Elves are a long-lived magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. Elves love nature and magic, art and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things of the world.

MAXIMUM LEVEL BY CLASS

• • Cleric = 7th

  • Fighter = 6th (8th if Primary Ability is 16+)

  • Magic-user = 9th (11th if Primary Ability is 16-18; 14th if Grey Elf and Intelligence is 19)

  • Thief = Unlimited

  • Assassin = 10th

MULTI-CLASS COMBINATIONS

• • Fighter/magic-user

  • Fighter/magic-user/thief

  • Fighter/thief

  • Magic-user/thief

Elves are divided into families (“Trees”) and the most common are the Light elves (commonly referred to as High elves by other races), Grey elves, and Wood elves. Light elves are the most common and will be found in any class available to elves. Grey elves are typically more xenophobic and keep to their “Faerie Courts”. These elves are typically fighters, mages, or fighter/mages. Wood elves are even more reclusive and dangerous to those entering their forests. These elves tend toward fighting and woodland-based thieving professions. Light elves tends toward dark shades of hair and typically green-gem cast eyes. Grey elves typically have hair of silver and eyes of amber although the noble family stands out with golden hair with violet eyes. Wood elves have coppery-colored skin with hair or yellow or copper and green to hazel eyes. Elves are around 5 to 5-1/2 ft. tall with pointed ears and large, almond shaped eyes. Player character elves will be (01-10) Wood elf, (11-90) High elf, or (91-00) Grey elf.

Elves are the longest lived character race, living some 1,500-2,000 years. Elves use family names, to help keep track of extended family relations across the centuries. Family names in translation are usually romantic and flowery: Starglow, Mistwalker, and the like. Elves revere a deity they call The Creator, an androgynous being whose symbol is a crescent moon.

RACIAL TRAITS

Ability Scores. Your Dexterity score increases by 1 and your Constitution decreases by 1. In addition, Grey elves gain a bonus on 1 to their Intelligence score and Wood elves gain a bonus of 1 to their Strength score. Minimums are an 8 Intelligence, a 7 Dexterity, a 6 Constitution, and an 8 Charisma. Maximums for all elves are an 18/75 Strength, 19 Intelligence, and a 19 Dexterity.

Age. Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the elven understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100. Elves have a lifespan of approximately 1,500-2,000 years.

Alignment. Elves love freedom, variety, and self-expression, so they lean strongly toward the gentler aspects of chaos. They value and protect others’ freedom as well as their own, and they are more often good than not.

Size. Elves stand between 5 and 5-1/2 feet tall and average about 100 lbs. Your size is man-sized.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 120 feet per round.

Hear Check. [complex]—+15%.

Starting Languages. Common, Elf, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Hobgoblin, and Orc.

SPECIAL ABILITIES & QUALITIES

Infravision. Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have infravision in dark conditions. You can see in dim light outdoors out to 100 yards as if it were daylight.

Keen Senses. You have the ability to notice secret doors, hidden drawers, and similar phenomena. When scanning an area, hidden gaps or seams will be noted in walls or containers ~17% of the time (d6, 1). When searching, these will be found ~34% of the time (d6, 1-2). Finding things simply concealed will increase the chance to 50% (d6; 1-3). You gain a +10% adjustment to Sense Invisible checks.

Resistance [sleep, charm; 90%] You have a 90% resistance to sleep and charm effects.

Spirit. An elf's anima is powered by a spirit, not a soul. Thus, certain effects may work differently on them. For example, an elf cannot be raised or resurrected, but can be reincarnated or restored to life via wish-type magic.

Stealth. Elves not in metal armor (or in elven chain mail) will gain a +34% bonus to surprise others (this is halved if a door or similar portal must be opened). Likewise, elves not in metal armor (or in elven chain mail) have a 34% chance to move silently. If you are a thief, you use the higher chance to move silently.

Weapon Bonus. Elves gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls with short or long bows (including composite bows) and short or long swords.