Regarding high elves.

[Lynesse {Celia/Jazzy} 398]

I believe that this is a topic that has been on the mind of most of the mali'ahreal that currently reside inside Haelun'or.

Players can't tell you how to roleplay your character. However over my time here I've seen a recent influx of players playing characters that would be deemed "impure mali'thill." As of recent it seems that more people are going down the path of playing the non-standard high elf [which is now becoming the standard].

I'm not asking people to re-do their character completely. However, I am asking people to take to mind that high elves are not born high elves by accident. If your character's mother or father married another high elf the chances are they did it on purpose. As a child you would of been brainwashed into the propaganda of racial supermacy and the maintaining of the purity of the blood-line.

No, this is not an attempt at nit-picking every high elf player and trying to get them to come to Haelun'or.[*waves a flag with a book emblem on it*]. However, I don't see the purpose of people playing high elves if they're going to do things in what people would be considered "the wrong way". Once again, we're not asking for all current high elves that are playing their characters from what the lore states is the norm to change. What's done is done, however I did feel the need to bring this up.

*slowly raises flame shield*

[Eleatic 1033]

Celia..

Even though Ikur', is not of mind to stay in Haelun'. For reason of an exploration, I support this to it's full extent.

+1

[Goldrim 1422]

This is not only the issue for the High Elves, but nearly every single race, where it is most seen at is the Orcs currently, but they handle it quite effectively. Usually it's just the fact that people wish to be "unique" among others.

[El Ricktador 1394]

There should definitely be a bit more lore-correct High Elf players out there. At the same time however, people have the right to make their character however they feel like it. What came to mind when I saw this was the Goblin debate that occurred awhile back.

So many people played their goblins as short....little..cute...things. When they should have been playing them as 5 to 6 foot Goblins. If I remember correctly, it ended with people agreeing to just let players play how they wanted to.

Now pushing all seriousness aside, why wouldn't you want to be a lore-correct High Elf and live in Disneyland? (;

[V0idsoldier 1139]

[Aelu / Rel (Combustionary) 1540]

I may seem like a hypocrite saying this, seeing as my character is an Impure himself, but I agree completely. If the backstory you give your character would conflict with making him pure, I can understand making a character impure (for example, Rel spent 80 of his first hundred years raised by an Iblees Cult).

Basically, if your idea for a character is "A high elf, BUT IMPURE!", don't do it.

[misssasy11 2]

I agree, at this point if people want to be unique they should play a lore-correct high elf I think this is a fine point. And of course Rei is right though. We have to let people do what they want. If we don't...they still will :P

[El Ricktador 1394]

I may seem like a hypocrite saying this, seeing as my character is an Impure himself, but I agree completely. If the backstory you give your character would conflict with making him pure, I can understand making a character impure (for example, Rel spent 80 of his first hundred years raised by an Ibleed Cult).

Basically, if your idea for a character is "A high elf, BUT IMPURE!", don't do it.

This. Or at the very least, roleplay your way to being impure. There are quite a bit of people that are IC enemies with Haelun'or simply because of a backstory that only ever existed in a Word document. Or similar program. :P

[Supremacy 3361]

This. Or at the very least, roleplay your way to being impure. There are quite a bit of people that are IC enemies with Haelun'or simply because of a backstory that only ever existed in a Word document. Or similar program.

And I quote "What has become of my people" from a high elf I met.

Hmm... What has become of your people... Right... "They read the lore and decided to follow it."

I would also like to point out. If you are a Pure wood elf with blond hair and light skin tone this makes no sense. Read the wikki and you will see wood elves have darker skin tones, darker hair and so on.

[Elfen_ 232]

I do not even know what to say. My main character is a High Elf in which only part of the lore goes with him.

[nppeck 601]

I believe the problems stems from people desiring to have a generic elf, i.e. a human with pointy ears.

[Supremacy 3361]

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[Lynesse {Celia/Jazzy} 398]

Mm, I agree with all of the posters on the thread in entirety however the sad truth is that being impure or non-lorey is almost the normal now. No offense to Oren or Malinor but it almost seems that there's more mali'thill there then in Haelun'or, their racial home! Worse yet, these high elves are walking around, knocking up humans. Yes, I do realize in entirety that we're racist and purity obsessed in character, not out of character. However, some of these "impure high elves" shouldn't even exists based on the lore how high elves are commonly raised and such. Food for thought for anyone who wants to make a new character that's a high elf. I won't tell you how to play your character, nor will any of the high elven lore team but if you're going to play a high elf and run around Arethor being an axe-swinging womanizer then perhaps you'd like to reconsider playing another race like wood elf and human.

[Jon Evaglno 202]

It's complicated. Ideally, yes, every HE is a racist mofo. However, not all High Elves were born and raised in Asulon, and specifically Haelun'or. If they were not brought up in the specifically racist way that the HE were, they won't behave like "lore correct" HE. Take Jon for example. He was raised by Dwarves. It took him a long time to get rid of dwarven habits, some of which are still there, I.E. loving ale. The majority are like me. They came from Aegis, and discovered that they were HE later. It's a question of psychology.

[Lynesse {Celia/Jazzy} 398]

It's complicated. Ideally, yes, every HE is a racist mofo. However, not all High Elves were born and raised in Asulon, and specifically Haelun'or. If they were not brought up in the specifically racist way that the HE were, they won't behave like "lore correct" HE. Take Jon for example. He was raised by Dwarves. It took him a long time to get rid of dwarven habits, some of which are still there, I.E. loving ale. The majority are like me. They came from Aegis, and discovered that they were HE later. It's a question of psychology.

Mm, I suppose. However, most high elves shouldn't be raised by dwarves. I've got nothing against your character however as I said before, high elves arn't made by accident. This being said most mali'ahreal parents would groom their child like a training dog from a young age. High elven children are raised with the propaganda. As for being raised in Aegis, while there was no high elven city, lore-wise high elves are the children of Larileh Lomanih [Or something like that. <.<]. This has something that has been passed down since her first children. Ergo, high elves in Aegis should of had the concept of purity even without a city.