Re: Non-stereotypical elves was Re: Quick Intro

Have you ever read "Stalking Tender Prey", by Storm Constance, or any of the
Wraethu books by the same author?

I think you'd be pleasantly surprised.

Wesley Parish

On Friday 21 February 2003 03:32 pm, you wrote:
> Well since I have a conculture with "elves", I better throw my iron in this
> fire....
>
> The Techians, which are called "elves" because of their slight appearance
> and their exceptional intelligence and longevity, look like Tolkien's Elves
> in most ways, except they don't have pointy ears, just large ones. The
> Techians are actually more like the Biblical Nephilim or Anakim, being half
> human and half angel or god, but hardly giants as we might think; just
> tall, slender and sleek. The legendary Nimrod, who ruled the world from
> Babel, could've been either a Techian or a speaker of the Tech language,
> which is perhaps the language from which Sumerian, Semitic, Indo-European
> and many other languages descended.
>
> These elflike beings are not all peaceful and good either. They're
> descendents of fallen angels or djinn, remember. They've come to cause
> mischief among the humans, those other than the few who want to conquer the
> earth. Their relationship with humans is like a typical relationship
> between cats and dogs. The reason they live in high-altitude forests is
> because they have to hide from human settlement to survive, while they plan
> their next scheme.
>
> But in my conworld, the humans aren't much better. It's a 21st-22nd century
> dystopia.
>
> What the "Elves" want to do to humans, the humans already did to the savage
> yet strangely innocent Trolls (formerly Orcs, another Tolkienian
> convenience term), which are Neanderthal clones. Or some type of primitive
> human with great strength and weak mind.
>
> Also, I've rejoined [conculture] since I'm finding myself going that route
> a lot lately. So far, I have three concultures: Techians (Elves), Trolls
> and Dragons. I've done very little work on the last.
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You ask, "What is the most important thing?"
Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."
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