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!! Is pronunciation consistent?
* I've heard "Faen" pronounced both faw-een and fane in the course of one animation.
* I've heard "Faen" pronounced both faw-een and fane in the course of one animation.
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!! How does chemistry work?
They've mentioned gold and adamantium. They can't just have some real life elements, though. If their chemistry is fundamentally similar to ours, the elements will all be similar. If not, they'll all be different. It is possible for the chemistry to be fundamentally similar, but the constants just different enough for it to behave the same with the smaller elements, but gold is pretty far up there. Either they're CallingARabbitASmeerp, CallingASmeerpARabbit, or ArtisticLicenseChemistry.
They've mentioned gold and adamantium. They can't just have some real life elements, though. If their chemistry is fundamentally similar to ours, the elements will all be similar. If not, they'll all be different. It is possible for the chemistry to be fundamentally similar, but the constants just different enough for it to behave the same with the smaller elements, but gold is pretty far up there. Either they're CallingARabbitASmeerp, CallingASmeerpARabbit, or ArtisticLicenseChemistry.
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** Because it comes from the surface, and is therefore expensive.
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** Because it comes from the surface, and is therefore expensive. expensive.
*** There are furry animals living underground, such as wolves and cats. I suppose it works if it's from some kind of animal that lives only above ground, and is sufficiently recognizable.
*** There are furry animals living underground, such as wolves and cats. I suppose it works if it's from some kind of animal that lives only above ground, and is sufficiently recognizable.
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*** Which makes [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8545 her daughter's hight]] make more sense. She is only tall compared to Drow. Since she's short, so is her daughter.
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*** Which makes [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8545 her daughter's hight]] height]] make more sense. She is only tall compared to Drow.Drow, who themselves are hardly small people. Since she's short, so is her daughter.
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!! Why would demons help the Vloz'ress?
The Vloz'ress clearly summon demons. I would expect that anyone who had just been kidnapped into another dimension, never to see their loved ones again, never to tell them that they're okay, would not look kindly on the people who did that to them.
The Vloz'ress clearly summon demons. I would expect that anyone who had just been kidnapped into another dimension, never to see their loved ones again, never to tell them that they're okay, would not look kindly on the people who did that to them.
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*** Which makes [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8545 her daughter's hight]] make more sense. She is only tall compared to Drow. Since she's short, so is her daughter.
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!! Was Koma'lawen (Queen of the Sullisins during the Moons Age) Ash'waren's mother or aunt?
I think the Daydream Goddess Knight story puts her as Ash'waren's mother, but then again in the main comic, Koma'lawen is described by Ash'waren in the Council of Nine as being her aunt/great aunt. Which is it? I assume the former as it makes more sense [[spoiler: since Ash'waren's actually a dark elf]] but why say she's her aunt as surely this would have placed her out of the line of succession were it not for the deaths of her sisters and parents in the Sharen/Sullisin'rune War.
I think the Daydream Goddess Knight story puts her as Ash'waren's mother, but then again in the main comic, Koma'lawen is described by Ash'waren in the Council of Nine as being her aunt/great aunt. Which is it? I assume the former as it makes more sense [[spoiler: since Ash'waren's actually a dark elf]] but why say she's her aunt as surely this would have placed her out of the line of succession were it not for the deaths of her sisters and parents in the Sharen/Sullisin'rune War.
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I thought "Vel" meant that it was the ruling clan, but that wouldn't explain the Vel'Vloz'ress.
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I thought "Vel" meant that it was the ruling clan, but that wouldn't explain the Vel'Vloz'ress.
Vel'Vloz'ress.
* "Val" originates from the time when the religion of Sharess was still mainstream in the Drow society, and it has connotations to holiness. "Vel" is its total opposite, and indicates rejection of the traditional, hostile attitude towards demonic forces, and embrace of the practice of Tainting. In a nutshell, the Val-clans hold a negative attitude towards Tainting, while the Vel-clans consider it to be the salvation of Drowkind.
* "Val" originates from the time when the religion of Sharess was still mainstream in the Drow society, and it has connotations to holiness. "Vel" is its total opposite, and indicates rejection of the traditional, hostile attitude towards demonic forces, and embrace of the practice of Tainting. In a nutshell, the Val-clans hold a negative attitude towards Tainting, while the Vel-clans consider it to be the salvation of Drowkind.
