When do elves reach adulthood

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We look forward to meeting you. Forums The Works of J. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. At what age do elves reach maturity? Winged Elf New Member. Since elves are immortal, at what age do elven children become adults? I couldn't find any reference to it in the books I've read so far I have not found any information on this either; I do not think Tolkien wrote any definitive age.

I would think they would mature more slowly than men. FarahSlax New Member. My question is, why do elves have so few children? Do they just have low libidos? They should have thousands of reproductive years. Also, the elven women are really hot! Why don't the men put it to them more? Dwimmerlaik New Member. I don't know the answer to this one either,but I could hazard a few guesses.

Firstly,when Tolkien wrote about the elve's,I am sure he thought of them as an ideal. Not perfect,as he write's of their flaw's as well as their many virtue's,but a people who had the maturity to know that because of their doom it would be wise not to have too many children,for fear of unruly dynastic squabble's-see the son's of Feanor.

Maybe,as FarahSlax ask's,because of their longevity they were limited to a smaller amount of children. Low libido? I doubt it. It could also be that Tolkien was a bit of a prude and may have thoght his elves above that sort of thing. As to Winged Elf's original question,I interpret the text's to read that elve's mature fairly rapidly in relation to their age. How rapidly I don't know,but I would guess that it would be similar to us if Maeglin's tale is any guide.

Maedhros The Tall. An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of and can live to be years old. According to the most recent official lore, elves probably bear children mostly between ages and Age: Humans reach Adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century. Alignment: Humans tend toward no particular Alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

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Tools Toggle Dropdown. Character Vault. Community Toggle Dropdown. Searches must be at least 3 characters. Elf Traits Your elf character has a variety of natural Abilities , the result of thousands of years of elven refinement. Ability Score Increase : Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age : Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as Humans , the elven understanding of Adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience.