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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Unwise" data-source="post: 6625075" data-attributes="member: 98008">That's not what I had in mind when I called them a dying race, but I do like it. I think that a fire elemental that is not growing is shrinking. I don't think that they can maintain a status quo indefinetly. They either consume and grow, or fade and wither.What I had meant to say is that they are withering out because the plane of fire is just running out of fuel over time. It is not an immediate problem, but it is like severe global warming in reverse. The elders all remember a time when fires were brighter and flames were hotter. Given that all fuel is being used, it means that on their home plane one cannot grow stronger except at the expense of another elemental. It is a zero sum game, they steal each others fuel constantly. There is no room to nurture young ones, or even the resources to gorge yourself and grow a youngling.So old fuddy-duddies and young self-obsessed fire elementals ignore the problem, but those with a long view can see that something has to change if they are to prosper and not just slowly wither away.<P.S. Just had another thought: Where do non-intelligent elementals come from? Maybe the new elementals born in the realm of fire are all so inbred from being fed on the same fuel source for so long that they are being born without proper spirits. That would be horrible for the parent. If the elementals want their next generation to grow up sentient like them, then they need to get them some proper fuel sources and room to grow></blockquote>

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