TUP<br/><br/>On writer's block, I find that it helps if you simply don't try for a day or two. Read. Observe life. Have day-to-day conversations. Eventually, you'll find something that, often subconsciously, inspires you. I know that's probably not much help, but it really, in a banal sort of way, kind of works.<br/><br/>Oh, and good observations on Eshalu. She's no intellectual or mystic, but I always thought that wood elves would have a very strongly naturalistic and spiritual aesthetic, which makes them partial to both storytelling and thoughts on the passage of time, the changing of seasons etc. The suspended memory of the phantasm was both melancholy and beautiful to her.<br/><br/>I also thought it'd be natural for Eshalu to get a rush from a successful hunt. Maybe part of that's biological, but part of it is definitely social. Being a successful hunter/ranger is very much her life's purpose and the basis (the way she sees it) of her sexual attractiveness to other wood elves. A good huntress can give meaningful gifts (essential in the wood elven money-less society), tell good stories, and is perceived to be a good provider and protector.