Inhuman
Inhuman adjective - Difficult to endure.
Mortal
Mortal adjective - Relating to or characteristic of human beings.
Usage example: just an ordinary guy with all the usual mortal limitations
Both words in one sentence
- The form was of a man, but no mortal man ever wore such an aspect of inhuman beauty.
Source: Call on Me -
This is especially clear in the Beast and Elemental kith Curses - the Beasts are so tied to animal instinct that mortal thought has atrophied somewhat, and the Elementals have spent so long as inhuman embodiments of creation that they have trouble identifying with humans.
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Elves may also have pointy ears and inhuman beauty, but they are explicitly mortal and separate from the fae, which is really confusing if you're used to reading lots of Neil Gaiman... Made even more confusing considering the Light Elves are tall, pointy eared, blue skinned, and fond of face paint.
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