Elves

Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and magic, art and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things of the world.

Elves in Alemi

Overall, there are close to 4M Elves on the continent, with under 1M of them living in urban settlements. Elves dominate all of the Myr states, with a great diversity seen within them. The oldest of them live in the original three kingdoms of Olexia, Kylle, and Esmos. These states are dominated by an expansionist, ocean-faring strand of Elven culture, and are also the most formal and most invested in courtly practice. There is active conflict amongst the Elves of Mizra'aki, most notably between the Elven nationalists of Nyria and the countries known as the "Free States of Myr," Kytosia, Laeth, and Toniyll who actively promote a far more diverse and egalitarian stance towards the rest of the races of the world. Of the largest twenty-one Elven populations in Mizra'aki, twenty are in Myr lands. The excpetion is the Lōka city of Phirtā. 84 settlements are 20% or more Elven; of those, the top 31 are Myr, and only 9 of the 84 are outside those nations. There are areas in both Avenian and a'Tori lands where clear prejudice exists against Elves, with the size of the Elvish population in the Badoneti capital of Nisiri especially striking, where barely over 1% of the over 45,000 in habitants are of Elvish descent. Tensions between the original three kingdoms and the various Avenian states are as explainable by the occasional warfare between them as deeper-bred racial prejudice. Clearly, these things are related, but Olexia does control both islands and land that once was either part of The Camian Duocracy or part of Kurch. Elves in Alemi live a bit longer than elsewhere, with lifespans often reaching 1500 years, and sometimes edging into a second millenia. (This is reflected in the info below; it's roughly double the canonical lifespan.)

Elven Families

Elven families are very small, with a very high infant mortality rate. Families with three siblings are quite rare, with most elves being single children or having a single sibling. Stillborn elven children are referred to as qualenonnen, and are mourned in a special ritual that frees their spirits to join the Fey cpirts.

Racial Overview

Elf

Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and magic, art and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things of the world.

ability score increase: DEX +2

age: Mature at same rate as humans; lifespan of ~1400 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: Medium

speed: Walking 30ft

Languages: Common; Elvish

race features:

Darkvision

You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Trance

Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Choose from one of the following subraces.

High Elf

Ability Bonus

INT +1.

Elf Weapon Training

Proficiency with longsword, shortsword, shortbow, longbow.

Cantrip

Select 1 cantrip from the Wizard spell list. INT is your spellcasting ability.

Extra Language

You know 1 additional language of your choice.

Wood Elf

Ability Bonus

WIS +1.

Elf Weapon Training

Proficiency with longsword, shortsword, shortbow, longbow.

Fleet of Foot

Base walking speed +5 ft (35ft).

Mask of the Wild

You can attempt to hide even when only lightly obscured by natural phenomena.

Dark Elf

Ability Bonus

CHA +1.

Superior Darkvision

Darkvision range of 120ft.

Sunlight Sensitivity

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on WIS(Perception) checks in direct sunlight.

Drow Magic

You know the Dancing Lights cantrip. At 3rd Level, you can cast Fairie Fire once with this trait (regained through long rest). At 5th Level, you can cast Darkness once with this trait (regained through long rest). CHA is your spellcasting ability.

Dark Elf Weapon Training

Proficiency with rapier, shortsword, hand crossbow.

PHB 21-24