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****** Really, it's more of a question of why some single-celled organism hasn't evolved into a mana-based perpetual motion machine, and evolution just stopped there. I guess it wouldn't stop for the same reason that evolution didn't stop with plant-like protists, but there at least wouldn't be any lifeless areas. Then again, it could be a lack of water, rather than a lack of energy.
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* Is it feasible that it's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosynthesis chemosynthesis]]?
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* Is it feasible that it's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosynthesis chemosynthesis]]?chemosynthesis]]? I'd expect the rifts would give rise to that.
* Come to think of it, I don't think fire spells take as much energy as the should, and don't get me started on ice spells.
!! What technology do they have?
It's kind of an open-ended question, but I'd like to be a bit more certain about a few things.
* Do they have computers?
** It's been [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=4122 mentioned]] that Kau’shala used an iPad, although I can't seem to find where he actually used it.
** Not all of the golems are piloted. The clearly have some kind of a computer, but I don't know if they're ever given the ability to follow Turing-complete instructions with the intent to use this to its capacity.
** Computers don't have the presence I'd expect from a society that has them.
* Do they have movable type?
** [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6205 Here]], it's shown that the book Ariel was given to study from was a library book. I suppose that's not really that much evidence, but I feel like if books were cheap, a Val would have bought a copy, if she didn't already own one from when she was taught.
* Do they have chemical explosives?
** Drow rather clearly use explosives several times, but they seem to be mana-based. If I understand this right, they need some kind of gem to do it, so it's pretty expensive.
** Dvergars are portrayed as being far better at digging than drow. There's no obvious reason why they could do anything the drow couldn't. They clearly have chemical explosives, given that they've [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=617 used cannons]] and they don't have mana. If they have explosives and drow don't, that would explain the difference. I still have to wonder at how they can keep something like that from the drow though. Then again, given what I've seen, it's possible that the drow that do learn the recipe just keep it to themselves.
!! What's the difference between Val and Vel?
I thought "Vel" meant that it was the ruling clan, but that wouldn't explain the Vel'Vloz'ress.
* Come to think of it, I don't think fire spells take as much energy as the should, and don't get me started on ice spells.
!! What technology do they have?
It's kind of an open-ended question, but I'd like to be a bit more certain about a few things.
* Do they have computers?
** It's been [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=4122 mentioned]] that Kau’shala used an iPad, although I can't seem to find where he actually used it.
** Not all of the golems are piloted. The clearly have some kind of a computer, but I don't know if they're ever given the ability to follow Turing-complete instructions with the intent to use this to its capacity.
** Computers don't have the presence I'd expect from a society that has them.
* Do they have movable type?
** [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=6205 Here]], it's shown that the book Ariel was given to study from was a library book. I suppose that's not really that much evidence, but I feel like if books were cheap, a Val would have bought a copy, if she didn't already own one from when she was taught.
* Do they have chemical explosives?
** Drow rather clearly use explosives several times, but they seem to be mana-based. If I understand this right, they need some kind of gem to do it, so it's pretty expensive.
** Dvergars are portrayed as being far better at digging than drow. There's no obvious reason why they could do anything the drow couldn't. They clearly have chemical explosives, given that they've [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=617 used cannons]] and they don't have mana. If they have explosives and drow don't, that would explain the difference. I still have to wonder at how they can keep something like that from the drow though. Then again, given what I've seen, it's possible that the drow that do learn the recipe just keep it to themselves.
!! What's the difference between Val and Vel?
I thought "Vel" meant that it was the ruling clan, but that wouldn't explain the Vel'Vloz'ress.
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***** There's no such thing as a golem operated mana generator. If so they could just bring a bunch to the surface and they would've colonized years ago. The only ways to get mana are either by having enough drow in one place that it forms a suplus or having mana plants and the like. You need to get it from somewhere.
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***** There's no such thing as a golem operated mana generator. If so they could just bring a bunch to the surface and they would've colonized years ago. The only ways to get mana are either by having enough drow in one place that it forms a suplus surplus or having mana plants and the like. You need to get it from somewhere. Human bodies (and other living things) give off heat as a byproduct of creating the energy needed to keep us alive, mana works the same way. Get enough people in a room and it gets hot as a result of the heat people are giving off just by standing thee, a mana pool essentially forms the same way.
