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Elena · Aug 21, 2007, 10:31 AM // 10:31

speculation good sir good sir if people didnt speculate in the past we might not have had cars or internet or even electricity!

thezed · Aug 21, 2007, 12:29 PM // 12:29

I belive it was stated in an interview that we would witness the birth of the race "near the end" of GW:EN. What "near the end" means is anyones guess, but I think it is safe to say this is not an ancient race of elves or aliens who crash landed.

Think about it people, in GW:EN we face The Great Destroyer. What is the oposite of destruction? Creation. My bet: the birth of this race is either caused by our defeat of the Destoryers or their birth helps us in the Destroyers defeat. The will be creatures of life and creation to balance out the forces of death and destruction that the Destroyers represent.

And I think they definatly look like Wood Nyphs (sp?) not elves.

Etta · Aug 21, 2007, 12:43 PM // 12:43

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Originally Posted by thezed

I think it is safe to say this is not an ancient race of elves or aliens who crash landed.

haha i was joking, lighten up. If anyone is an alien, I'm looking at the Azura. Their spaceship clash landed in tyria 5,000 years ago, and for some reason they can't stand the heat from tyria's yellow sun, so they went underground. Or they came to Tyria by that stargate thingy. haha

Solar_Takfar · Aug 21, 2007, 12:47 PM // 12:47

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Originally Posted by thezed

Think about it people, in GW:EN we face The Great Destroyer. What is the oposite of destruction? Creation. My bet: the birth of this race is either caused by our defeat of the Destoryers or their birth helps us in the Destroyers defeat. The will be creatures of life and creation to balance out the forces of death and destruction that the Destroyers represent.

pretty good point.

Still, I never thought the GW world needed a fairy-type race... well. I know which race I will NOT be playing in GW2

LobsterMobster · Aug 21, 2007, 02:33 PM // 14:33

It's funny when people say, "They're not elves, they don't have pointy ears!" Before Tolkien came along, the word "elf" was synonymous with "pixie" or "spirit" or even "gremlin."

R!ghteous Ind!gnation · Aug 21, 2007, 02:36 PM // 14:36

Grass people = Drug reference.

Ghost Omel · Aug 21, 2007, 02:41 PM // 14:41

Now you saaw a Female version now imagine Male version of same race Now
Its probably gonna be a big treestump with a head arms and legs J/K She looks cool and yes i hope she aint no trehuging snottnosed bowloving conservative Elves we all know and loved for years from ALL other games we have played.(Elves arent coller then Orks)HUmans beat all oh wait no CHARR DO

thezed · Aug 21, 2007, 02:53 PM // 14:53

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Originally Posted by Etta

haha i was joking, lighten up. If anyone is an alien, I'm looking at the Azura. Their spaceship clash landed in tyria 5,000 years ago, and for some reason they can't stand the heat from tyria's yellow sun, so they went underground. Or they came to Tyria by that stargate thingy. haha

I know YOU were joking. I just used your post as an example. Using your obviously obserd theory to contrast with the actually theory of elves helps to point out that they are both obserd.

It's a fancy debate tactic that I don't think is actually allowed in formal debates

Free Runner · Aug 21, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46

I'll post my speculation in spoiler tags then since its based off actual in game cinematics.There appears to be a whole thread dedicated to it over on GWO.

Possible Spoilers below (No Spoiler tag for Guru?)

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The Sylvari could be a race born after large numbers of another one end at the end of Eye of the North

MithranArkanere · Aug 21, 2007, 03:51 PM // 15:51

I bet their plant part is cannabis.

That would explain the dreamy faces, the greenish appearance and their lack of sadness. They are high 24/7.

Probably they took a bunch of Mursaat or Seers and closed them up in a foggy green room. And they turned into that.

Nevin · Aug 21, 2007, 04:14 PM // 16:14

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Originally Posted by Drag0noX

What's wrong with grass?

I like grass (and not the kind you find in a pakr o_0)

I second that.

Darksun · Aug 21, 2007, 06:02 PM // 18:02

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Originally Posted by Free Runner

None the less we will be seeing the Sylvaris birth.

They still look better than the other races.

Oh heck no.. Narn & Charr ftw.

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

I bet their plant part is cannabis.

That would explain the dreamy faces, the greenish appearance and their lack of sadness. They are high 24/7.

