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Elves
The long-lived elves are children of the natural world,
similar in many superficial ways to fey creatures, though
with key differences. While fey are truly linked to the f lora
and fauna of their homes, existing as the nearly immortal
voices and guardians of the wilderness, elves are instead
mortals who are in tune with the natural world around
them. Elves seek to live in balance with the wild and
understand it better than most other mortals. Some of this
understanding is mystical, but an equal part comes from
the elves’ long lifespans, which in turn gives them longranging
outlooks. Elves can expect to remain active in the
same locale for centuries. By necessity, they must learn
to maintain sustainable lifestyles, and this is most easily
done when they work with nature, rather than attempting
to bend it to their will.
However, their links to nature are not entirely driven
by pragmatism. Elves’ bodies slowly change over time,
taking on a physical representation of their mental and
spiritual states, and those who dwell in a region for a
long period of time find themselves physically adapting
to match their surroundings, most noticeably taking on
coloration that ref lects the local environment.
Elves value their privacy and traditions, and while they
are often slow to make friends at both the personal and
national levels, once an outsider is accepted as a comrade,
the resulting alliances can last for generations. Elves
take great joy in forging alliances with races that share
or exceed their long lifetimes, and often work to befriend
dragons, outsiders, and fey. Those elves who spend their
lives among the short-lived races, on the other hand,
often develop a skewed perception of mortality and
become morose, the result of watching wave after wave of
companions age and die before their eyes.
Physical Description: Generally taller than humans,
elves possess a graceful, slender physique that is accentuated
by their long, pointed ears. It is a mistake, however, to
consider them weak or feeble, as the thin limbs of an elf can
contain surprising power. Their eyes are wide and almondshaped,
and filled with large, vibrantly colored pupils. The
coloration of elves as a whole varies wildly, and is much
more diverse than that of human populations. However, as
their coloration often matches their surroundings, the elves
Elf Racial Traits
+2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, –2 Constitution: Elves are nimble, both in body and mind,
but their form is frail.
Medium: Elves are Medium creatures and receive no bonuses or penalties due to
their size.
Normal Speed: Elves have a base speed of 30 feet.
Low-Light Vision: Elves can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.
Elven Immunities: Elves are immune to magic sleep effects and gain a +2 racial saving
throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.
Elven Magic: Elves receive a +2 racial bonus on caster level checks made to overcome
spell resistance. In addition, elves receive a +2 racial bonus on Spellcraft skill checks made
to identify the properties of magic items.
Keen Senses: Elves receive a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks.
Weapon Familiarity: Elves are proficient with longbows (including composite longbows),
longswords, rapiers, and shortbows (including composite shortbows), and treat any
weapon with the word “elven” in its name as a martial weapon.
Languages: Elves begin play speaking Common and Elven. Elves with high Intelligence
scores can choose from the following: Celestial, Draconic, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Orc,
and Sylvan.
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