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--->mana plays a major role in the sustainment of the drow body; along with stopping the aging process, it also makes the drow need for food and sleep less pronounced as it takes over some of the physical maintenance those things provide. Nothing will affect a drowolath's condition quite as drastically as mana deprivation.
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***** Might just be the flesh itself that they need. We don't know the actual process, though the Daydream story implies that blood or limbs can be used to make them. Strictly speaking biogolems seem to be just that -- golems (essentially robots or animated matter) made of flesh instead of rock or metal. They're clearly alive, but not strictly speaking drow anymore.
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***** [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8264 Here]] it's implied that biogolems are made from drow.
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***** Biological creatures eat because they need mass and energy. Energy can be obtained from mana by processes such as a golem-operated generator. Mana can be created by perpetual motion machines. Hence, a life-form could evolve that just eats dirt.
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** Also in regards to Chiri, she's clearly not the only drowussu with naturally yellow hair (which is one of the early hints that [[spoiler:drowussu are all descended from light elves]]), so her father being a light elf probably has little to do with it.
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** Also in regards to Chiri, she's clearly not the only drowussu with naturally yellow hair (which is one of the early hints that [[spoiler:drowussu are all descended from light elves]]), so her father being a light elf probably has little to do with it. It's also worth noting that dark elves tended towards darker shades and those disappeared pretty quickly, so the environment might just favor lighter shades like drowussu tend to have. And WordOfGod on drowussu hair is:
--->Drowussu hair retains its color longer through generations, but it is almost always pale if any coloring exists. Though fine featured, like the drowolath, drowussu hair manages to retain its color longer throughout the generations, and so coloring is more possible than the dark-skinned cousins. Shades of turquoise, brown, and yellow are not unheard of, although almost always pale.
--->Drowussu hair retains its color longer through generations, but it is almost always pale if any coloring exists. Though fine featured, like the drowolath, drowussu hair manages to retain its color longer throughout the generations, and so coloring is more possible than the dark-skinned cousins. Shades of turquoise, brown, and yellow are not unheard of, although almost always pale.
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**** Because they're still biological creatures. The only creatures that are pure mana are demons and summons, and they can only exist under specific circumstances since they can't stay on this plane unless they have either a physical body to supply them or can feed off mana to stay somewhat corporeal. A fae can also separate their aura from their physical body (as Sharess and Diva have shown) but it can't last too long on its own. The same rules that apply to other biological creatures apply to them, mana just means that they won't age unless they're cut off from the mana supply and can manipulate the mana around them.
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**** Because they're still biological creatures. The only creatures that are pure mana are demons and summons, and they can only exist under specific circumstances since they can't stay on this plane unless they have either a physical body to supply them or can feed off mana to stay somewhat corporeal. A fae can also separate their aura from their physical body (as Sharess and Diva have shown) but it can't last too long on its own. The same rules that apply to other biological creatures apply to them, mana just means that they won't age unless they're cut off from the mana supply and can manipulate the mana around them. Oh, and WordOfGod [[http://wiki.drowtales.com/index.php/Drow on mana]]:
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** Also in regards to Chiri, she's clearly not the only drowussu with naturally yellow hair (which is one of the early hints that [[spoiler:drowussu are all descended from light elves]]), so her father being a light elf probably has little to do with it.
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**** It's likely a combination of parents and environment, with the main factor being the latter. It basically doesn't matter whether you have two surface elves, a surface elf and a drow, or two drow, if they baby is born underground it's a drow, and if it's on the surface it's a dark or light elf. Environment trumps everything else when it comes to some traits like skin color and whether they have the eyes adapted to low light vision. Nega'fanae heavily implies that [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5785 exposure to the ashes]] is the main factor affecting skin and hair, so it might simply be that it doesn't matter who your parents are, if you were born after a certain date you have a very low probability of naturally colored hair because the environment itself changed. This is supported by the fact the naturally colored hair only shows up among drowolath among those born very early in Chel's history like Snadhya'rune, the environment might've changed enough in that time that the gene just can't be expressed if you're born underground no matter who your parents were. Also note the [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4215 dark elf woman]] with a baby in the Prologue, she's clearly first generation but her baby has no color.
