Does Catching our Leaves Hurt?

Does Catching our Leaves Hurt?

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Posted by: Masnolu.5249

Masnolu.5249

I’ve been wondering this a while now, what with all the leafy bits sticking out all over the skin of a lot of Sylvari. I mean it stands to reason that sooner or later one of the leafy bits would catch, maybe rip a little or something, and I find myself wondering if it would hurt or if you’d simply shrug it off and grow a new leaf over the injured area? Or maybe the leafy bits that stick out are like sloughing skin? Maybe they need to come off?

I dunno, whatever the case it’d be awesome to have an official lore explanation for it.

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Posted by: Advent.6193

Advent.6193

They could function like hair or nails do for mammals: only the core section of said bit is still “alive.” For that matter, precisely how much did the Tree emulate pain response in Sylvari?

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Posted by: RedSpectrum.1975

RedSpectrum.1975

Well the yelp and moan when Im hurt and crippled suggests they do feel pain, as to what pain “feels” like to them though is unsure

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Posted by: Dustfinger.9510

Dustfinger.9510

Nightmare court torture sylvari so they can and do feel pain. But they can also grow their own armor. So I agree with Advent. Some would hurt and some wouldn’t hurt. Just depends on what exactly the leaves are for.

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Posted by: gryphonwing.2531

gryphonwing.2531

I’m going with Dustfinger here, the Sylvari can at least shed their planty clothing without difficulty.

“Their bodies create petal-like coverings, vines, and leaves that they shape into pleasing garments. When they wish to remove the garments, they simply shed their petal clothing as a human might cut their hair.”
While the official article no longer exists, it’s preserved on the wiki. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dream_and_Nightmare

So I guess getting clothing caught wouldn’t be a big deal, but some hairstyles have pretty thick veins on the leaves which I can’t imagine would be easy to just pluck off.
In general though getting like an arm leaf caught on something seems like it’d just feel uncomfortable or like a paper cut/scrape? Some Sylvari have bark skin too, it really just depends!