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Farael · 05-15-2006, 03:57 PM

Hmmm maybe I used too many strong words on my last post. I did not mean for the elves to be called "cowards" but they sure are part of the "passive resistance" rather than the active one. Both kinds of resistance are important, someone has to be able to think for any active meassures to be effective.

Yet what I was trying to say is that the elves were knocked down and weren't really getting up again. As they had another way out (Valinor) they didn't need to get up, they could flee, and that's why we don't see them as active participants in battle and same reason why we don't see them die.. they keep themselves out of harm's way because they know that if they survive, sooner or later they can seek their way West.

05-15-2006, 03:57 PM	#27
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Hmmm maybe I used too many strong words on my last post. I did not mean for the elves to be called "cowards" but they sure are part of the "passive resistance" rather than the active one. Both kinds of resistance are important, someone has to be able to think for any active meassures to be effective. Yet what I was trying to say is that the elves were knocked down and weren't really getting up again. As they had another way out (Valinor) they didn't need to get up, they could flee, and that's why we don't see them as active participants in battle and same reason why we don't see them die.. they keep themselves out of harm's way because they know that if they survive, sooner or later they can seek their way West. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.