what-even-is-thiss wrote this interesting and pretty heartbreaking elven aging fan fiction story about how elves might age. It’s a different idea than in traditional fantasy stories like Tolkien or Dungeons & Dragons in which elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans. But this is certainly an interesting alternative take on elf aging:
Source: what-even-is-thiss
(via: Geek Girls)
or maybe elves mature more like humans and when they reach adulthood the longlivity sets in… just a boring, not so tear indulgen thougth 😛
Elves in DnD reach physical maturity at around age 25.
“Though an elf reaches mental and physical maturity at the
age of 25, very few elves become parents until much later in
life. Elves rarely feel that they’re ready to settle down and
begin families before they’re at least 100 years old, and most
stop having children soon after reaching the age of 200.”
– Races of the Wild, pg 13, 3.x Supplement Book – section on Reproduction.
“I have chosen my name from now until the end of time. ‘Frank Smith Breezeblower” is how I will be known.
There was a similar situation on Star Trek Voyager with Kes, who had a life span of something like 9 human years. I could never figure out how she gained enough knowledge, experience, and skill to be a functioning “adult” at a few years old.
She has an eidetic memory
They could be like dinosaurs. Age very quickly until they reach maturity and then slow to a great extent.