Scott Schultz wrote: >As with most things Eastern, the Afterlife is undefined and most probably >envisioned differently by every Eastern culture. Dragaerans have the >advantage(?) of the afterlife being an established scientific fact, if you >will. Then again, this is just another satiric riff on Tolkein. The "elfs" >go to the Halls of Judgement <=> Halls of Mandos, while the "men" go >somewhere mysterious and unknown; or, if Franz is a typical case, nowhere at >all. > > There is a very long tradition in myths from Christian countries that the fey won't be saved. Stuff like Mermaids' (souls?) turning into seaweed. Us humans are really better off than those other creatures. I suppose this means that the Church won't object to those who tell the stories about elves and leprechaun and mermaids and all of those seemingly wonderful beings, as long as the storytellers make sure to tell us that they won't be saved the way we are. Of course, they won't be damned either, which the Church doesn't recognize as being advantageous.