[NyteSky]

As an elf I feel obligated to offer a little defense at least. Leaving ME was not a cowardly act. They were finally granted permission to return across the sea by the Valar. So they left. They fought and conquered the Ring once, due to human mistake it wasn't a final victory. After that they lost faith in that race and became more reclusive. Despite all that it was still the elves that Gandalf turned to and the elves that protected and guided the party after Gandalf's fall. So no more elf-bashing! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] Sorry, touchy subject for me. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Your other points were all good ones, even some of the elvish ones. What do you think would have happened if they tried to protect the Ring at Rivendell?