One issue I’ve struggled with when it comes to the longevity of elves is, why would human sages ever have to debate the timing of historical events (such as the fall of Netheril in FR0), when they could simply ask an elf that was alive at the time (or whose parent was). Xenaphobia. AS in: the irrational human belief that elves are (always) lying to humans, to manipulate them. This is a deeply-rooted, persistent conspiracy theory.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 15, 2019
What I’d like to know is why don’t sages just keep corpses on ice, embalm or mummify them (not make a magical mummy, just preserve the corpse), then have a cleric cast speak with dead whenever they want to know something that happened during that body’s lifetime. Because certain undead, and certain cults, will come for the bodies, and most sages aren't fighting types. Word long ago got around of their horrific fates, so…they're now afraid to try that.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 17, 2019