A Thought
Perhaps the Elves weren't as systemic in their inheritance laws as we mortals might deem desirable due to the simple fact that they wouldn't have much expectation of inheriting anything. In their mindset, death had to be something of an aberration.
Perhaps they decided the succession on the basis of an ad hocery, "this seems like a good idea."
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