Elves, High, 3rd Variant (3.5e Race)

Elves, High

Personality

At first they seem aloof and arrogant but their true kind hearted, passionate nature can be found if you look deeper. They are cautious of other races because they have been betrayed by them before.

Physical Description

High Elves tall with 6 foot and above being the norm, fair and usually have silvery white or golden blond hair but also, if rarely, have shiny red or brown hair which is always straight. Usually they wear it tied back in to reveal their pointed leafed shaped ears which is the only indication that they are an elf other then their beauty. They have no body hair or facial hair except for some elders who have grown long white elegant beards. Eyes are a shining green, blue or gray.

Relations

High Elves are distrustful of other races and see them as uncivilized but will never say so out loud except to a dwarf who they will constantly hint at his flaws and grotesque and rude nature.

Alignment

High Elves are usually neutral or chaotic good with some lawful and neutral mixed in. They are almost never evil but if they are unless they are chaotic evil they will stick to social norms.

Lands

High Elves live in the clearings of secluded forests in grand elven cities.

Religion

High Elves have their own pantheon called the Seldarine which is led by the greater deity Corellon Larethian god of Magic, Music, Arts, Crafts, Poetry, and Warfare. They value life above all and death is a great sorrow. Much care is taken in the raising of an elven child and the death of an elf is mourned by every elf in the area with the dead buried in a forested area with a oak seed planted to mark the grave.

Art

Elves are naturally talented at arts and everything they make is beautiful. Elven architecture is made out of sculpted stone elaborately ornamented of nature and gold leaves with no flaws, tinted glass for windows and are usually topped with a large dome. Elven clothes are made of silk even with the poorer people and jewels are sewn into the ones of the richer.

Society

Elves are ruled by cities by a council of the wisest elves. Elven nobles are wealthy elves usually with a relative on the council but have no power other then that relative who will not be influenced. Elves are considered long winded to other races because they live so long so they want to make sure they listener understands what they are saying as well as usually speaking with a lot of formalities. It is also rude to ask another elf a question but instead to hint at the unspoken question. The only exception is when speaking to a race that lives significantly shorter lives then them or during wartime.

Language

All elves speak Elven which is a musical language which seems rather long winded and useless to learn to shorted lived races unless they are singers in which case they will enjoy the musical quality.

Romantic Behavior

Elves love each other for the sake of love, sexual relations are done out of love and to create a beautiful elven child but never for lust. Marriage is an expression of how deep the love is and it is hoped to last forever but when one stops loving the other the marriage is no more.

Racial Traits

• +4 Dex, +2 Cha: Elves are nimble and beautiful.
• Humanoid (Elf)
• Medium: As Medium creatures, high elves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• High Elves base land speed is 30 feet: but increases to 40 feet in Forest Terrain
• Low-Light Vision: A high elf can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. She retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
• +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (History) checks.
• +4 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks.
• -4 to will save against all emotion-based effects.
• Elves are immortal and do not die from aging or disease.
• Automatic Languages: Elven. Bonus Languages: Any.
• Favored Class: Wizard or Ranger
• Level Adjustment: +0

Vital Statistics

Table: High Elf Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
110 years	+2d6	+4d6	+6d6

Table: High ELf Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
500 years	800 years	1000 years	- years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4'10"	+2d10	85 lb.	× (1d4) lb.
Female	4'5"	+2d10	80 lb.	× (1d4) lb.

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