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**** Biogolems are not technically drow, even though they can have auras and manipulate mana. Awares like Zhor, on the other hand, were originally elves. Biogolems are wholly created creatures and cannot breed, thus are not technically a species.
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**** Biogolems are not technically drow, even though they can have auras and manipulate mana. Awares like Zhor, on the other hand, were originally elves.elves, and the technique to turn people into things like driders has largely been lost, except for the Beldrobbaen who still practice it. Biogolems are wholly created creatures and cannot breed, thus are not technically a species. Now it's implied that the Jaal'draya based biogolem technology on the old techniques to create awares, but it's not the same process.
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**** Biogolems are not technically drow. They're created creatures and yes, they cannot breed, thus are not technically a species.
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**** Biogolems are not technically drow. They're drow, even though they can have auras and manipulate mana. Awares like Zhor, on the other hand, were originally elves. Biogolems are wholly created creatures and yes, they cannot breed, thus are not technically a species.
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*** Said people also have to be ''trained''. Your average drow like that merc probably hasn't had that education. Templars and Inquisitors are the only people who explicitly can do it, and we've never seen a drowolath use it so far.
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*** Said people also have to be ''trained''. Your average drow like that merc probably hasn't had that education. Templars and Inquisitors are the only people who explicitly can do it, and we've never seen a drowolath use it so far.
far. And if it's related to empanty, as Inquisitor abilities are, it's entirely possibly that only certain people are able to use it at all. Drowussu bloodlines may just have a particular tendency towards that skill.
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** Mana vision is good enough for fighting, and easy enough that Kyorl soldiers are willing to rely on it for purely symbolic purposes when their life is at risk. [[http://www.drowtales.com/worldsettingarchive.php?sid=3157]This page]] says that being blindfolded allows them to focus on their mana vision. It sounds to me like this means that it's easier to use when blindfolded, but it's not necessary.
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** Mana vision is good enough for fighting, and easy enough that Kyorl soldiers are willing to rely on it for purely symbolic purposes when their life is at risk. [[http://www.drowtales.com/worldsettingarchive.php?sid=3157]This php?sid=3157 This page]] says that being blindfolded allows them to focus on their mana vision. It sounds to me like this means that it's easier to use when blindfolded, but it's not necessary.
*** Said people also have to be ''trained''. Your average drow like that merc probably hasn't had that education. Templars and Inquisitors are the only people who explicitly can do it, and we've never seen a drowolath use it so far.
*** Said people also have to be ''trained''. Your average drow like that merc probably hasn't had that education. Templars and Inquisitors are the only people who explicitly can do it, and we've never seen a drowolath use it so far.
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*** Well for one humans can live in areas without adequate mana supplies, while elves cannot unless they have a large enough population (this is the main thing hindering the colonization effort, since you need a pretty large population to be self-sustaining, so you basically need to move an entire clan at once). That would prevent overlap in territory since besides occasional raids like the Highland Raiders elves need to set up settlements if they want to stay in any one area for an extended period of time, and there are only certain areas that are suitable for that. The Tei'kaliath, for instance, are in an area that has two human settlements nearby, but the area they chose is geographically isolated enough that they basically have to look for each other to find each other. There's also a group called the Hermiones from a different continent that apparently didn't have elves, so the humans might've migrated, in fact there are some implications that humanity as a whole is relatively new to the areas that were once major elven population centers, since most of the human settlements seem to be built on old elven settlements. Also, since elves have low fertility rates they probably have a fairly stable population, and Chel itself is only around 100,000 people and one of the larger population centers, and while we don't know the exact size of Vanaheimr it's apparently pretty small if it can stay hidden.
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**** Because they're still biological creatures. The only creatures that are pure mana are demons and summons, and they can only exist under specific circumstances since they can't stay on this plane unless they have either a physical body to supply them or can feed off mana to stay somewhat corporeal. A fae can also separate their aura from their physical body (as Sharess and Diva have shown) but it can't last too long on its own. The same rules that apply to other biological creatures apply to them, mana just means that they won't age unless they're cut off from the mana supply and can manipulate the mana around them.
