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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1630733" data-attributes="member: 63">Elves are just like humans for the first few decades.  Sure, parents can tell them that they're going to grow up and see things in the long term, but until they're 60 or so, Elves act just like humans.  In my campaign, Elves emerge from 'puberty' at about 25, and hit full adulthood at 40.Elves learn at the same pace as humans, can adapt to new culture or technology just as easily, and not grow stagnant in their 'old age.'  As youths, they develop emotionally a bit more slowly, and until they're around long enough to see humans start to die of old age, they don't quite get what it is to be an Elf.  But by the age of 100, an Elf is no longer just a person; he's more like an institution.  A family.  With some much time, an Elf begins to think of himself the way a human family thinks of itself.Older Elves tend to very complicated individuals, because in their one life they've had the time to act like several people, reenvisioning themselves several times, occasionally disapproving of their own habits but being willing to try something out because, well, you have to try new things to stay young.  Just like a long-lived, historical family might have black sheep, respected heroes, beloved old relatives, and a huge connection of contacts, so would a centuries-old Elf have his own rich history.  Elves don't stay the same for their entire lives, no more than the children of one generation are like their parents.  Having an Elf for a friend is like knowing the Kennedys, or the British royal family.  Others might think they're all the same, but those who know them realize they're as diverse as any human family would be.</blockquote>

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