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Elf Races

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			The Elves, tied to the very seasons of Mondevai, are a graceful people that comprise the majority of the planet's population. Eladrin are a graceful race with a love for arcane magic, swordplay, and exquisite work in precious gems and metal. They mostly live in shining cities in the nations of [[Haelink]] and [[Ethasadril]], but they can be found all over the world.

			Kin to the eladrin, wood elves or hael dwell in the deep forests of Mondevai and love the beauty of nature. Many elves (and some eladrin, too) live in wandering companies that visit many lands, staying a season or two in each. These collectives are known as the [[Migrant Forests]].

			== Names ==

			;Elves are considered children until they declare themselves adults, sometime after the thirtieth birthday, and before this period they are called by child names. On declaring adulthood, an elf selects an adult name, although those who knew him or her as a youngster might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists between male names and female names; the groupings here reflect only general tendencies. In addition, every elf bears a family name, typically a combination of other Elvish words. Some elves traveling among humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version.
			:Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, Syllin, Thia, Vall
			:Male Adult Names: Adran, Aelar, Aramil, Arannis, Aust, Beiro, Berrian, Carric , Enialis, Erdan, Erevan, Galinndan, Hadarai, Heian, Himo, Immeral, Ivellios, Laucian, Mindartis, Paelias, Peren, Quarion, Riardon, Rolen, Soveliss, Thamior, Tharivol, Theren, Varis
			:Female Adult Names: Adrie, Althaea, Anastrianna, Andraste, Antinua, Bethrynna, Birel, Caelynn, Drusilia, Enna, Felosial, Ielenia, Jelenneth, Keyleth, Leshanna, Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Naivara, Quelenna, Quillathe, Sariel, Shanairra, Shava, Silaqui, Theirastra, Thia, Vadania, Valanthe, Xanaphia
			:Family Names (Common Translations): Amakiir (Gemflower), Amastacia (Starflower), Galanodel (Moonwhisper), Holimion (Diamonddew), Ilphelkiir (Gemblossom), Liadon (Silverfrond), Meliamne (Oakenheel), Nai'lo (Nightbreeze), Siannodel (Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal)

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			== Traits ==
			Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement.
			;'''Ability Score Increase'''
			:Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
			;'''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 30 and can live to be 150 years old.
			;'''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 range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.
			;'''Speed'''
			:Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
			;'''Darkvision'''
			:Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, 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 Heritage'''
			:Every fey is inherently connected to a time of year, be it spring, summer, autumn, or winter. Although a definite season, members of the race are unique within such. A winter eladrin may be tied to the first snowflake, the harshest blizzard, or simply a cold day.
			:When groups of more than a score of fey are clustered in a town or city and they make up the dominant race of the settlement, the season within the town's borders becomes strangely permanent. A beautiful spring day in the countryside may be juxtaposed with a brilliant swath of red and gold trees inside a town where the population is predominantly fall. When the balance shifts, be it by a birth of a child or a migrant band, the season within the town alters within a day's time, irritating the townsfolk of other races with the sudden shift in daily patterns.
			:The two capitals of the fey territories—winter in Ethasadril and summer in Ginwil—are ruled by the courts of seasons. The houses in these societies are not hereditary, but rather determined by the strength of one's seasonal affiliation. A fey child who is born as a blazing summer sun or a harvest moon is quickly adopted into the courts of the summer or winter by a family seeking to bolster its influence.
			:Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed.
			;'''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.

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			== Subrace ==
			Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in two main subraces: high elves (eladrin) and wood elves. Choose one of those subraces.

			=== High Elf (Eladrin) ===
			As a high elf, you have a keen mind and a mastery of at least the basics of magic, as well as a taste for what civilization has to offer. High elves are much paler, with alabaster skin sometimes tinged with blue. They often have hair of silver-white, black, or blue, but various shades of blond, brown, and red are not uncommon. Their eyes are blue or green and flecked with gold.
			;'''Ability Score Increase'''
			:Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
			;'''Elven Weapon Training'''
			:You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
			;'''Cantrip'''
			:You know one cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it.
			;'''Languages'''
			:You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish. Elvish is strict, with attention paid to detail and precise grammar. Penmanship is a common art for the well-educated.

			=== Wood Elf (Hael) ===
			As a wood elf, you have keen senses and intuition, and your fleet feet carry you quickly and stealthily through your native forests. Wood elves’ skin tends to be copperish in hue, sometimes with traces of green. Their hair tends toward browns and blacks, but it is occasionally blond or copper-colored. Their eyes are green, brown, or hazel.
			;'''Ability Score Increase'''
			:Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
			;'''Elven Weapon Training'''
			:You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
			;'''Fleet of Foot'''
			:Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.
			Mask of the Wild. You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena.
			;'''Languages'''
			:You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Sylvan is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Elven literature is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add wood elf ballads to their repertoires.


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