary of other specieselves are seriouselves are solitary and care only about their own good and needselves are uncanny and uglyelves are fickle and childlikeelves are trailblazers into the futureelves are forever youngand probably more i forget, but the point is elves have a much wider conceptual pool to draw from than most other species in DnD, sure there might've been a few dwarves or orcs-trolls-ogres around too but even if they did have their own variation they were either less prominent an idea or conceptually closer knit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CreamCloud0, post: 9285898, member: 7034710"] i think the root of the problem that started this thread is that elves specifically, while generally following a theme aesthetically and in [I]general concept[/I] have massive thematic variation in the stories and fairy tales that the DnD elf was built on. elves are immortal elves are wild and care about the good of nature elves are proud elves are cautious elves are nurturing of other species elves are dangerous and vicious elves are beautiful elves are kind and care about the good of the entire world elves are bound by their word elves are humble elves are wise elves are a dying outdated relic of the past elves are curious elves are dismissive of other species elves are liars elves are learned masters of the arcane sciences elves are peaceful, sometimes far too much so elves are wary of other species elves are serious elves are solitary and care only about their own good and needs elves are uncanny and ugly elves are fickle and childlike elves are trailblazers into the future elves are forever young and probably more i forget, but the point is elves have a much wider conceptual pool to draw from than most other species in DnD, sure there might've been a few dwarves or orcs-trolls-ogres around too but even if they did have their own variation they were either less prominent an idea or conceptually closer knit. [/QUOTE]

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