One of the commonest depictions of elves are as incredibly long-lived humanoids, if not utterly immune from death of natural causes. They are more graceful and more coordinated than humans, and incredibly good at archery.

These last two depictions could be related to their long lives. After all, spend enough time doing anything and you're bound to become excellent at it, and that includes putting an arrow through someone's visor at three-hundred feet.

Anyhow, what are some ways an un-aging people could interact with humans?

I am especially curious about elves as rulers, since they would be more suited to kingship than humans. Heck, any form of elf-inclusive government would be interesting. For the sake of simplicity, assume interbreeding between elves and humans is impossible, yet fun to attempt.

Also, if anyone has the time, any ideas as to why elves wouldn't be the dominant species? It seems like not-dying-of-old-age would result in a significant population advantage. It's not like any other species could become more skilled at a task than a two-century-old elf who is still in the prime of his life.

One of the commonest depictions of elves are as incredibly long-lived humanoids, sometimes utterly immune from death of natural causes. They are also more graceful and more coordinated than humans, and incredibly good at archery.

These last two depictions could be related to their long lives. After all, spend enough time doing anything and you're bound to become excellent at it, and that includes putting an arrow through someone's visor at three-hundred feet. Even assuming that, it seems like not-dying-of-old-age would result in a significant population advantage and a superior ability to manage information and history.

Basically, why wouldn't un-aging elves be the dominant species in settings with humans?

Examples of this situation from other works would be appreciated.

One of the commonest depictions of elves are as incredibly long lived (if not utterly immune from death of natural causes) humanoids, who more grateful and more coordinated than humans, and incredibly good at archery.

These last two depictions could be related to the long lives. Send enough time doing anything and you're bound to become excellent, after all, and that includes putting an arrow through someone's visor at three-hundred feet.

Anyhow, what are some ways an un-aging people group could interact with humans?

I am especially curious about elves as rulers, since they would be more suited to kingship than humans. Heck, any form of elf-inclusive government would be interesting. For the sake of simplicity, assume interbreeding elves and humans is impossible, yet fun to attempt.

Also, if anyone has the time, any ideas as to why elves wouldn't be the dominant species? It seems like not-dying-of-old-age would result in a significant population advantage, and its not like any other species could become more skilled at a task than a two-century-old elf whose still in the prime of his life.

One of the commonest depictions of elves are as incredibly long-lived humanoids, if not utterly immune from death of natural causes. They are more graceful and more coordinated than humans, and incredibly good at archery.

These last two depictions could be related to their long lives. After all, spend enough time doing anything and you're bound to become excellent at it, and that includes putting an arrow through someone's visor at three-hundred feet.

Anyhow, what are some ways an un-aging people could interact with humans?

I am especially curious about elves as rulers, since they would be more suited to kingship than humans. Heck, any form of elf-inclusive government would be interesting. For the sake of simplicity, assume interbreeding between elves and humans is impossible, yet fun to attempt.

Also, if anyone has the time, any ideas as to why elves wouldn't be the dominant species? It seems like not-dying-of-old-age would result in a significant population advantage. It's not like any other species could become more skilled at a task than a two-century-old elf who is still in the prime of his life.