Elementals.

[miltonyorkcastle]

Since this came up in a quest, and I'm not actually sure of the answers, I'm going to pose the questions here, to get an "official" stance. (and to pose my current understanding)

1) Are elementals alive? (I understand that they are.)

2) Can elementals die? (My understanding is that they can, but not by any physical means. To be specific, physical attacks only disable/dismember the elemental, rendering it incapable of cohesive movement, like attacking. Eventually, however, the elemental will reform.)

3) Do elementals feel pain? and would somebody that summons them know whether they do or not? (My understanding is that they know, in some way, that they are being damaged, but they don't necessarily feel pain as a human might understand it.)

Alrighty. There it is. Thanks!

[Pankoki]

1) They are alive.

2) Depends really. If the elemental has been summoned (And most of them are) then no, it doesn't really die, it just returns to its point of origin. However an elemental who was "put together" from the elemental forces in its surroundings and isn't of extraplanar nature is bound by different rules. Some are a greater entity of its environment and destroying a manifestation of this presence only puts it dormant for a while. Others are a bit more individual or rather, they represent more singular entities that do die when they are destroyed.

3) They don't feel pain really, at least not in the same regards that a human does. They know that they might be falling apart and being dismembered but not really AHH PAIN!! Remember all their immunities, that might give you an insight into all that they don't feel or care about.

[miltonyorkcastle]

Excellent. Thanks, Pan.