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Helgoland

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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #45 on: September 26, 2012, 05:34:08 pm »

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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #46 on: September 26, 2012, 06:37:50 pm »



my dreams will be haunted tonight.
do you reckon the elves make trees shaped like these to get over the fact they are forever alone?
Jesus christ I hope not. That thought just terrifies me.
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #47 on: September 26, 2012, 07:07:24 pm »



my dreams will be haunted tonight.
do you reckon the elves make trees shaped like these to get over the fact they are forever alone?
Jesus christ I hope not. That thought just terrifies me.
Fools!
The elves are the trees!
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #48 on: September 27, 2012, 06:17:25 pm »

two things

1: I would totally buy one of their better designed chairs, if properly varnished

2: Is anyone else reminded of giggle at the ghosties?
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #49 on: September 27, 2012, 10:10:15 pm »



my dreams will be haunted tonight.
do you reckon the elves make trees shaped like these to get over the fact they are forever alone?
Jesus christ I hope not. That thought just terrifies me.
Fools!
The elves are the trees!
Seeing how DF world apparently is aloof with Magic and evil/good energies, I would not be surprised if the first elves were made this way, or if this was at least their creation myth.
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #50 on: October 01, 2012, 12:46:50 am »


Our sanctuary grows by the day. We know much of technology, but we have chosen to leave it behind on this journey. Our home here will be a place of simplicity: structures hewn from the stone, bridges woven with branches, hallways caressed by pure waters. We build around the ancient and noble trees, drawing from their strength and giving them our own in return. All that is wild will flow around us here: our race will be just one more group of creatures in the knit of nature. It is our hope that such a state will bring with it greater wisdom, a greater understanding of the nature of the universe. Once our city here is complete, we will peer inward and discover the truth.


We are departing now, after so many years in peaceful seclusion here. When we came, this place was a refuge for our spirits, a civilization built from native materials, bereft of the trappings of our technology. We were linked to the land here, kindred to the plants and animals, far away from the machines we had become so dependent on. And so we leave it now, pristine, a testament to the mortal forms we no longer need. We have drawn the veils of time and space aside, and are withdrawing beyond the illusion. But we will never forget this, the most sacred of our homes. And we will remain ever watchful.
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #51 on: October 01, 2012, 01:02:19 am »


Our sanctuary grows by the day. We know much of technology, but we have chosen to leave it behind on this journey. Our home here will be a place of simplicity: structures hewn from the stone, bridges woven with branches, hallways caressed by pure waters. We build around the ancient and noble trees, drawing from their strength and giving them our own in return. All that is wild will flow around us here: our race will be just one more group of creatures in the knit of nature. It is our hope that such a state will bring with it greater wisdom, a greater understanding of the nature of the universe. Once our city here is complete, we will peer inward and discover the truth.


We are departing now, after so many years in peaceful seclusion here. When we came, this place was a refuge for our spirits, a civilization built from native materials, bereft of the trappings of our technology. We were linked to the land here, kindred to the plants and animals, far away from the machines we had become so dependent on. And so we leave it now, pristine, a testament to the mortal forms we no longer need. We have drawn the veils of time and space aside, and are withdrawing beyond the illusion. But we will never forget this, the most sacred of our homes. And we will remain ever watchful.
Is the mothership/tree calling this man? Must we cleanse him in magma?

The answer is yes.
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #52 on: October 01, 2012, 02:15:17 am »



my dreams will be haunted tonight.
do you reckon the elves make trees shaped like these to get over the fact they are forever alone?
Jesus christ I hope not. That thought just terrifies me.
Fools!
The elves are the trees!
Seeing how DF world apparently is aloof with Magic and evil/good energies, I would not be surprised if the first elves were made this way, or if this was at least their creation myth.

I finally figured out why Elves don't have kids. It's not that they can't. They just end up banging all the trees instead.

misko27

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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #53 on: October 01, 2012, 02:17:44 am »



my dreams will be haunted tonight.
do you reckon the elves make trees shaped like these to get over the fact they are forever alone?
Jesus christ I hope not. That thought just terrifies me.
Fools!
The elves are the trees!
Seeing how DF world apparently is aloof with Magic and evil/good energies, I would not be surprised if the first elves were made this way, or if this was at least their creation myth.

I finally figured out why Elves don't have kids. It's not that they can't. They just end up banging all the trees instead.
inb4 someon mods this into reality.

Will we be able to actually do this ourselves in the next update? So I can make a Giant elf, and then burn the elf?
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #54 on: October 01, 2012, 05:43:39 am »

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That was actually pretty beautiful.

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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #55 on: October 01, 2012, 08:31:18 am »

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That was actually pretty beautiful.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #56 on: October 01, 2012, 10:39:45 am »

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That was actually pretty beautiful.
It's cribbed wholesale from the Chozo logs in Metroid Prime.

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That was actually pretty beautiful.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!
The Chozo are kind of the spess elves of Metroid, with the pirates' endearing incompetence, reckless disregard for personal safety, and desire to commit atrocities against planetary ecosystems and other species and making them the spess dorfs.
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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #57 on: October 01, 2012, 05:26:10 pm »

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That was actually pretty beautiful.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

Nope, God-King. Nice guess, though.

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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #58 on: October 03, 2012, 10:16:22 am »

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That was actually pretty beautiful.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

Nope, God-King. Nice guess, though.
Have I mentioned that I love this forum?
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I'm going to do the smart thing here and disengage. This isn't a hill I paticularly care to die on.

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Re: These people are similar to the goddam elves
« Reply #59 on: October 08, 2012, 02:12:15 am »

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That was actually pretty beautiful.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

Nope, God-King. Nice guess, though.
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