Keylaleigh
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:05 pm
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| Yeah, I have a character that's not... immortal, per se, but I don't know what to call it.
She has lived for about 200 years, and is eternally 22, but she can die. It is possible to kill her- be it with a gun, knife, poison, disease, starvation... she would die. She just can't die of old age.
So tell me, Midorea- what would you call that?
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Gladde
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:00 pm
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| Immortal for me means that someone/creature cannot die, get harmed, sick, etc.
If it refers to one or more aspect of immortality, I usually specify by saying they have eternal life and or beauty. Also consider that immortal beings can die, like the gods, but it would take another being of the same level (another god) to do it.
*shrugs* That my take on it anyway. I think that if you define your version of immortality, then the reader/audience understands from then on out what you mean by a character being immortal.
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Keylaleigh
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:58 pm
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| Thanks you two! I'll figger something out.
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DayofGlory
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:31 pm
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| You could say something like semi-mortal or some other word that implies half mortal. Or you can just make a word up.
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BonesTheHeretic
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:12 pm
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| You could say ageless - though I agree with Maeve. As long as you explain, just immortal is fine.
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Keylaleigh
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:49 pm
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| I ended up using "Soulbound" to describe it, because her life depends on the life of another.
Thanks for your help, though!
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BonesTheHeretic
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:55 pm
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| Ooh I like it! Glad everything worked out, even if I wasn't helpful ^_^
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