Frost Elf

An example of a typical frost elf.

**Frost elves** are a type of elves which populate the continent of Svynvos. They are somewhat primitive, although more advanced than the wood elves of Ansrivarr. Rather than a conscious choice, their lack of advancement comes primarily from the harsh conditions they live in leaving little room for development, as most of their effort is taking simply surviving the frozen wasteland that serves as their home, and due to the fact that their home is somewhere few members of other nations are willing to travel to for trading.

The frost elves are experts at ice fishing, and rely on fish as a major source of food, although they supplement this with hunting some of the dangerous wildlife around Svynvos. They have also learned to farm the few plants, such as Snowberries, that are able to grow in Svynvos. Snowberry Mead is a common drink in frost elven society, made using honey gathered from winter bees and flavored with snowberries.

They are usually welcoming to outsiders, hoping to establish better trade relations with the other nations. They are nonetheless unwilling to share their limited resources unless they receive something in return, and, as they have little use for gold, tend to prefer visitors work to earn their stay instead.

Frost Elven children are expected to know how to fight by the age of six, and how to hold their own in a fight by the age of ten. Children old enough to fight are also considered old enough to drink Snowberry Mead. While other elves are practically considered infants at these ages, frost elves do not have the luxury of living life slowly as other races do, and so they expect their children to contribute to society as soon as they are physically able, rather than taking the time to learn their place in the world as other elves do.

## Biology

Frost elves have blue or white hair, eyes, and skin. Their skin is often known to have a somewhat reflective quality to it, similar to ice. They are well adapted to the cold, and while they still rely on warm clothing and shelter to survive, they are not nearly as vulnerable as other races.

## Racial Traits

- **Ability Score Modifiers (1 RP):**Frost elves are more hardy than other elves, but have little time for learning in the hostile environment of Svynvos. They gain +2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, and -2 Intelligence.

- **Size (0 RP):**Frost elves are medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.

- **Type (0 RP):** Frost elves are humanoids with the Elf subtype.

- **Base Speed (0 RP):** Frost elves have a base speed of 30ft.

**- Languages (0 RP):**Storm elves begin play speaking Elven and Common.

**- Skill Bonus: Survivalist (2 RP):** Storm elves receive a +2 racial bonus on Survival checks.

- **Elven Immunities (2 RP) :** Elves are immune to magic sleep effects and gain a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.

- **Cold Resistance (2 RP) :** Frost elves gain Resistance 5 to Cold damage.

- **Frostmelding (3 RP)**

Elves with this alternate racial trait can use meld into stone as a spell-like ability once per day, with a caster level equal to their character level, except that they instead meld with snow and ice and the spell duration is 1 round per level.

**- Low Light Vision (1 RP)**