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  Elder race - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An elder race in science fiction, fantasy, or horror fiction is a fictional alien race that preceded humanity.
Elder races generally have abilities and technologies (or magics, in the case of fantasy) that far surpass that of humanity.
A few elder races are portrayed as still being very much active in the story-current scene, and members of them may function as advisors or as antagonists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elder_race   (319 words)

  
 Elder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Henry Elder bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati
Elder race, any of a number of alien species in science fiction.
Electoral district of Elder, a state electoral district in South Australia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elder   (165 words)

  
 Thisweek Online
Elder, driving his No. 38 Great Clips car in the NASCAR Busch Series, was trying to qualify for the Tropicana Twister 300 when he lost control of his car and hit the wall going 175 miles per hour.
Elder’s crash in Chicago is one of the worst crashes in NASCAR history.
Elder was knocked unconscious and didn’t regain consciousness until he was getting loaded into the helicopter to be taken to the hospital.
www.thisweek-online.com /2002/september/20elder.html   (934 words)

  
 Eerie Underground Bases Of The Star Gods & The Controversial Shaver Mystery
After a time, the Elder Race, the Titans, began to notice that the once beneficent Sun now seemed to contain detrimental rays which were shortening their life-span by causing premature aging.
Shaver informed his readers that the Elder Race was not without its sensualists, and certain of its members, particularly, the lesser ones, varied greatly in morality and intelligence.
The surviving remnant of the Elder Race is determined to keep its Inner World a secret from the surface people until humankind has matured enough to share the marvels of the "mech," which remain operable and fully functional after millions of years.
www.geocities.com /Area51/Shadowlands/6583/under002.html   (2136 words)

  
 E L D E R R A C I N G . C O M   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
During the race Christian Elder realized the strengh of the car when he was racing with cars that eventually ended up in the top ten.
Christian Elder withdrew his entry to the June 17 ARCA race at Pocono because of a practice accident at Michigan.
Elder moved up six positions in the opening laps but had to drop back when the valve spring failed.
www.elderracing.com /news/news2.htm   (646 words)

  
 AR17 - THE HOLLOW EARTH: REALITY OR MYTH
After a time the Elder Race, the Titans, began to notice that the once beneficent sun now contained detrimental rays which were shortening their life-span by causing premature aging.
However, Shaver tells his readers, the Elder Race was not without its sensualists, and certain of its members, particularly the lesser ones, varied greatly in morality and intelligence.
Perhaps the majority of the Elder Race regarded their lesser evolved human cousins with the superiority and ill-concealed contempt that a pompous research scientist might feel walking amongst stone age aborigines.
www.atlantisrising.com /issue17/HollowEarthMyth.html   (2255 words)

  
 Race Descriptions...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Originating from the realm Kalina, this race was started to be servants for the humans there, but developed beyond such menial tasks and now populate their own cities.
The Krel are a reptilian/humanoid race from the realm of Nabotnu.
They trade all races they can get their hands on and pledge undying allegiance to their god, Craig Ar, since he is known to be evil as well.
www.geocities.com /naebrow/races.html   (1879 words)

  
 Races   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Races:- Elves are the ‘dominant' race within recent years they've suffered heavy losses from war and the unbinding which drove many insane.
These races like the elves and humans have suffered losses and have had hard times in the harsh and often violent nature of the shadow as well as strengthing of darker forces within the realm.
The Fre-: The Fre are a race of elderkin that have sought shelter in the underground waterways beneath the ruined elven city of Narthys.
www.mindspring.com /~tripsacum/id1.html   (780 words)

  
 Elder race: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Elder races generally have abilities and technologies (or magics, EHandler: no quick summary.
A few elder races are portrayed as still being very much active in the story-current scene, EHandler: no quick summary.
Some elder races are portrayed as wise benefactors, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/El/Elder_race.htm   (671 words)

  
 Free This Man
Elder's talk-show topics dealt with a wide range of current issues, from the federal deficit to the decline in civility in sports to incompetence on the Los Angeles City Council and school board.
Elder described himself as a "libertarian with a small `l'" and opposed gun control and the minimum wage, while supporting school vouchers, reproductive choice, gay rights, and the legalization of marijuana and cocaine.
Elder will not discuss his job security, but best-selling author and scholar Shelby Steele, who has been monitoring the Elder controversy, says no company wants to be "the next Texaco, so they're primed for [any] extortion attempt from the fl community, and whether it's fringe or mainstream is irrelevant.
www.larryelder.com /ainteasy/freethisman.htm   (5515 words)

