From: "Mark A Mandel" <mam at theworld.com> > But now I see "elfs" all over POTD, and my tentative conclusion is that > Steve is deliberately trying to distance the Easterner view of > Dragaerans from the Disney-type or even Tolkien-type view of "elves". > Maybe this wasn't what he meant to do when he first used "elfs", but > it's the effect I see in POTD. I generally refer to "elfs" as the ones Santa has (to distinguish them from the Tolkien variety). Now I have a mental image of Morrolon with stripey tights and a tall pointy green hat.... Baralier -- Good planning and organisation are just crutches for people who can't handle stress and caffeine. http://members.optushome.com.au/velvetspyder Costumier & Reprobate