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*** Well for one humans can live in areas without adequate mana supplies, while elves cannot unless they have a large enough population (this is the main thing hindering the colonization effort, since you need a pretty large population to be self-sustaining, so you basically need to move an entire clan at once). That would prevent overlap in territory since besides occasional raids like the Highland Raiders elves need to set up settlements if they want to stay in any one area for an extended period of time, and there are only certain areas that are suitable for that. The Tei'kaliath, for instance, are in an area that has two human settlements nearby, but the area they chose is geographically isolated enough that they basically have to look for each other to find each other. There's also a group called the Hermiones from a different continent that apparently didn't have elves, so the humans might've migrated, in fact there are some implications that humanity as a whole is relatively new to the areas that were once major elven population centers, since most of the human settlements seem to be built on old elven settlements. Also, since elves have low fertility rates they probably have a fairly stable population, and Chel itself is only around 100,000 people and one of the larger population centers, and while we don't know the exact size of Vanaheimr it's apparently pretty small if it can stay hidden.
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** Mana vision is good enough for fighting, and easy enough that Kyorl soldiers are willing to rely on it for purely symbolic purposes when their life is at risk. [[This page http://www.drowtales.com/worldsettingarchive.php?sid=3157]] says that being blindfolded allows them to focus on their mana vision. It sounds to me like this means that it's easier to use when blindfolded, but it's not necessary.
**** So in short, LamarckWasRight? That still doesn't explain where they all came from originally. From what I understand, biogolems are drow that are messed with so that they end up shaped differently, and Jaal'darya are the only people who know how to make them. If I remember correctly, they don't make their biogolems capable of breeding.
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*** It's implied to be the effects of the underworld and "the ashes" from the end of the Moons Age, which also caused the degeneration into xuile'solen among some of the less lucky ones, whose environments were so extreme and with so little mana that they basically have no auras. The implication behind drow hair is also that it's less that it changed color but more that any natural color in it has a harder time being expressed. Most drow in Nuqrah'shareh, for instance, have some level of very light color, mostly blues and greens. The gene is still there, it's just not being switched on. Also mana means that elves adapt to their environments while in the womb, which is why whether or not you're a drow or a dark or light elf depends on where you were conceived and gestated. Malnourishment is not the whole story about why you end up a drow, and might not even have much effect. If it was the Sharen wouldn't be drow since they're fithy rich. Malnourishment causes [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4215 purple-colored tongues]], which mainly show up on commoners. The other bits of drow coloring are more due to environment than diet, and the only trait tied explicitly to malnourishment is the mouth and tongue color.
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*** It's implied to be the effects of the underworld and "the ashes" from the end of the Moons Age, which also caused the degeneration into xuile'solen among some of the less lucky ones, whose environments were so extreme and with so little mana that they basically have no auras. The implication behind drow hair is also that it's less that it changed color but more that any natural color in it has a harder time being expressed. Most drow in Nuqrah'shareh, for instance, have some level of very light color, mostly blues and greens.blues. The gene is still there, it's just not being switched on. Also mana means that elves adapt to their environments while in the womb, which is why whether or not you're a drow or a dark or light elf depends on where you were conceived and gestated. Malnourishment is not the whole story about why you end up a drow, and might not even have much effect.drow. If it was the Sharen wouldn't be drow since they're fithy rich. Malnourishment causes [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4215 purple-colored tongues]], which mainly show up on commoners. The other bits main sign of drow coloring are more due to environment than diet, and the only trait tied explicitly to malnourishment is the mouth purple-colored tongues.
**** Interesting, but none of this has anything to do with fathers. None of that stuff should be affecting sperm unless it causes epigenetics andtongue color.mutation. It's clearly not mutation, since it only changes elves to drow. Once they're drow, they stay constant.
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** Yes, there's more to it, but the energy still has to come from somewhere. Unless, of course, [[NoConservationOfEnergy it doesn't]].
* Is it feasible that it's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosynthesis chemosynthesis]]?
* Is it feasible that it's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosynthesis chemosynthesis]]?
