> On Fri, 1 Oct 2004, Charmian wrote: > > @> > Steve has copied their willingness to fight (and die), but he has > made > @> > them sexual beings who can control their reproduction. > @> > @> Wait, didn't Tolkien's elves sexually reproduce? > > Not only did they reproduce sexually, their immortality was due to > continuous reincarnation. They were not physically immortal, just very > long-lived. (Whether that's an intentional reference by Brust or just a > coincidence... dunno.) IIRC, that's not quite correct. Elvish immortality wasn't due specifically to reincarnation. They could reincarnate and return if they were killed--Glorfindel from THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is an example of this--but if they didn't die by violence, they didn't die. Elves were not subject to natural aging or disease. -Dennis