  
 Strategy Video Game
There are many races who are much more powerful- the 'Elder races' they believe they have advanced as far as they can and seek to manipulate the younger races.
The aim of the game is to get ahead of other races (more discover space flight after you- it is a constantly changing universe) and eventually become an Elder race, trying to imprint your own image on the universe.
NB conquering everyone else is not really an option- likely the Elder races would stop you first, hence the economic methods of takeover.
www.gamediscovery.com /category/2001/january/strategy/unification.html   (561 words)

  
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Three wards or the Elder Signs are needed to reseal theWhistler, and thereby break the containment spell and the curse on the village.
The mages of the Elder Race lost the fourth ward, the Cube of Hope, to the Dark Orcs during the Orc Wars.
Instead, the elder race used the three remaining wards to seal the Whistler within a prison and set a stone golem to guard the secret chamber.
home.online.no /~trestad/ADVENT/Eirie.rtf   (5696 words)

  
 Society&Animal Forum - Society & Animals Journal
Dogs can "give" their lives to science, or they can be killed when no longer "employable" (for example, there are a large number of surplus greyhound racing dogs killed each year).
Turning to race, historically, people of color (especially Africans) have been situated by Westerners as lower on the chain of being and thus in closer evolutionary and behavioral proximity to nonhuman animals (especially the great apes).
Adapted from "Le Pratique Sauvage: Race, Place and the Human-Animal Divide," by Elder, Wolch, and Emel in Wolch and Emel (Eds.), Animal Geographies: Place, Politics, and Identity in the Nature-Culture Borderlands (1998, London: Verso).
www.psyeta.org /sa/sa6.2/elder.html   (6978 words)

  
 WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information
Elder said he enjoyed doing battle with the top drivers on the road course because the track gave low-budget teams a fighting chance.
Elder passed Allison with 12 laps remaining to seal the victory.
When Elder won his first Grand National race at Riverside, he was known as a part-time racer and a full-time farmer.
www.whowon.com /Results.asp?TrackID=2076&StoryID=155246   (1362 words)

  
 race-elder
Elders are capable of seeing in the dark as well as they see in the light.
Elders may use any one weapon at ½ the required exp. cost.
Elders have the talent of resist pain as in the College of the Mind.
www.dragonquestfrontiers.com /race-elder.html   (512 words)

  
 Eagonia
The Elder Races of Eagonia are the children of the gods, each race nurtured into life with care and tenderness by one of the Younger Gods in the Time of Creation.
The races have a natural lifespan of approximately a millenium and most are reclusive and thoughtful, however it would be a mistake to believe that they are unaware of world events.
The least reclusive of the Elder Races, the Giants were the only Elder Race to ally with the Humans, Dwarves and Orcs and that proved to be one of the turning points in the Dragon Wars.
www3.sympatico.ca /gogrady/eagonia/races.htm   (798 words)

  
 What is your favorite race? - GameBanshee Forums
Second time i create an imperial character cause this race was more suitable for the skills i wanted to use and it turns out pretty good, i guess it is my favourite...
race is woodelf coz that's what i am currently using though i must say that the male woodelfs are pretty ugly (i'm a female) and i thought that woodelfs were suppose to be good looking??!!
I would have to say Redoran, they were my first successful race and they seem to have a respect off most of the creatures in the land, they lack magical abilities but as fighters i consider them the best in the fields important to my fighters.
www.gamebanshee.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18275   (865 words)

  
 ADAM & EVE - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
Too close contact with the Elder Races was causing evolving humanity to learn certain advanced knowledge which, in their early stage of development, was not good for them.
And since this belief made it easier for the Elder Races to issue instructions and commands to the subsequently obedient Adams, they were in no hurry to change this belief.
As the Adamic Race evolved, they started to get a more realistic picture of their so-called "gods", as did the ancient Greeks who realized that, even though their "gods" had enormous powers, they were in fact only mortals who were not always "good".
www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=51411   (1804 words)

  
 Elder Demon (Silver Surfer foe)
The alien race that imprisoned the Elder Demon may or may not have a connection to the alien race known as the Deonists, given their similar methods of operation.--Kyle
Untold ages ago his race captured the Elder Demon in a crystal and used him to power their utopia, a civilization formed in the heart of a comet.
When the rest of his race chose to die, the Survivor was given the responsibility of safeguarding the Elder Demon.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix2/elderdemonda.htm   (581 words)

