Re: ELVES: was: Elliott's peoples

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sally Caves [mailto:scaves@FRONTIERNET.NET]
(In my con-world)

> Are these a people like Tolkien's Elves?  I.e., preternaturally
Yes and no. :).  They are more like a distinctly different
"race/species" with unusual (by human standards) abilities.  They don't
have as much of the "mystical" bits associated with Tokienesque Elves or
the Fey/Faerie elves.  As a matter of fact, since I like the Fey also,
I've been considering adding in that there are beings that would fit the
description of the Fey/Faerie type elves (or at least, my image of them)
that are not related to the other elves at all...possibly even throwing
in some deliberate confusion between the two. :)

> Its association with High Fantasy?
Definitely yes. :)

> And finally, are Elves associated, in some way, with
> "Celticity"?  Both
> Elliott and Joerg in their public surveys write that they
> have taken their
> inspiration for their "Elvish" from Celtic languages, as did Tolkien.
Only via High Fantasy & Tolkien. :)

Sadly or gladly, depending on one's perspective, my designs have been
strongly influenced by Tolkien (either directly or indirectly). :)

Iain