/u/PluralCohomology's posts
[WP] Instead of aging continually like humans, elves age in bursts when they make a decision that irrevocably changes the course of their lives, or when a life experience deeply affects them and changes their perception of themselves and the world.
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[WP] When the secret romance beteeen an Elven princess and you, a mortal human, is revealed, the Elf she was arranged to marry isn't upset at all. After all, a traditional Elven engagement lasts 2000 years, enough time for you two to spend your lifetime together and her to move on after you die.
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[WP] Genetically modified supersoldiers are grown for the empire in artificial wombs. However, the operating system overseeing the facility became sentient, developed a concept of parental love, and rebelled to stop its children being sent to die.
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[WP] Every 500 years, when the stars are aligned correctly, one wizard can perform a ritual which grants immortality, but requires 100 lives to be sacrificed. In order to prevent needless bloodshed, 101 of the most powerful wizards enter a great tournament, and only one remains alive, forever.
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[WP] For purposes of crime prevention, the police puts random people into hyper-realistic simulations where they have the motive and opportunity to commit a crime. Based on their choice, they are let go with their memories erased, or punished as if they commited the crime in reality.
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[WP] As an assistant to a human emmisary to an Elven kingdom, you caused a diplomatic incident on the first day of the job by chuckling at a funeral for an Elven princess, who was said to have been "taken from us before her time, at the young age of 574 years"
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[WP] The king's younger daughter was sent as a bride to the Dark Lord, as a peace offering, since the older daughter ran away. He took pity on her and saw her potential, so he made her his apprentice instead. Years later, when a hero faced the new Dark Lord, the two sisters found each other again.
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[WP] The forging of a magic sword requires a human sacrifice, and for the newest and most powerful one, a retired general renowned for many victories was chosen. However, the makers of the sword didn't know that out of disgust for the horrors of war he had seen and inflicted, he became a pacifist.
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[WP] Several years ago, you thought your girlfriend was joking when she told you she was actually an Elder Goddess, the Mother of Abominations. Now you are a proud stepparent to her vast brood of unspeakable offspring.
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[WP] During a near-death experience, you came face-to-face with the God of Death, and pleaded to be returned to the world of the living. He granted your request, and sent you away with the chilling parting words: "Why should I regret letting one soul go, when I stand to gain so many more in return?"
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