The Non-Men from Prince of Nothing are more or less elf-equivalent, and I thought it gives a much darker and more interesting interpretation on the impact that

The Non-Men from Prince of Nothing are more or less elf-equivalent, and I thought it gives a much darker and more interesting interpretation on the impact that immortality and tremendous historic loss can have on such a race. However, I reckon the only reason these dynamics seem bizarre is that they would be very bizarre for humans, but elves are definitely not humans; their nature could potentially be very different, especially in LOTR where they have an infinite lifespan and a very different creation than other peoples. Elves are basically aliens, however human-like they look. Would it be strange to find such dynamics in an alien species of octopus-shaped creatures that communicate through electromagnetic fields?