[PnP] Blinded/Darkness/Invisibility

[Sylverrs_ dragon]

Why be sorry? It was interesting and good to know. You have a head start 
over everyone else who might want to play an Elf. Already have the eyes. Be 
well.

>From: Albert Sales <drite_mi at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: The Powers and Perils Mailing List <pnp at abroere.xs4all.nl>
>To: Larry <Kurgan at Fastmail.fm>,        The Powers and Perils Mailing List 
><pnp at abroere.xs4all.nl>
>Subject: Re: [PnP] Blinded/Darkness/Invisibility
>Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:46:07 -0800 (PST)
>
>This is an eye "condition" (normal, actually*), which is characterised by 
>high population of binary rods (see if light is present, not a color). 
>Since the eyes ARE a part of the brain, it can be classified as either. The 
>reason it is described as a "normal" condition is that those whose eyes do 
>not function like this have mutated to become more capable of daytime 
>farings. In early mutation, spontaneous retro-mutation (reversion) can 
>occur to ensure that the genetic trait is "functional", and not just 
>circumstancial (with respect to several thousand years). I have a good dark 
>accuity, but can NOT see "in the dark", as you obviously can. I simply lack 
>cones for color perception, so my blurred vision clears the dimmer light 
>gets (to a point). That is why many people claim to be able to see well in 
>the dark.
>Well, gotta say sorry for sending this one out. Take care.
>
>
>Oh, and if you *really* wanna confuse the issue, try and
>incorporate people like me in there. I've got a weird condition of
>the eyes (or brain, --never was sure what caused it) that allows
>me to see in the dark, but have diminished eyesight in daylight.
>Pitch black doesn't bother me a bit. Looks like twilight to me.
>Middle of the day, no cloud cover, and the sun is shining? I can't
>go outside without heavy sunglasses, and even then I can barely
>see. I'm 38 years old, and despite all the goofballs I've met over
>the years that falsely boast that they can see in the dark, I
>actually, only recently, finally met another person that had a
>similar condition (although his is definitely a little different,
>as we discovered through exchanging notes). Halogen lights are
>like knives through our skulls, but those new blue halogens don't
>hurt me as they still do him.
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