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Elf (sing.), Elves (pl.)
An elf is a tiny, humanoid creature connected
with a forest. Each forest inhabited by elves has an
elven kingdom, which is hidden from others. Elves
do not allow other races to see their kingdom, so it
is magically hidden.
All elves are either dark or light, immoral or
moral respectively. Dark or light, all elves seek to
protect and preserve their forest, including the wild
animals. Dark elves protect their forest using immoral
means, while light elves protect their forest
using moral means. Unlike dwarves, it is possible to
distinguish between races of elves by observing their
skin color; dark elves have dark skin, while light elves
have light skin.
Since elves protect wildlife, they do not eat
them. In fact, elves refuse to eat meat, and prefer
fruits and vegetables instead. Because their diet consists
of fruits and vegetables, elves fart 3d10 times
per day. Elves have been known to advise humans
that they will be healthier and live longer if they
avoid eating meat.
All elves enjoy music and are skilled with an
instrument, usually the voice. Music is such a large
part of the lives of elves that it is a sufficient punishment
to restrict an elf from making music after
committing a crime. Elves, however, rarely commit
crimes in their forested communities.
The Lifespan of an elf is determined by the
size of their forest (see Lifespan in Chapter 2: Body).
If their forest is destroyed, then its elves die and
their bodies wither, decay, and disappear like leaves
from a tree. If a forest shrinks in size, such as due
to a forest fire or humans felling trees, then the local
elves are physically unaffected, though they will
be angry. The larger the forest in miles squared, the
longer the lifespan of its elves.
Due to their lengthy lifespan, elves are considered
to be wise. Elves are often sought by others
for their advice. However, it is difficult to find an
elf unless they want to be found. A forest does not
contain both dark and light elves.
Most elves do not venture far from their
forest. For each mile that an elf is removed from
their forest, their Strength and Health sub-ability
scores decrease by 1. If either sub-ability reaches 0,
then the elf dies.
All elves have the special ability to shapeshift.
Elves may only shape-shift into the following
creatures: cat, dog, fox, and rabbit. Each elf may
choose from those creatures each time they shapeshift.
Age affects duration.
Age
Category
Duration
Infant
-
Children
1d10 seconds
Puberty
1d10 minutes
Young
Adulthood 1d10 hours
Middle
Age
1d10 days
Old
Age
1d10 weeks
Venerable
1d10 months
This is the longest that each elf may have
shape-shifted per day or period of 24 hours. Each
elf is different. Once the duration is determined
above, an elf retains that duration as long as they
remain in the age category. For each unit (seconds,
minutes, etc.) of duration that is maintained, the elf
temporarily loses 1d10 Strength. The cumulative
loss of Strength remains in effect for 1d4 times the
duration during which the elf had shape-shifted.
Strength will return slowly and evenly during the
period of recovery. If Strength is ever reduced to
0, then the elf dies.
Other names for an elf are alp, aelf, alfar,
alfe, alve, elve, and ylf.
Chapter 1: Race and Gender
Roll
(1d8)
Forest
Size
Lifespan
1 < 1 250 years
2 1-10
500 years
3 11-50
750 years
4 51-100
1,000 years
5 101-200
1,500 years
6 201-300
2,000 years
7 301-400
2,500 years
8 > 400
3,000 years
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