Re: Runedarspace-New Sphere

At 11:26 PM 6/5/97 -1000, you wrote:
>At 11:49 AM 6/5/97 -0400, Static wrote:
>>	These dwarves seem much less conserned with racial purity.  I
>>wonder if they'd really be open minded enough to give major roles
>>(communication, helm piloting, etc.) to non-dwarves.
>
>Dwarven priests are the primary helmsman aboard the ships, and the most of
>the helms used are of a fixed SR so level doesn't really matter. In the
>past, the dwarves were pounded by enemies who had access to wizardly magic
>so one High Thane decided to use magic to get even. And if a non-dwarf is
>just as qualified to do the job, then so be it; let that person do it. I
>should also note that interracial marriages between dwarves and humans are
>frowned upon, but some do happen. However, adoptions of human of half-elven
>orphans by dwarven parents are common; the current High Thane has an
>adopted human daughter and is seeking to marry her off to one of his human
>or half-elven nobles.
>
>[snip]
>>I always envisioned the
>>militant elves to be the ones who realised that the "win-by-outliving-
>>your-enemies" approach wasn't as successful as it seemed, so they took
>>up arms to defend "elven interests".  This view also lends itself to
>>the "I hate non-elves" type of elves.  Both types should exist since
>>the elven races is not a monolithic entity -- despite what the "Let's
>>reunite all the elves" type of elves want you to think.
>
>I guess this last statement fits well with what Steve mentioned about there
>being two arms of the IEN; the "keep contact with our elven brethren" and
>the "defend elven interests with the sword".
>
>> BTW, what do you consider to be the "traditional elven
>>view"?  (I really am curious.  I still have a hard time deciding what
>>it is.)  The space elves' biggest difference from "traditional [groundling]
>>elves" is that space elves have gotten fed up with human -- and humanoid
>>-- expansion, and have decided to act instead of waiting for the trouble
>>to go away.  (i.e. Space elves are proactive, and groundling elves are
>>reactive.)
>
>You've hit the nail on the head! My view of groundling elves is that they
>wait around for something to happen("Don't worry about that human wizard
>terrorizing the continent. He'll be dead when we're still in our prime. Let
>the humans deal with this tyrant so long as he doesn't bother us")
>
>Whereas the space elves go out and end a potential threat before it can
>hurt them.
>
>>	I'm not up on the Realms.  What's so different about these "young"
>>dwarves from Delzoun?
>
>Delzoun was a dwarven kingdom in the North a few thousand years back. Not
>much is left of it now and the space dwarves will be horrified to see the
>state of the dwarven decline in the North.
>
>>ps.  This discussion is great! :)  I don't think I've thought this
>>much about elves and dwarves in a *long* time...
>
>Aye, its refreshing to discuss what drives the average elf and dwarf in a
>SJ campaign.
>
>
Sorry for reposting that whole msg but I have to ask, when did you guys
change the discussion thread to space elves and Dwarves?  I read the few
early postings and would be happy to join such a lively discussion, spouting
refrences from my campaign as needed...Let me know how far back it went so I
can grab the digests I need and get current and I will join in also...or if
by chance either of you has the last few emails then forward them to me...I
dropped off while the discussion was still on Dwarven population in
Rundarspace.  Next time, change the topic name please.  Even though I know
you are still minutely refrenceing the sphere, a little change in topic
woulda brought me in quickly...:)   Thanks in advance...

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