The elf appeared as a character race in the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1977). In subsequent revisions, in order to streamline the game, the non-humans (including the elf) were presented as distinct classes. The elf class is often seen as a blend of the fighter and magic-user classes.
Elf: Elves are nimble and get proficiency in Perception, so they're good options for class like fighter, monk, ranger, and rogue.
The elves are sorted into two main kindreds: the Eldar and the Avari. The Eldar were divided into three groups: the Vanyar, the Noldor and the Teleri. In Tolkien's writings, the Noldor, the Sindar and the Silvan Elves, the last two being subdivisions of the Teleri, are the most prominent.
Wood elves, also known as copper elves, or Or-tel-quessir are the most populous of the elven races.
The half-elf appeared as a character race in the second edition Player's Handbook (1989). The half-elf also appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and Monstrous Manual (1993). Options for the half-elf character race were presented in Player's Option: Skills & Powers (1995).
The elf is a humanoid race in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, one of the primary races available for player characters, and play a central role in the narratives of many setting worlds of the game.
High elves are a race of elves that the blood elves formerly were. They descended from the Highborne night elves.
Blood elves (also know as Sin'Dorei) are an elven race, who joined with the horde following the deceased ranger general sylvanas windrunner now of the foresaken, after the betrayl of their crazed leader the remaining high elves (now blood elves) search for a new source of power to appease their magical addiction.
Dark elf may refer to: Dökkálfar or dark elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology. Svartálfar or black elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology. Moriquendi, a fictional race of elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Drow, or dark elves, a fictional subrace of elves in Dungeons & Dragons.
The Dunmer, also known as Dark Elves, are the ash-skinned, typically red-eyed elven peoples of Morrowind. "Dark" is commonly understood as meaning such characteristics as "dark-skinned", "gloomy", "ill-favored by fate" and so on.
The most common of the elven subraces on Faerûn are the moon elves. They have fair skin, sometimes tinged with blue, and hair of silver-white, black, or blue; humanlike colors are somewhat rare. Their eyes are blue or green, with gold flecks.
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When Oromë invited the Elves to Valinor, those who followed him on the Great Journey were called the Eldar, :374 while those who refused were called the Avari. The Eldar were divided into three clans−the Vanyar, the Noldor, and the Teleri. All of the Vanyar and Noldor reached Aman.
Traditionally, many character races in D&D have been defined to have a race with whom they share a mutual hatred: elves and orcs, dwarves and goblins, and gnomes and kobolds, for example.
An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old. Elves take their time doing things because of their long life span. So to them 100 years feels like what 20 years feels like to a Human.
Ultimately, you can find plenty of quotes that describe elves as being "pale", "fair of skin" or "white". There are no quotes that describe them having brown or dark skin tones (although you can find some describing their hair as "dark" or "black", and also of "dark elves", as opposed to Caladquendi).
Given that elves can live for centuries, their idea of "adult" is much older than that of humans. But comparing psychological maturity is a whole different ballpark: though a 15-year-old elf would be seen as a little more than an infant to "adult" Elves, so would a 15-year-old human.
As a race, drow were traditionally portrayed evil. There were unusual exceptions, the most notable being Drizzt Do'Urden, Jarlaxle Baenre, and Liriel Baenre. Originally, drow were chaotic evil in alignment. Beginning with 3rd edition D&D, drow were usually neutral evil.
For the most part, the dark elves are considered extinct, as their Empire no longer exists; however, dark elves have recently been spotted in colonial establishments on the surface. The Val'Sharess is one of the rare surviving dark elves of the Moons Age, which places her age at over twelve hundred years old, at least.
And besides, Tolkien based a lot of his lore on the folklore of northern Europe. That means, elves, who come from Norse beliefs, are in fact fair skinned, or pale skinned.
Like all of the Tel-quessir, the sun elves are close to the height of humans, but with notable differences. Sun elves have bronze-colored skin and hair most often of copper, golden blond, and black, with red more uncommon but heard of.
In J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, Elves are the first fictional race to appear in Middle-earth. Unlike Men and Dwarves, Elves are immortal, though they can be killed in battle.
Moon elves could be found most commonly in the Dalelands, northwest Faerûn, or the Western Heartlands.
Average Elven Lifespan
Elves have the ability to live forever thanks to their immortality.
Size: Half-elves are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall.
In The Silmarillion, Tolkien describes Galadriel as "the mightiest and fairest of all the Elves that remained in Middle-earth." She is especially tall, standing at an impressive height of six foot four.