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Originally Posted by leukrota
Ah, but that's not what I'm taking about, I'm talking about open lines. I mean, like how he introduced elves, but didn't explain their existence or how they fit in the world. I don't particularly mind it, but he does leaves some holes here and there.
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Given that her name is '
Alfar', and the Norse and Christian elements in the story, I believe Kamachi is using Scandinavian elves.
In Scandinavian folklore, which is a later blend of Norse mythology and elements of Christian mythology, an elf is called
elver in Danish,
alv in Norwegian, and
alv or
älva in Swedish (the first is masculine, the second feminine).
In Denmark and Sweden, the elves appear as beings distinct from the vetter, even though the border between them is diffuse. The insect-winged fairies in British folklore are often called "älvor" in modern Swedish or "
Alfer" in Danish.
There's also something down the line about the Elves being diease carrying, could be the basis for Alfar's accelerated evolution aura.
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Originally Posted by I_am_Kami
Wasn't Izzard going to have a vampire bite index so she doesn't have to worry about death from the spell that kills her every year?
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Thus making her Immortal, but not necessary 'undead'