GW 2 will explain how they get stuck working at Mcdonald's for the rest of their lives.

Venomous Toxin · Aug 22, 2007, 09:58 AM // 09:58

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Originally Posted by LobsterMobster

It's funny when people say, "They're not elves, they don't have pointy ears!" Before Tolkien came along, the word "elf" was synonymous with "pixie" or "spirit" or even "gremlin."

Actually, Gremlins are a product of the second World War and first mentioned in 1942 by Hubert Griffith in the servicemen's fortnightly Royal Air Force Journal. Airmen made up the term "Gremlin" to blame the unseen for sabotaging their airplanes and equipment. Basically, if your airplane broke or something mechanical went wrong, you'd blame it on a Gremlin. The story of the Gremlin sabotaging an airplane was played with in The Twilight Zone's, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and later retold in the Twilight Zone movie. It was also parodied in The Simpson's Halloween story where a gremlin sabotages Bart's schoolbus. The "Gremlins" movie of course depicts them as asian in origin, yet still depicts them as sabotaging bulldozers, wheelchairs, etc. The in-joke is that the only person who actually ever calls them gemlins in the movie is the the old WW2 veteran neighbor. I'd say elves and pixies are more synonomous with goblins than Gremlins since the gremlin concept is too new and doesn't have any old-world folklore roots.

WinterSnowblind · Aug 22, 2007, 10:24 AM // 10:24

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Originally Posted by Venomous Toxin

Actually, Gremlins are a product of the second World War and first mentioned in 1942 by Hubert Griffith in the servicemen's fortnightly Royal Air Force Journal. Airmen made up the term "Gremlin" to blame the unseen for sabotaging their airplanes and equipment. Basically, if your airplane broke or something mechanical went wrong, you'd blame it on a Gremlin. The story of the Gremlin sabotaging an airplane was played with in The Twilight Zone's, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and later retold in the Twilight Zone movie. It was also parodied in The Simpson's Halloween story where a gremlin sabotages Bart's schoolbus. The "Gremlins" movie of course depicts them as asian in origin, yet still depicts them as sabotaging bulldozers, wheelchairs, etc. The in-joke is that the only person who actually ever calls them gemlins in the movie is the the old WW2 veteran neighbor. I'd say elves and pixies are more synonomous with goblins than Gremlins since the gremlin concept is too new and doesn't have any old-world folklore roots.

That was also mentioned in Star Trek at some point.

Although I forget which series/movie. Possibly Voyager.

mazik · Aug 22, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12

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Originally Posted by Free Runner

I'll post my speculation in spoiler tags then since its based off actual in game cinematics.There appears to be a whole thread dedicated to it over on GWO.

Possible Spoilers below (No Spoiler tag for Guru?)

*coughthedestroyerscough*

Free Runner · Aug 22, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46

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Originally Posted by mazik

*coughthedestroyerscough*

I wasnt referring to them

Solar_Takfar · Aug 22, 2007, 08:39 PM // 20:39

from the GWEN manual:

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The battle between the Great Dwarf and the Great Destroyer is fated top play out once again, it seems. The tome does not foretell the entirety of the outcome, not predict a victor. It only mentions that the Dwarves will be "forever transformed" by this final battle

Smells fishy. And yea, for the love of Balthazar, I sure as hell hope not. I mean, they wouldn't... right?

mazik · Aug 22, 2007, 08:49 PM // 20:49

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Originally Posted by Solar_Takfar

from the GWEN manual:

Smells fishy. And yea, for the love of Balthazar, I sure as hell hope not. I mean, they wouldn't... right?

haha, I just read that myself and came here to post about it.

Can they even do that? 0.o

Solar_Takfar · Aug 22, 2007, 09:05 PM // 21:05

They can do anything they want but... on the other hand, it'd be funny as hell, if you think about it. But, no, it'd be way too strange. totally nonsensical. no way. no.

Free Runner · Aug 22, 2007, 09:17 PM // 21:17

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Originally Posted by Solar_Takfar

from the GWEN manual:

Smells fishy. And yea, for the love of Balthazar, I sure as hell hope not. I mean, they wouldn't... right?

You got it. Conicidently which race has been confirmed to be unplayable in GW2?

Spoilers again

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The sound files suggest the time of the Dwarves is over