Elf, Woodland (MC Race)

Woodland Elves
Summary::Creatures of the wild, they roam the forests and stalk the plains with their cunning stealth and unrivaled wisdom.

Wild and free, elves guard their forested lands using stealth and deadly arrows from the trees. They build their homes in close harmony with the forest, so perfectly joined that travelers often fail to notice that they have entered an elven community until it is too late.

Play a Woodland Elf if you want...
 * To be quick, quiet, and wild.
 * To lead your companions through the deep woods and pepper your enemies with arrows.
 * To be a member of a race that favors the Fighter, Ranger, and Spellcaster classes.

Physical Qualities

 * Elves are slender, athletic folk about as tall as humans. They have the same range of complexions as humans, tending more toward tan or brown hues. A typical elf ’s hair color is dark brown, autumn orange, mossy green, or deep gold. Elves’ ears are long and pointed, and their eyes are vibrant blue, violet, or green. Elves have little body hair, but they favor a wild and loose look to their hair.
 * Elves mature at about the same rate as humans, but show few effects of age past adulthood. The first sign of an elf ’s advancing age is typically a change in hair color—sometimes graying but usually darkening or taking on more autumnal hues. Most elves live to be well over 200 years old and remain vigorous almost to the end.

Playing a Woodland Elf

 * Elves are a people of deeply felt but short-lived passions. They are easily moved to delighted laughter, blinding wrath, or mournful tears. They are inclined to impulsive behavior, and members of other races sometimes see elves as flighty or impetuous, but elves do not shirk responsibility or forget commitments. Thanks in part to their long life span, elves sometimes have difficulty taking certain matters as seriously as other races do, but when genuine threats arise, elves are fierce and reliable allies.
 * Elves revere the natural world. Their connection to their surroundings enables them to perceive much. They never cut living trees, and when they create permanent communities, they do so by carefully growing or weaving arbors, tree houses, and catwalks from living branches. They prefer the primal power of the natural world to the military might their smaller cousins enjoy. Elves love to explore new forests and new lands, and it’s not unusual for individuals or small bands to wander hundreds of miles from their homelands.
 * Elves are loyal and merry friends. They love simple pleasures—dancing, singing, footraces, and contests of balance and skill—and rarely see a reason to tie themselves down to dull or disagreeable tasks. Despite how unpleasant war can be, a threat to their homes, families, or friends can make elves grimly serious and prompt them to take up arms.

Woodland Elf Characteristics: Agile, friendly, intuitive, joyful, perceptive, quick, tempestuous, wild

Male Names: Adran, Aelar, Beiro, Carric, Erdan, Gennal, Heian, Lucan, Peren, Rolen, Theren, Varis

Female Names: Adrie, Birel, Chaedi, Dara, Enna, Faral, Irann, Keyleth, Lia, Mialee, Shava, Thia, Valna

Woodland Elf Adventurers
Three sample Woodland Elf adventurers are described below.


 * Adrie, an elf ranger, is a spirit of the woods and a silent hunter. Her footsteps blend in well with her surroundings—evading confrontations and sticking to the shadows of the trees. Her arrows are her prize, and she doesn’t let any loose unless she knows she’s going to drop her target dead. Her charming personality enables her to make friends from close and distant places—sometimes otherworldly.
 * Heian, an elf fighter, is as sharp as his sword and as powerful as the blade. He uses his dexterous moves and combines them with brute force to create the perfect fighter—outmaneuvering and bringing down his foes until no more can stand up to him. His sheer cunning is unpredictable, and his next move may be the last any of his adversaries see. He is strong at heart and an amazing ally.
 * Mialee, an elf spellcaster, is the adaptation of nature with her plethora of elemental knowledge and wealth of experience in combat. The trees sway in her presence, and the winds carry her along the battlefield—pushing aside her foes and leaving a pathway of victory for her allies. She is intuitive and charming.

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