Elf

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Elf

Our honor must outlive us.

Starting Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	5 ft. 4 in.	+2d8 in. (5 ft 6 in. - 6 ft. 8 in.)	220 lbs.	+(2d10×5 lbs.) (230 - 320 lbs.)
Female	5 ft. 4 in.	+2d8 in. (5 ft. 6 in. - 6 ft. 8 in.)	125 lbs.	+(2d10×5 lbs.) (135 - 225 lbs.)

Starting Ages

Adulthood	Intuitive	Self-Taught	Trained
15 years	+1d4 years (16 - 19 years)	+1d6 years (16 - 21 years)	+2d6 years (17 - 27 years)

PC's

Standard Racial Traits

All Elves have the following Standard Racial Advantages:

• Attributes: Elves may choose to gain one of the following ability score bonus sets when creating their character. No ability score may ever be modified above a 20 or below a 7.
  • +2 to two different stats, -2 to one stat
  • +2 to one stat, +1 to three different stats, -2 to one stat
  • +4 to one stat, -2 to two different stats

• Size: Elves are Medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.

• Type: Elves have the Humanoid type, with the Elf subtype.

• Base Speed: Elves have a base land speed of 30 feet.

• Languages: Elves begin play speaking Common and Elven. Elves with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Awnsheghlien, Cùirteil, Draconic, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan. See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages.

• Low-Light Vision: Elves can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.

• Elven Immunities: Elves are immune to magic sleep effects and gain a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.

Major Racial Traits

Choose one of the following Major Racial Traits:

• Invasive Magic: Elves gain a +2 bonus to level checks made to overcome Spell Resistance. In addition, they gain a +2 bonus to Spellcraft, if they have it.

• Keen Insight: Elves begin play with the Skill Focus feat in either the Perception skill or the Sense Motive skill (choose one).

• Silent Killer: Elves suffer only a -5 penalty when moving at regular speed while in a stealth stance. Furthermore, they can run while maintaining a stealth stance, but suffer a -20 penalty.

• Fast Reactions: Elves gain a +2 bonus to initiative. This bonus increases by an additional +1 for every 4 character levels (drop fractions) the elf attains.

• Between Two Worlds: Once per day, the elf may teleport up to his speed as a move action.

Minor Racial Traits

Choose one of the following Minor Racial Traits:

• Forestkin: You can ignore rough terrain in a natural wooded environment.

• Weapon Familiarity: You begin play proficient with longbows (including composite longbows), longswords, rapiers, and shortbows (including composite shortbows), and treat any weapon with the word “elven” in its name as a martial weapon.

• Focus: Gain a +2 bonus to concentration checks made to combat cast.

• Elven Artistry: Gain the Craft skill as a class skill, and may add half their character level to any craft skill in which they have ranks.

• Careful Footwork: Once per round, the elf can treat one square of rough terrain as though it were normal terrain.