: Sorry, but... we knew that already.
: Although... in answer to Myrmidonnes' question, my guess
: is that they are similar to Tolkien's elves in one
: vital way: being such long-lived creatures, it takes
: them /ages/ to replenish numbers lost in war, and are
: probably pretty rare to begin with. Hence, to go to
: battle at all means a defeat in the long term,
: regardless of said battle's outcome. Presumably, the
: Forest Giants considered the War Against Soulblighter
: to be of less world shattering importance (no pun
: indended) than the Great War- and in any case, it is
: unlikely that they would have ever joined Alric's
: cause while their blood enemies, the Trow, stood under
: the banner of the Light.
i think that the forest giants are like ents in that they can't reproduce, but heron guards are more like elves because thay are elite and immortal.
Gothmog