  
 N.W. Indiana's Toughest Race - dyestat.com Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Elder, who runs 35-40 miles a week, said she expected to win and started training hard at age 40.
Elder is 42 and Master’s champ Stacia Yoon of Valparaiso was third at age 41.
The lure of race that billed itself as a grueling and outlandish challenge was too much for Valparaiso triathlete Mike Pontrelli to resist.
www.dyestat.com /forum/showthread.php?p=148317   (2805 words)

  
 Clarfications for the extra confusing characters
The vast majority of these Elder Gods/Demons were slain by Demogorge, the offspring of Gaea and the Demiurge, a powerful god-like force, which sought to cleanse the Earth to allow humanity to develop.
The Elder Race(s): In the Marvel Universe, a number of seemingly human races have been described that existed after the rule of Earth by demonic races, but prior to the age of man. How long ago this was is anyone's guess.
Elders of the Universe, the Grandmaster, Collector, etc. These beings are extra-terrestrials who are the last of their races, many of whom may be older than the planet Earth; the Collector was first seen in Avengers I#28
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/appclar.htm   (3084 words)

  
 Elder
The wood of the Elder is sacred to the Elder race (The elven and fairy folk), and should not be cut, or hurt in any way.
The elder is ruis in ogham, and is the last ogham month, bringing it up to midwinter.
The elder is one of the most useful of all trees, as every part of it can be used: flowers and berries for drinks and other parts as herbal remedies.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /theshire/trees/html/elder.html   (127 words)

  
 The Mystery of Pre-Human Stygia
Of all the Elder races described, his is the only one to fit the description of the pre-Stygians as giant-kings.
An additional bit of information adds weight to the theory that she is of the "Old Race": "Once when he (Conan) spoke to her, she turned her head toward him and he was startled to see her eyes glowing like golden fire in the dark".
Howard's own writings suggest that they were the Giant-Kings, an Elder race of tall, white-skinned wizards with glowing eyes and a demoniacal taint in their blood.
www.rehupa.com /rippke_stygia.htm   (1437 words)

  
 Ruby Tears - Races: Vampires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
They appeared shortly after the ancient races began noticing they were no longer alone, older than the young races like humans, but somewhere in the middle.
Unlike most races, where only birthing children expanded their numbers, vampires can 'create' another by certain means, thus converting someone of another race.
They are not the caretakers of their race, often leaving the small ones to the care of a male relative.
www.indigorage.com /ruby/racesvampires.php   (1429 words)

  
 Christian Elder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Christian Elder had his best run in the SPEED World Challenge Series with a 13th place finish at the season's final event in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Those with the rain tires dominated the first half of the race, but near the half way point, the weather cleared and a dry line began to appear on the track.
The Great Clips Protégé was quick right off the trailer as Elder ran in the top 15 in all of the practice sessions, and then qualified a season best in 11th.
www.elderracing.com   (434 words)

  
 No. 1944: Ruth Elder
Good thing it did; Haldeman and Elder suffered an oil pressure failure and had to ditch in the ocean near the islands.
But Elder wanted to fly and, in 1929, she was back in the air.
And Ruth Elder was a member until her death in 1977.
www.uh.edu /engines/epi1944.htm   (568 words)

  
 Goody 500 Tickets and History
Elder, a part-time driver on the Goody 500 Tickets available, series from Minneapolis, beat Robert Huffman for a 3.254-second victory after a restart with three laps remaining.
Elder earned $11,550 for taking the checkered flag, although all 21 drivers who finished with their cars running must have felt like winners.
The race, involving younger drivers in four- and six-cylinder subcompacts, is normally plagued by accidents, yet this one still stood out.
www.rhinotickets.com /nascar/goody500-tickets.htm   (1368 words)

  
 eMedicine - Elder Abuse : Article by Laurel H Krouse, MD
This theory suggests that elder abuse is caused by the stress associated with caring for an elderly patient, compounded by stresses from the outside world.
Other risk factors in abuse are (1) shared living arrangements between the elder person and the abuser, (2) dependence of the abuser on the victim, and (3) social isolation of the elder person.
The laws created for elder abuse were based upon child abuse laws; therefore, the inability of patients to make decisions in their own best interests was presumed.
www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic160.htm   (2539 words)

  
 Theodored - Where Gothic Fantasy Meets Modern Gaming.
This is because they were members of the Elder Races, which were destroyed by the Old Gods at the end of the First Age.
Likened to giant rodents, the Verminfolk live underground and are generally a cowardly race on the individual level.
The last remaining of the Elder Races, the Ziran, are also a playable race.
www.freewebs.com /theodored/races.htm   (558 words)

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