TWK: The Aelf dilemma

transentient · 05 Dec 2005, 14:16 · from 2005-December.txt.gz

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From: transentient at gmail.com (transentient)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 09:16:52 -0500
Subject: (urth) TWK: The Aelf dilemma
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On Dec 5 2005, at 2:59 AM, Roy C. Lackey wrote:
>
> Given that the Aelf are not spiritually immortal, they have no hope of
> eternal reward (still less the denizens of Muspel). So why the hell  
> should
> they worship humans -- or anyone or anything else? If there's no  
> "pie in the
> sky when they die", where's the payoff for whatever passes as  
> righteous
> living for an Aelf?
>
> -Roy

Why does it follow that they have no hope of eternal reward? For the  
Aelf, the eternal reward would be to gain a soul, to become human.  
Baki is explicit about wanting this when she is helping Toug get  
around the castle in the beginning of _Wizard_.

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