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Or do Dwarves have different cultural notions of beauty? Hmmm...
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beard length, gold pinching, or perhaps the number of beer steins she could hold in one hand..?..?
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Are you saying she couldn't be a muse like the classical muses or those who poets used to personify their inspiration?
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In terms of the work, clearly fair is
fair, which has many connotations. As to the muse catagory, I would say elves in general from the 1st to early 4th ages to be the "classical" variety (from a non elf perspective). Some more so than others. Practically speaking, they were more common at that time, their civilizations more dominant. But as the 4th age drew on, and - well - up to present day - I would put them in the "poets used to personify..." heap. They were rare, seldom seen, and most likely considered to be (like opium in the 19th century) very dangerous and deadly, but if one had some luck, creatively rewarding and inspiring in a perilous kind of fashion