From:	Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject:	Re: sr/ed ties
Date:	Mon, 7 Jul 1997 08:49:25 +1000

> actually, i _think_ only the elves of tir na nog, which is either the physical
> location of the bloodwood or the metaphysical location, will sprout the thorns
> when the mana gets high enough. i believe that tir tairngire is the
> <meta>physical location of city of spires, and the elves that lived there (such
> as harly) did not and will not sprout thorns.

The official word from FASA's Mike Mulvilhill is that the thorn growth
was due to a ritual performed at the birth of the elf, and is in no way
genetic. Thus, unless someone starts doing the rituals again, no elves
in Shadowrun will start looking like bald rosebushes.

Lady Jestyr

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