"Ah, truly? You see, history tells us the elves were once longer lived than humans. Some even claimed they were immortal, but over the centuries they have what they refer to as 'quickened'. They are born, the age, they die, just as we humans do."

He frowns slightly at the explanation. "They also blame that on us. You see, historically, my people conquered their homelands and enslaved them. They maintain this caused their decline. How true that is is anyone's guess, really."

And there are so many topics to address he doesn't want to spend time on just the one. "What are orcs? Tieflings? Gnomes?"