Re: Zen Elves?

--- True Seeker <YesacV2@???.com> wrote:
> Heres a query involving 3e or the CB of elves: Why in the world
> would elves
> not sleep?  Either set of rules has elves doing a Zen meditation
> thing.  Its
> rather cool storywise, but I cannot find any mythological or
> fantasy
> reference.  Is this an actual original idea by TSR/WotC?

Several other people have pointed out that Tolkien's elves did it,
but I thought I'd contribute as well. Specifically, the most notable
place in the Lord of The Rings where this happens is during the chase
across Rohan. While Gimli and Aragorn sleep, Legolas just walks
around on the grass, singing to himself, or just sits there with his
eyes open. And its mentioned that he can even "sleep" on the move,
resting even as he runs.
I'm not sure if the "reliving memories" part is specifically
mentioned to be associated with sleep. However, while on the boats
going down the Anduin, Gimli makes a comment about how he's heard
that to elves, memories are like reliving the event in question, not
"pale shadows", as they are for other races, and Legolas doesn't deny
it.



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Kelly Pedersen
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