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*** Well for one humans can live in areas without adequate mana supplies, while elves cannot unless they have a large enough population (this is the main thing hindering the colonization effort, since you need a pretty large population to be self-sustaining, so you basically need to move an entire clan at once). That would prevent overlap in territory since besides occasional raids like the Highland Raiders elves need to set up settlements if they want to stay in any one area for an extended period of time. There's also a group called the Hermiones from a different continent that apparently didn't have elves, so the humans might've migrated, in fact there are some implications that humanity as a whole is relatively new to the areas that were once major elven populations, since most of the human settlements seem to be built on old elven settlements. Also, elves have low fertility rates they probably have a fairly stable population, and Chel itself is only around 100,000 people and one of the larger population centers, and while we don't know the exact size of Vanaheimr it's apparently pretty small if it can stay hidden.
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*** Well for one humans can live in areas without adequate mana supplies, while elves cannot unless they have a large enough population (this is the main thing hindering the colonization effort, since you need a pretty large population to be self-sustaining, so you basically need to move an entire clan at once). That would prevent overlap in territory since besides occasional raids like the Highland Raiders elves need to set up settlements if they want to stay in any one area for an extended period of time. time, and there are only certain areas that are suitable for that. The Tei'kaliath, for instance, are in an area that has two human settlements nearby, but the area they chose is geographically isolated enough that they basically have to look for each other to find each other. There's also a group called the Hermiones from a different continent that apparently didn't have elves, so the humans might've migrated, in fact there are some implications that humanity as a whole is relatively new to the areas that were once major elven populations, population centers, since most of the human settlements seem to be built on old elven settlements. Also, since elves have low fertility rates they probably have a fairly stable population, and Chel itself is only around 100,000 people and one of the larger population centers, and while we don't know the exact size of Vanaheimr it's apparently pretty small if it can stay hidden.
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*** Well for one humans can live in areas without adequate mana supplies, while elves cannot unless they have a large enough population (this is the main thing hindering the colonization effort, since you need a pretty large population to be self-sustaining). That would prevent overlap in territory. There's also a group called the Hermiones from a different continent that apparently didn't have elves, so the humans might've migrated. In fact there are some implications that humanity as a whole is relatively new to the areas that were once major elven populations, since most of the human settlements seem to be built on old elven settlements.
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*** Well for one humans can live in areas without adequate mana supplies, while elves cannot unless they have a large enough population (this is the main thing hindering the colonization effort, since you need a pretty large population to be self-sustaining). self-sustaining, so you basically need to move an entire clan at once). That would prevent overlap in territory. territory since besides occasional raids like the Highland Raiders elves need to set up settlements if they want to stay in any one area for an extended period of time. There's also a group called the Hermiones from a different continent that apparently didn't have elves, so the humans might've migrated. In migrated, in fact there are some implications that humanity as a whole is relatively new to the areas that were once major elven populations, since most of the human settlements seem to be built on old elven settlements.settlements. Also, elves have low fertility rates they probably have a fairly stable population, and Chel itself is only around 100,000 people and one of the larger population centers, and while we don't know the exact size of Vanaheimr it's apparently pretty small if it can stay hidden.
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*** Well for one humans can live in areas without adequate mana supplies, while elves cannot unless they have a large enough population (this is the main thing hindering the colonization effort, since you need a pretty large population to be self-sustaining). That would prevent overlap in territory. There's also a group called the Hermiones from a different continent that apparently didn't have elves, so the humans might've migrated. In fact there are some implications that humanity as a whole is relatively new to the areas that were once major elven populations, since most of the human settlements seem to be built on old elven settlements.
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*** It's implied to be the effects of the underworld and "the ashes" from the end of the Moons Age, which also caused the degeneration into xuile'solen among some of the less lucky ones, whose environments were so extreme that they basically have no auras. The implication behind drow hair is also that it's less that it changed color but more that any natural color in it has a harder time being expressed. Most drow in Nuqrah'shareh, for instance, have some level of very light color, mostly blues. The gene is still there, it's just not being switched on. Also mana means that elves adapt to their environments while in the womb, which is why whether or not you're a drow or a dark or light elf depends on where you were conceived and gestated. Malnourishment is not the whole story about why you end up a drow. If it was the Sharen wouldn't be drow since they're fithy rich. The main sign of malnourishment is purple-colored tongues.
