Rondstat
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@Kastor: I understand this thought, and I think there probably are some races in the Runescape multiverse that share a common ancestor - it's speculated by at least 3 characters ingame, and the human diaspora is a major lore point. But I also think humanoids, for whatever reason, just tend to occur.
Mah, having never left Freneskae, with no outside knowledge, gave most of her creations a humanoid visage. Human-like creatures are all across the multiverse. And even Infernus, likely the first plane to bear intelligent life, prima facie, gave rise to its own humans (demons like Mazc*na and Ac*tryn).
There are common ancestors, but there's also probably a heck of a lot of phenotypical convergence. And from where I'm sitting, it looks as likely it could be one or the other for elves.
@Hguoh: That's a really cool theory! Since 1oak's retcon of the origins of Daemonheim dungeons (which, for the record, I think was a good thing), the original theories about the rift have become less relevant, as they'd have to have some appeal to the Kin. This makes a lot of sense, and nicely ties a few different threads together.
I obviously cannot refute anything you say as we lack enough proof for either way, though I am still inclined to disagree with any major amounts of convergent evolution, so I mean I guess we have to leave it at that
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Though just on the topic of mazacna and ac*tyn, I once asked Mod Jack if there was a race of humanoid demons and if mazacna was a part of it. He just said that Mazacna is a lesser demon and there was no such race. Remember that some demons have been shown to be able to shape shift, ei Neizchiken, the god cape demon, Thammaron etc. which easily explains why those two look humanoid even though there is apparently no actual humanoid demon race.
This was like 2 years ago, and a lot could have changed since then though
@Kastor: I understand this thought, and I think there probably are some races in the Runescape multiverse that share a common ancestor - it's speculated by at least 3 characters ingame, and the human diaspora is a major lore point. But I also think humanoids, for whatever reason, just tend to occur.
Mah, having never left Freneskae, with no outside knowledge, gave most of her creations a humanoid visage. Human-like creatures are all across the multiverse. And even Infernus, likely the first plane to bear intelligent life, prima facie, gave rise to its own humans (demons like Mazc*na and Ac*tryn).
There are common ancestors, but there's also probably a heck of a lot of phenotypical convergence. And from where I'm sitting, it looks as likely it could be one or the other for elves.
@Hguoh: That's a really cool theory! Since 1oak's retcon of the origins of Daemonheim dungeons (which, for the record, I think was a good thing), the original theories about the rift have become less relevant, as they'd have to have some appeal to the Kin. This makes a lot of sense, and nicely ties a few different threads together.
I obviously cannot refute anything you say as we lack enough proof for either way, though I am still inclined to disagree with any major amounts of convergent evolution, so I mean I guess we have to leave it at that
.
Though just on the topic of mazacna and ac*tyn, I once asked Mod Jack if there was a race of humanoid demons and if mazacna was a part of it. He just said that Mazacna is a lesser demon and there was no such race. Remember that some demons have been shown to be able to shape shift, ei Neizchiken, the god cape demon, Thammaron etc. which easily explains why those two look humanoid even though there is apparently no actual humanoid demon race.
This was like 2 years ago, and a lot could have changed since then though
28-Aug-2015 05:10:06 - Last edited on 28-Aug-2015 05:12:12 by Cthris
