Drow

Folk-tales and legends speak of dark elves, who are depraved creatures who live in cities underneath the surface of the earth. The surface elves, for their part, speak little of them.
Dark elves are said to look much like other elves, though with skin that is jet black, white hair and red to purple eyes.

Ability Scores

Dex +2; Cha +1

Size

Medium

Speed

30 ft.

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 and can live to be 750 years old.

Size.

Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.

Superior Darkvision.

You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.

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.
If you meditate during a long rest, you finish the rest after only 4 hours. You otherwise obey all the rules for a long rest; only the duration is changed.

Languages.

You can speak, read, and write Undercommon and Elvish.

Sunlight Sensitivity.

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Drow Magic.

You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell once with this trait; you regain the ability to cast it when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the darkness spell once per day with this trait; you regain the ability to cast it when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Drow Weapon Training.

You have proficiency with rapiers, shortswords, and hand crossbows.

Diverged ethnicities

• Half-elf, Dark

Encompassed species

• Elves

Related Organizations

• Church of Endless Night

Languages spoken

• low elven