Elf

***Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and magic, art and artistry, music and poetry.***

### Elves in Sumondia

The Elves of Sumondia arrived alongside the First Settlers and established a community in Frostpeak City. Yet the freezing conditions were a struggle for the elves. It was Articuno who led the First Settlers through the mountains, but it wasn't until the appearance of Moltres who led many of the First Settlers West, where they established Gustwood City. Many wood elves set up communities in the dense forests of The Highlands, whereas the high elves pushed further East, building a commune of marble on the cliffs overlooking the Great Lake, which eventually became The Pokémon League.

High elves prefer to remain in The Highlands, and around the Pokémon League, where many Fairy type Pokémon can be found. Large populations can also be found in Midway City and across Southern Sumondia, however the prefer to stay clear of the harsh conditions in The Frontierlands. The is even a sizeable number living in The Oldlands, one of the few groups welcomed by the Oldanders.

Wood elves shun civilisation and can only really be found, although in large numbers, in the vast forests of the Highlands and in the dense jungles in The Greenlands. It has been known for some maverick wood elves to venture into the wild cities like Gustwood and Petylverd City where nature weaves itself through the fabric of the cities.

Drow, however, are a mystery. Not many recall tales of them accompanying the First Settlers through the mountains and believe them to be a myth perpetuated by other elves to excuse bad members of their race. However, it wasn't until a young drow named Spectyre took the Pokémon League Challenge and found himself plastered all over media outlets throughout Sumondia that people started to believe that maybe drow exist. Spectyre's gym can be found in Giratina's Gut and it is thought that this is where the drow must live, due to their aversion to sunlight, but few dare to find out. Rumours also state that since Spectyre's rise to fame, the Drow in Midway City have started to make themselves known.

### Elf Features

• **Ability Score Increase.** Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

• **Age.** Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the elven understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 80 and can live to be 400 years old.

• **Alignment.** Elves love freedom, variety, and self-expression, so they lean strongly towards the gentler aspects of chaos. They value and protect others' freedom as well as their own, and are good more often than not. Drow are an exception; their exile into the Underdark has made them vicious and dangerous. Drow are more often evil than not.

• **Size.** Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.

• **Speed.** Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

• **Darkvision.** Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern colour in darkness, only shades of grey.

• **Fey Ancestry.** You have advantage on saving throws against being infatuated (charmed) and being put to sleep. Each of your Pokémon that are Pleased or Loyal shares this feat.

• **Trance.** Elves do not sleep. Instead they meditate deeply, remaining semi-conscious, for 4 hours a day. The Common word for this meditation is "trance". While meditating, you dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive after years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit a human would from 8 hours of sleep.

• **Keen Senses.** You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

• **Languages.** You can speak, read, and write Common and Elven.

#### **Drow**

Drow, also known as dark elves, are a dark-skinned sub-race of elves that predominantly shun sunlight. They were hated and feared due to their cruelty, though some non-evil and an even smaller number of good drow existed

• **Ability Score Increase.** Your Charisma score increases by 1.

• **Drow Subtlety.** You can choose either Deception or Stealth and have your proficiency bonus for using that skill doubled

• **Superior Darkvision.** Your darkvision has a range of 120 feet, instead of 60.

• **Sunlight Sensitivity.** You have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of the attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

#### **High Elf**

As a high elf you are known for your grace and nobility. High elves originate from the Feywild, a realm of beauty, unpredictable emotion, and boundless magic where many mythical Pokémon reside .They are influential and tend to participate in regional government more than other varieties of elves.

High elves have bronze skin and hair of copper, black, or golden blond. Their eyes are golden, silver, or black.

• **Ability Score Increase.** Your Intelligence score increases by 1.

• **Elven Focus.** When you choose a specialization at level 1, its bonus is doubled.

• **Extra Language.** You can read, speak, and write one additional language of your choice.

#### **Wood Elf**

Wood elves are the most populous of the elven races. As a wood elf, you have keen senses and intuition, and your fleet feet carry you quickly and stealthily through your native forests.

Wood elves’ skin tends to be copperish in hue, sometimes with traces of green. Their hair tends toward browns and blacks, but it is occasionally blond or copper-colored. Their eyes are green, brown, or hazel.

• **Ability Score Increase.** Your Wisdom score increases by 1.

• **Fleet of Foot.** Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.

• **Mask of the Wild.** You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena.

### Notable Elves

Spectyre

Meadow