can sylvari feel cold or not?
As far as I know Sylvari can neither feel heat nor cold. That doesn’t mean that they’re not affected by cold. So cold areas could be even more dangerous for Sylvari since they don’t feel when they go hypothermic.
Plants that grow in warm wet climates (e.g. Caledon forest) don’t have adaptions that let then deal with sub zero temperatures, or desert conditions.
I’d expect Sylvari would be killed by freezing, and they could die of dehydration.
Sylvari experience heat and cold, but not with the same intensity that humans do. They have a higher threshold, but they’re not immune.
They don’t bleed either. I’m not actually sure how sylvari physiology works, but it sounds as if they’re basically animated plant-based golems.
Side note, the sylvari race reminds me of the warforged from D&D Eberron:
Living golems composed of organic materials
Gained sentience by accident
Struggling to find their place amongst the other races
In the Grove a Sylvari woman and Sylvari man are talking about her travels and she talks about how Hoelbrak is her least favorite place because of how cold it was.
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They don’t bleed either. I’m not actually sure how sylvari physiology works, but it sounds as if they’re basically animated plant-based golems.
Side note, the sylvari race reminds me of the warforged from D&D Eberron:
Living golems composed of organic materials
Gained sentience by accident
Struggling to find their place amongst the other races
They bleed.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Killeen
She was injured in the book Ghosts of Ascalon, and it is described as a golden sap-like substance oozing from her wound.
I also encountered a Sylvari claiming she was unaffected by the cold, in the Priory Monastery in Snowden Drifts. I found this quite odd, but Sylvari walking through the Sviverpeaks barefoot and with only their plant armor to protect them aren’t uncommon. It probably affects them to a degree, not as much as humans or asura but they’re not as resistant as Norn.
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They don’t bleed either. I’m not actually sure how sylvari physiology works, but it sounds as if they’re basically animated plant-based golems.
A plant that loses sap through a cut is said to be bleeding. And harvesting sap by cutting a plant is described as bleeding it.
The female Sylvari PC will scream when she’s on fire, so I’m pretty sure they feel extreme temperatures.
Sylvari can grow their own armor, correct? Perhaps when affronted by colder climates, they will grow more protective skin. The traveling Sylvari probably had time to adjust to the climate change, while the one in the Grove immediately stepped through the gate. Think about it: firs and pine oaks have thin, prickly, and hardy texture to protect themselves from the cold air. Tropical fauna are designed to lose excessive water.
Cold (and dry) adapted trees don’t have different bark. It’s the type of sap, the size of the capillaries and the type of leaves (plus the ability to shed leaves) that change.