Wood Elf Racial Traits

Wood Elves have the power and grace of wild animals, and similar social charms. +2 Dexterity, -2 Charisma.

Medium-sized: As medium-sized creature, Wood Elves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.

Wood Elf base speed is 30 ft.

Low-light Vision: Wood Elves can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight and similar condition or poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.

Immunity to sleep spells and similar magical effects and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against Enchantment spells or effects.

Weapon Proficiency: Wood Elves receive the Martial Weapon Proficiency feats for the shortsword, rapier, longbow, composite longbow, shortbow, and composite shortbow. Wood Elves esteem the art of swordplay and archery, so all Wood Elves are familiar with these weapons.

+2 racial bonus on Survival checks; checks made in andforest areas recieve this bonus.

+2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. A Wood Elf who merely passes within 5ft. of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for the door. A Wood Elf's senses are so keen that she practically has a sixth sense about hidden portals.

Elven Trance: As with all elves, Wood Elves do not sleep like members of the other common races do. Instead, they meditate in a deep trance for 4 hours a day. An elf resting in this fashion gains the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep. While meditating, an elf dreams, though these dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. The Common word for an elf’s meditation is “trance,” as in “four hours of trance.”

Automatic Languages: High Elven, Low-Elven and Merchant's Tongue. Bonus Languages: Dwarven, Gnome, Halfling, Orc, Sylvan and other human lanuages.

Favored Class Ranger. A multiclass Wood Elf's Ranger class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing. Ranger/druids are especially common among them.