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*** It's implied to be the effects of the underworld and "the ashes" from the end of the Moons Age, which also caused the degeneration into xuile'solen among some of the less lucky ones, whose environments were so extreme and with so little mana that they basically have no auras. The implication behind drow hair is also that it's less that it changed color but more that any natural color in it has a harder time being expressed. Most drow in Nuqrah'shareh, for instance, have some level of very light color, mostly blues.blues and greens. The gene is still there, it's just not being switched on. Also mana means that elves adapt to their environments while in the womb, which is why whether or not you're a drow or a dark or light elf depends on where you were conceived and gestated. Malnourishment is not the whole story about why you end up a drow.drow, and might not even have much effect. If it was the Sharen wouldn't be drow since they're fithy rich. Malnourishment causes [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4215 purple-colored tongues]], which mainly show up on commoners. The main sign other bits of drow coloring are more due to environment than diet, and the only trait tied explicitly to malnourishment is purple-colored tongues.the mouth and tongue color.
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*** It's implied to be the effects of the underworld and "the ashes" from the end of the Moons Age, which also caused the degeneration into xuile'solen among some of the less lucky ones, whose environments were so extreme that they basically have no auras. The implication behind drow hair is also that it's less that it changed color but more that any natural color in it has a harder time being expressed. Most drow in Nuqrah'shareh, for instance, have some level of very light color, mostly blues. The gene is still there, it's just not being switched on. Also mana means that elves adapt to their environments while in the womb, which is why whether or not you're a drow or a dark or light elf depends on where you were conceived and gestated. Malnourishment is not the whole story about why you end up a drow. If it was the Sharen wouldn't be drow since they're fithy rich. The main sign of malnourishment is purple-colored tongues.
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** AWizardDidIt. But seriously, trying to invoke conservation of energy in a setting with magic is a losing battle.
*** Surprisingly enough, [[EquivalentExchange no, it isn't]].
*** Surprisingly enough, [[EquivalentExchange no, it isn't]].
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*** EquivalentExchange only applies to mass in the setting, since it's stated that Ariel can't change her mass. The actual mana's not like that.
* Also, elves aren't the only things producing mana. [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4680 Mana plants]] and some mana bearing animals exist, and drow need them around to have an adequate mana pool. It's not simply food = energy = mana, there's more to it. An elf can have plenty of food but if they don't have enough mana they'll age and die. Also, the Pillar of Light (main light source in Chel) isn't mana powered, that's actually luminescent moss.
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*** Also, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=512 Nei'kalsaider]] are descended from elves who were transformed into driders but somehow retained the ability to breed. It seems that once an elf's gone through some form of metamorphosis if they can still breed their offspring will either also shared their transformed form (i.e. have spider legs or be a dragon) or a regular elf. It seems to depend on the combination of parents, so Thera is probably a drider + drider while [[spoiler:Ariel]] was the result of a regular elf and a transformed elf, and it was brought up that she might not have been a regular elf, so it might just be chance. It's been hinted that Rik's mother was a regular drow, so who knows what his father was. Dragon + dragon most likely gets you a dragon.
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*** Rik was an experiment, the only one of his kind. We don't know the specifics. The earlier generations dragons looked more humanoid and retained more of their intelligence (and apparently their ability to speak) but the ones in the Black Dragon are much more removed from the originals and can't fly anymore (minus [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4413 one]] who we see with wings, implied to be one of the originals). Also Irena is not and never was a Jaal'darya, she was just rich from supplying the Sharen with dragons. Also, WordOfGod is dragons are actually elves, he's said so several times, especially in podcasts.
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*** Drow didn't always live underground. The goblins should have died out once the elves appeared. It's possible that goblins are actually more fit, possibly because of inverse fertility or needing less food, in which case the elves should have died out. The only thing I can think of is that they have different ecological niches, but what are they?
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*** The Black Dragon breeds dragons. The owner sat in full view of the audience, which included males, so she can't be a Jaal'darya. It's barely feasible that an elf born in a dragon's womb becomes a dragon, but they have a half dragon. The only thing I can think of is if they transplanted him from one womb to another part way through the pregnancy. Also, where is this stated?
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*** Elves normally have elf children. Something is making them have drow children. I was under the impression that it was malnutrition. What is it? The only way the father can matter is if it has something to do with DNA. Drow started changing in one or two generations. The only possible explanation is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics epigenetics]]. Could that really change your hair color?
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*** Surprisingly enough, [[EquivalentExchange no, it isn't]].
