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Elf [Standard Races]

Keywords: ELF, ELF-GENERAL, ELF-RACE
Category: race
At a Glance: Pointed eared humanoids who are long lived.
Known Subraces: High, Sun, Moon, Wood, Sylvan, Shikigami, Snow, Water, Silver, Sekhym

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS..........
Height: 4'5'' - 5'10'' Weight: 80 - 180
Skin Type: Skin Coloring: pale to very dark browns
Eye Type: Standard Coloring: brown, blue, grey, black, hazel, purple, gold, silver
Hair Type: Hair Coloring: blonde, brown, red, black, auburn, silver, rarely blues and greens
Physical Extras: None
Lifespan: Ave 350; Max 550 Language: Elven
Breeding: Any Except asexual, egg-layers, kitsune, starkin, faerie

BASE STATISTICS..........
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA LUCK BASE HP
0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 450

IRV: Iron -5; Nature 5; Sleep 5

RP SKILLS / ABILITIES..........
None


General Physical Description & Biology:
Vary widely. Basic humanoid form: two arms, two legs, two eyes, one nose, one mouth with elegantly pointed ears and delicate features. No "extras". They are usually considered to be quite pretty, with good bone structure. Their features are dependent on their sub-race. Biologically, they are similar to humans, but they tend to have a high affinity to magic. Their bones, while thinner than other races are just as strong, but it makes them look more slender and waif-like.They also have the ability of lightly regenerate their internal organs which cause them to live longer. It is common for this ability to go out of control and become cancerous growth toward the end of life.

Basic Personality:
Varies greatly. Can be of any Ethos.

Origin and Lore:
One of the first races of Tirradyn, while not as old as mrem and giants, they are among the first. Their long life was granted by the first gods

Naming Convention:
Generally have a given name and family name but it depends on the sub-race. Names tend to be lyrical sounding due to the lilting elvish tongue.

Preferred Habitat:
Generally prefer to live in communities, cities and settlements, but not unheard of to be wanderers or hermits. The preferred habitat depends greatly on they sub-race as each of these have adapted to live in different environments. For example Snow Elves prefer the cooler environments of Elzeothis while Wood Elves prefer the dense greenery on Marenwae.

Society Structure:
Live within the hierarchy of the sub-race they belong to our have adapted to the region or empire they live in.

Special Notes: Vulnerable to iron and its cousin goldiron. They only need a couple hours of sleep a day due to the light regeneration.