oh and that was tongue in cheek if it wasn't obvious. :P

> In the context of Ea they are the first to awake by the will of Eru. They happen to be immortal except to wound of flesh or spirit. They are tall, happen to have pointed ears and sharper features then men(andwomen). They tend to burn of brighter spirit then any other race, often reflected in their natural ability to excel at magic and creation. Left to their own devices they often find bond with nature, though if you're familiar with the Silmarillion then you're familiar with many alternative paths such as , of the Noldor.

> In the context of alternate worlds often documented and chronicled by they are pointy eared, long lived, often shorter mortals of a wide variety of nature. From destructive worshippers of darkness to tree-hopping curly-toed-bell-tipped-shoe wearing leather-clad fairiedust-sprinkling mead-swilling bow-shooting fairyring-dancing pansies to bizarre ether-faring sailors.

> In fact I don't think you can say what exactly constitutes an elf.. basically any species recognized by others as elves and by themselves as elves, with roughly the distinctive features, longevity, human like appearance (for example I would dare say Melniboneans were elves *smirks*). The most important thing in my opinion that seperates elves from the rest is their life span and the consequences thereof. Elves can go through emotional growth and changes throughout their life reminscent of the changes in human society that occur over many many generations.
> Sometimes this is subtle and not so strange and other times it's incredibly profound and possibly disturbing.

> well enough rambling i suppose that's not any closer to what an elf is. *grins*

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> > In the context of Ea they are the first to awake by the will of Eru. They happen to be immortal except to wound of flesh or spirit. They are tall, happen to have pointed ears and sharper features then men(andwomen). They tend to burn of brighter spirit then any other race, often reflected in their natural ability to excel at magic and creation. Left to their own devices they often find bond with nature, though if you're familiar with the Silmarillion then you're familiar with many alternative paths such as <my own>, of the Noldor. > > In the context of alternate worlds often documented and chronicled by <TSR> they are pointy eared, long lived, often shorter mortals of a wide variety of nature. From destructive worshippers of darkness to tree-hopping curly-toed-bell-tipped-shoe wearing leather-clad fairiedust-sprinkling mead-swilling bow-shooting fairyring-dancing pansies to bizarre ether-faring sailors. > > In fact I don't think you can say what exactly constitutes an elf.. basically any species recognized by others as elves and by themselves as elves, with roughly the distinctive features, longevity, human like appearance (for example I would dare say Melniboneans were elves smirks). The most important thing in my opinion that seperates elves from the rest is their life span and the consequences thereof. Elves can go through emotional growth and changes throughout their life reminscent of the changes in human society that occur over many many generations. > > Sometimes this is subtle and not so strange and other times it's incredibly profound and possibly disturbing. > > well enough rambling i suppose that's not any closer to what an elf is. grins
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