Re: Non-stereotypical elves was Re: Quick Intro
| From: | taliesin the storyteller <taliesin@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, February 21, 2003, 8:53 |
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* Peter Clark said on 2003-02-20 23:06:18 +0100
> On Thursday 20 February 2003 02:38 pm, John M. Dollan wrote:
> > The Elves, otherwise
> > called the Aewylin, are the ones I am having trouble with as far as
> > removing the stereotypical Elven image. But I have time...
>
> I hate elves. Seriously. [..] Wise to the point of being absolute
> elitist snobs.
And often racists, don't forget that, and sexists... though, casting the
(el(f|ve)s|sidhe|shee) as the snobby, slightly fruity and impractical
overclass can be fun... now what was the name of that series again...
> You know what I want? I want [snip nice rant] I want elves that are the
> scum of society, that cause good folk everywhere to quickly cross to the
> other side of the street and bless whatever capricious RPG god they
> believe in that they were not born an elf.
>
> That's the kind of elf I could love.
What you want, sir, is an *orc*. See Mary Gentle's "Grunts".
t.