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sunnyskywalkerTitle: Jedi, Istari, and Wizards: A Secret History (5/7)
Fandom: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, X-Men (Disclaimer)
Categories: Gen, PG, Crossover, Metafiction
Summary: An over-eager pop historian draws some interesting conclusions. Part V of the "history," in which we find out that yes, the Dementors are descended from the Nazgûl.
Part V: Assimilation
The Jedi base is no longer inhabited. The fate of the Jedi--and that of most of the Vulcans of Earth--is unknown. Perhaps they, like the tiny band of humans, eventually returned to the GFFA, or perhaps they engaged in one last, fatal conflict with Darth Morgoth. (Morgoth, too, is disturbingly unaccounted for. Rumors that he later resurfaced under the name Palpatine are no doubt untrue.)
It is also likely, however, that the Jedi who could interbreed with Earthlings eventually did so, and that many of the others followed their brethren to Earth once their base began to fail after so many centuries and established colonies. This may have been the origin of the race of dwarves, if a small contingent of the Jedi relocated fairly early. Alternatively, the dwarves, like the elves, may have come to Earth entirely by accident, as their origin story of "awakening" suggests. It is doubtful that they were indigenous to Earth. (Hobbits, on the other hand, almost certainly were cousins of homo sapiens; evidence of their existence from ancient days has recently been uncovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia.)
Many other non-indigenous creatures also made their homes on Earth. Some of these creatures were genetically manipulated and/or imbued with "magical" Force powers, sometimes Dark, as is the case with werewolves* and Nazgûl, known today as Dementors. The Dementors, it should be noted, are not identical to their ancestors. Whether their alteration is due to mutation and natural selection or to the interference of a sentient being or race is unknown.
Many of these non-indigenous races have since died out or been assimilated into native populations. Those elves that remained were assimilated long ago. (They have no relation to the "house-elves," also known as hobs or brownies.) Trolls survived, though their numbers are few. Hobbits, as Professor Tolkien related, dwindled, and keep out of the way of the "Big Folk" in any case. Dwarves, due to a low birthrate and highly imbalanced male-female ratio in their community (evidence perhaps supporting the "crash-survivors" hypothesis of dwarven origins), have most likely died out, though not before interbreeding with other populations. Dwarves are particularly suspected of having interbred with Orcs, or goblins, as they are always now called, thus adding their affinity for metalworking to the goblins' tendency toward violence. Hobbits may also have contributed their "clever fingers" to this gene pool, though that has not yet been confirmed. That at least one human wizard, Filius Flitwick, is known to have a goblin ancestor (as confirmed by J.K. Rowling) indicates that goblins and humans may have a history of interbreeding. The southerner with the "sallow face" and "slanting eyes" seen accompanying Bill Ferny of Bree, suspected by Frodo Baggins of being "more than half a goblin," may lend further support to this hypothesis. Human DNA may also have been introduced to the goblin race by Morgoth when he created goblins. Where human DNA goes, Vulcan DNA follows, giving goblins perhaps the most varied ancestry of any race on Earth.
* Lycanthropy is a rare disease resulting from a combination of the DNA of a shape-shifting race and tainted midichlorians, cultured by Morgoth, which is transmissible through the bloodstream.
Back to Part I: Of Ancient Forests
Back to Part IV: Wandering Istari
Forward to Part VI: Legacies of Ancient Days
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Fandom: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, X-Men (Disclaimer)
Categories: Gen, PG, Crossover, Metafiction
Summary: An over-eager pop historian draws some interesting conclusions. Part V of the "history," in which we find out that yes, the Dementors are descended from the Nazgûl.
The Jedi base is no longer inhabited. The fate of the Jedi--and that of most of the Vulcans of Earth--is unknown. Perhaps they, like the tiny band of humans, eventually returned to the GFFA, or perhaps they engaged in one last, fatal conflict with Darth Morgoth. (Morgoth, too, is disturbingly unaccounted for. Rumors that he later resurfaced under the name Palpatine are no doubt untrue.)
It is also likely, however, that the Jedi who could interbreed with Earthlings eventually did so, and that many of the others followed their brethren to Earth once their base began to fail after so many centuries and established colonies. This may have been the origin of the race of dwarves, if a small contingent of the Jedi relocated fairly early. Alternatively, the dwarves, like the elves, may have come to Earth entirely by accident, as their origin story of "awakening" suggests. It is doubtful that they were indigenous to Earth. (Hobbits, on the other hand, almost certainly were cousins of homo sapiens; evidence of their existence from ancient days has recently been uncovered on the island of Flores in Indonesia.)
Many other non-indigenous creatures also made their homes on Earth. Some of these creatures were genetically manipulated and/or imbued with "magical" Force powers, sometimes Dark, as is the case with werewolves* and Nazgûl, known today as Dementors. The Dementors, it should be noted, are not identical to their ancestors. Whether their alteration is due to mutation and natural selection or to the interference of a sentient being or race is unknown.
Many of these non-indigenous races have since died out or been assimilated into native populations. Those elves that remained were assimilated long ago. (They have no relation to the "house-elves," also known as hobs or brownies.) Trolls survived, though their numbers are few. Hobbits, as Professor Tolkien related, dwindled, and keep out of the way of the "Big Folk" in any case. Dwarves, due to a low birthrate and highly imbalanced male-female ratio in their community (evidence perhaps supporting the "crash-survivors" hypothesis of dwarven origins), have most likely died out, though not before interbreeding with other populations. Dwarves are particularly suspected of having interbred with Orcs, or goblins, as they are always now called, thus adding their affinity for metalworking to the goblins' tendency toward violence. Hobbits may also have contributed their "clever fingers" to this gene pool, though that has not yet been confirmed. That at least one human wizard, Filius Flitwick, is known to have a goblin ancestor (as confirmed by J.K. Rowling) indicates that goblins and humans may have a history of interbreeding. The southerner with the "sallow face" and "slanting eyes" seen accompanying Bill Ferny of Bree, suspected by Frodo Baggins of being "more than half a goblin," may lend further support to this hypothesis. Human DNA may also have been introduced to the goblin race by Morgoth when he created goblins. Where human DNA goes, Vulcan DNA follows, giving goblins perhaps the most varied ancestry of any race on Earth.
* Lycanthropy is a rare disease resulting from a combination of the DNA of a shape-shifting race and tainted midichlorians, cultured by Morgoth, which is transmissible through the bloodstream.
Back to Part I: Of Ancient Forests
Back to Part IV: Wandering Istari
Forward to Part VI: Legacies of Ancient Days
