Re: Eat your enemies in secret

From: wulfc_at_...
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 10:31:46 -0000

> I believe that the elves (certainly those most closely attuned to
the song
> of aldrya) consider all their diet cannibalism. Aldrayami don't
have a
> strong sense of self, and find it difficult to differentiate
between an
> elf and a non-aware plant.

> Having said this, to aldrayami this is normal, a manifestation of
the
> cycles of life

But from a human viewpoint, they wouldn't be seen as cannibals, so humans wouldn't associate aldryami with cannibalism or headtakers /thanatari. I have always wondered why humans so easily accept the cannibalistic habits of trolls, both to their own and others (I suppose it's still cannibalism if they eat a different. but sentient, species).

> This is getting a bit esoteric though - perhaps time to move it to
the GD?

No need for me, I've got the info I wanted on what scant few known cases of cannibalism there are on record.

Wulf

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