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Elf
- Kindred Type: Fairy
- Level 1 PC Age: 1d100 × 10 years
- Lifespan: Immortal
- Height: 5′ + 2d6″ (Medium)
- Weight: 100 + 3d10 lbs
- Native Languages: Woldish, Sylvan, High Elfish
As humans dominate the mortal world with their cities and kingdoms, elves do so Fairy. Among all the myriad peoples of the undying world, elves are driven to forge vast kingdoms, to subjugate others under their rule, and to delve deeply into the secrets of magic. Among their number are mighty lords and fearsome enchantresses, ageless sages and dashing knights, lowly rogues and hapless wanderers.
Further details: The Dolmenwood Player's Book provides further flavour and background information on elves, including tables for backgrounds, trinkets, and personal details.
Names
Elves enjoy being addressed by curious epithets hinting at their names in the tongues of Fairy (which they never reveal to mortals). Epithets are broadly divided into rustic and courtly, depending on the elf’s origin or the persona they choose to present.
Nicknames: Elves who frequent Dolmenwood sometimes take on a nickname (for example, a shortened version of their epithet) or a mortal name, for convenience.
Naming a character: Either choose a name from the table below, roll for a name, or invent something in a similar vein.
Elf Names
| d20 | Rustic | Courtly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucket-and-Broth | Begets-Only-Dreams |
| 2 | Candle-Bent-Sidewise | Breath-Upon-Candlelight |
| 3 | Glance-Askew-Guillem | Chalice-of-Duskviolet |
| 4 | Jack-of-Many-Colours | Dream-of-Remembrance |
| 5 | Lace-and-Polkadot | Gleanings-of-Lost-Days |
| 6 | Lament-of-Bones-Broken | Hands-Bound-By-Crows |
| 7 | Lightly-Come-Softly | Impudence-Hath-Victory |
| 8 | Lillies-o’er-Heartsight | Indigo-and-Patchwork |
| 9 | Prick-of-the-Nail | Marry-No-Man |
| 10 | Silver-and-Quicksilver | Morning’s-Last-Mists |
| 11 | Spring-to-the-Queen | Murder-of-Ravens |
| 12 | Sprue-Upon-Gallows | Quavering-of-Night |
| 13 | Sun’s-Turning-Tide | Revenge’s-Sweet-Scent |
| 14 | Supper-Before-Noon | Seven-Steps-At-Dawn |
| 15 | Too-Soon-Begotten | Shade-of-Winter-Betrayal |
| 16 | Trick-of-the-Light | Shallow-Pained-Plight |
| 17 | Tryst-about-Town | Shallow-Spirit’s-Lament |
| 18 | Tumble-and-Thimble | Slips-Behind-Shadows |
| 19 | Wine-By-The-Goblet | Spring-Noon’s-Arrogance |
| 20 | Youth-Turned-Curdled | Violet-and-Clementine |
Choosing a Class
Elf adventurers are commonly enchanters, fighters, hunters, or magicians. It is rare for an elf to be accepted into the ranks of Dolmenwood nobility as a knight. Elves cannot be clerics or friars as they have no spiritual connection with the deities of mortals.
Elf Skills
Elves have a Skill Target of 5 for Listen and Search.
Glamours
Elves possess minor magical talents known as glamours (see Fairy Magic). Each elf knows a single, randomly determined glamour.
Immortality
Elves can be killed but do not die naturally. They are immune to diseases of non-magical origin. Elves also cannot die of thirst or starvation, though a lack of sustenance drives them desperate and sadistic (see Hunger and Thirst).
Magic Resistance
As beings of Fairy, where magic is in the very fabric of things, elves are highly resistant to magic. They gain +2 Magic Resistance (see Magic Resistance).
Unearthly Beauty
Elves—both benevolent and wicked—are beautiful by mortal standards. When interacting with mortals, an elf gains a +2 bonus to Charisma (to a maximum of 18).
Vulnerable to Cold iron
As fairies, cold iron weapons inflict +1 damage on elves. (e.g. a cold iron shortsword would inflict 1d6+1 damage on an elf, rather than the standard 1d6).