Quote Originally Posted by Sylentmana View Post
I remember a quest where I was tasked with finding a Miqo'te poacher. When I found her she said she only killed a few animals to help feed her ailing family and begs me to let her go. The game didn't give me a choice in the matter, but I would have let her go anyway.

It made me wonder how, if her story was true, could the elementals put the lives of some dumb animals above the lives of intelligent beings. My conclusion is the elementals are jerks.
Well, to add some real life logic to this, yes they could. Humans tend to forget (or simply don't realize) they we are indeed animals. Anything part of the kingdom Animalia is technically an animal. Level of intelligence varies from species to species, but they are all still animals. Game logic would be the same assuming similar circumstances. The elementals aren't really jerks, they are simply unbiased. Everything should be treated with equal respect in their eyes.