Updated: 2026/03/29 00:11
Elves are known for their poetry, song, and magical arts, but when danger threatens they show great skill with weapons and strategy. Elves can live to be over 700 years old, and by human standards are slow to make friends and enemies, and even slower to forget them. Elves are slim and stand 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 feet tall. They have no facial or body hair, prefer comfortable clothes, and possess unearthly grace. Many other races find them hauntingly beautiful.

The Wood Elf: Wood elves are reclusive, but less so than the almost feral wild elves. Also called copper elves, they have coppery skin tinged with green, and brown, green, or hazel eyes. Their hair is usually brown or black, with blond and coppery-red occasionally found.

Wood Elf ability adjustments: +2 Str, +2 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Int, -2 Cha

Favored Class (Ranger): A multiclass wood elf's ranger class does not count when determining whether he suffers an XP penalty for multiclassing.
Languages: Elven, Common, home region.
Bonus Languages: Chondathan, Draconic, Gnome, Goblin, Gnoll, Sylvan.

Special Abilities

• Sleeplessness: Immune to spells and effects of the 'Sleep' subtype.
• Hardiness vs. Enchantments: +2 racial bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting spells.
• Skill Affinity (perception): +2 racial bonus to perception checks.
• Keen Senses: Elves make active Perception checks automatically and with no movement penalties.
• Low-light Vision: Allows them to see better than normal in the dark.
• Weapon Proficiency (elf): Elves can use the longsword, rapier, shortbow, and longbow at no penalty.