Eladrin

The **eladrin** were a subrace of elves that made magical forests their home. After centuries of exposure to the forests magic, they acquired supernatural abilities not seen on most of their kin, they were capable of changing their physical appearance and powers according to their mood, assuming characteristics of the seasons.

## Description

Eladrin were similar to high elves but were considerably more slender. It was common for their eyes to shine, giving away their heightened connection to magic. Their hair and skin colors changed to reflect their moods, which could each be identified to a particular season of the year. How frequently eladrin changed their appearance was an individual choice. Some eladrin spent their entire lives in the same season or followed the seasons of the place where they lived, while others could change as frequently as once per day.

## Abilities

The abilities that eladrin possessed were dependent on the season towards which they had the most affinity.

* Spring eladrin channeled the joy of the spring season to all creatures around them, rendering them temporarily friendly and reluctant to attack the eladrin.
* Summer eladrin invoked the fiery aggression of the summer season, instilling fear to the hearts of all creatures in their proximity. Unlike eladrin of other seasons, they did not have an innate ability to cast spells, instead relying on their great speed and physical strength.
* Autumn eladrin called upon the feelings of sharing and goodwill from the autumn season, avoiding violence when possible and using their magic to heal and help.
* Winter eladrin entered that state when distressed by sadness. They irradiated their melancholy, sapping the will to act from all creatures around them.

## Personality

Like their physical appearance and their powers, the impulsiveness and intensity of eladrin caused them to wildly change their personality depending on the season to which their emotional state felt closest.

* Eladrin in the spring state were joyful and playful, fond of mischief and playing pranks on other creatures. They were often oblivious to the dangers of doing so.
* In the summer state, which they entered when angered, eladrin became aggressive, vindictive, and furious.
* In the autumn state, eladrin assumed the role of conciliators, eager to resolve conflicts and to promote peace. They were also more compassionate and ready to help others and to alleviate their suffering.
* In the winter state, eladrin became bitter and pensive. They often cried frozen tears and irradiated a feeling of gloom that could be felt like a cold wind.

Despite these variations, all eladrin shared many common traits, such as the respect for personal freedom, a great love for beauty and art, and a desire to surround themselves with beautiful objects.

## Combat

In all states, eladrin were proficient combatants who excelled at the sword and bow. However, it was in the summer state that eladrin reached the pinnacle of their speed and proficiency with those weapons.

## Society

Their cities displayed extraordinary feats of elven architecture, blending magic, nature, and structures into awe-inspiring landscapes. The culture of eladrin civilization was older than any other elven culture in the world.

## History

The eladrin were originally elves who found refuge in the enchanted forests when they were cast out from their old home. Unlike other elves, who then decided to move on to the non/less enchanted areas, the eladrin chose to remain adopt it as their home. Centuries of exposure to the wild magic of the enchanted forest changed those elves, imbuing them with the flexible and mutable nature of the plane, turning them into eladrin. While some eladrin managed to remain humanoid in form despite these transformations and only acquired some additional supernatural abilities, most were completely altered, changing into various creatures both good and evil.