 The elves are described using Tolkien's own words, including borrowings from his Elvish languages (for example, "moredhel", Feist's name for his "dark elves", is found in Tolkien and comes from the Sindarin elements "mor" 'dark' and "edhel" 'elf').The Elven city of Elvandar is heavily borrowed from Lothlórien, and the Mac Mordain Cadal is certainly influenced by Moria.However, Feist's Elves - unlike Tolkien's – do age and eventually die, though they are very long-lived.