Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26322120-20160123032212/@comment-27723099-20160127211321

If this wiki article is your source, I will discuss my point along it. They have far better vision and hearing than Men. Because they do not age. Men and dwarves have the problem that they are weaker, the older they are. Yes, elves do have better vision than even the youngest and fittest mortals, although the difference is not as big as it is always proclaimed. Ok, this is a natural ability of elves. They also have skills and abilities beyond what is possible for Men, and many can craft seemingly magical objects. Many, yeah. This does not disprove my point, because many elves are very old and are only skilled because they have trained for so long. In The Silmarillion, it is mentioned that the Elves are indeed closest in kin to the Ainur, given that Elves possess ethereal grace and various powers. Powers they have learned in centuries of practice. And do not the royal lines of Numenor, Gondor, and Arnor often have the same grace and powers? Elves are light of foot, can travel long distances without leaving tracks, and often can walk lightly across snow where the boots of Men would sink. This comes from Legolas actions from The Lord of the Rings. As I said, Legolas is >1000 years old. This does not go against my point. They do not require sleep, but are able to enter a waking meditative state to regain their strength. Yes, this is most likely a natural ability, because I can't imagine how to learn not to require sleep.

A small interesting sidenote: Gandalf sleeps with his eyes open. Maybe he does the same as elves? But we know that he sometimes does sleep for real, because Pippin could steal the Palantir from Gandalf while Gandalf was sleeping. Except, maybe Gandalf did not really sleep?