Re: Souls in elves

["Kris Ames" <kris@cioe.com>]

Ah Orion...Of course bacteria and yeast don't have souls.  I was just
hypothesizing that in humans, lizards, and orcs the soul and how it
interacts with the bodies cells (or molecules in the case of some mutos),
requires that the soul is happy, healthy and functioning properly. 
Spells that target the soul disrupt this process and cause a percentage
of the cells to start dying..hence causing physical damage.  Elves (as
who as you pointed out) have been bred to where their cells do not
require this soul and hence would not be effected unless they were
somehow given a soul that was "theirs" and hence their body cells health
was contingent on its presence.

-Kris

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> From: Orion Furmanski <thelaw@expert.cc.purdue.edu>
> To: Kris Ames <kris@cioe.com>
> Cc: gmlist@cioe.com
> Subject: Re: Souls in elves
> Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 12:58 AM
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Kris Ames wrote:
> 
> > Damage to the individual cells and molecules in the body which
require a
> > soul in order to function properly.  Hence elves who are far superior
;)
> > and don't have such faulty cells and molecule don't take damage.  How
is
> > that for Crack smoking?
> > 
> > -Kris
> 
> Here, try my $20 dola rock, not dat schwag-ass nug.  Does a bacteria
have
> a soul? How about yeast? Probably not. Bear in mind that the current AQ
elves
> are mutants resulting from environmental selection against individuals
> with souls by means of some soul withering magical disease. (correct me
if
> I am wrong here) I say this likens elves to protiists and makes them
> inferior to other soul-bearing humanoids, even semisentient beasts of
the
> field. DOWN WITH MUTANTS!  Well....you know what I mean. =)
> 
> Mr. Biology has spoken.
> 
> Orion F.
> 
> 
>  > > ---------- > > From:
> Steve Ames <steve@ns1.cioe.com> > > To: gmlist@cioe.com; kris@cioe.com
> > > Subject: Re: Souls in elves
> > > Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 5:37 PM
> > > 
> > > > How about the concept that soul strike causes damage by the pain
of
> > your
> > > > soul being pulled at.  When you run out of DP period you die and
your
> > > > soul is successfully ripped out and heads toward the afterlife as
> > usual
> > > 
> > > Damage to what?
> > > 
> > > 						-Steve
> > 
>