From time to time the elves organized strong nations, though with far less frequency than eladrin, in some cases adopting even a nomadic lifestyle. Wild elves or green elves, also known as sytelquessir or grugach, are a feral, stealthy subrace of the elven species that have become more and more reclusive. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal shard, in 1988. High elves, also known as eladrin, were graceful warriors and wizards who originated from the realm of faerie, also known as the feywild. The elf subraces elf pc kits priest kit herbalist warrior kits archer wilderness runner windrider. As creatures of the feywild, eladrin can be wildly unpredictable. Although thats not to say, there wont be any slight differences that would tip off to a different heritage, such as perhaps eye colour the same wiki page, listing some. The kagonesti are one type of wild elf, from the dragonlance campaign setting and book series.
There were at least seven different subraces of elves. Here they call themselves telquessir, which means the people. Great sea and sea of fallen stars avariel aka winged elves, ariltelquessir, see races of faerun drow aka dark elves feyri aka elven tiefings. I dont believe theres more modern material to reference, but this specific question is addressed in 3rd edition forgotten realms setting books. However, dwarves and elves do not often exchange information of this. Jun 14, 2018 forgotten realms telquessir the people aquatic elf alutelquessir,two cultures. Unlike statet in the players handbook, characters in the forgotten realms almost always have a patron. List of all elven races from verything, ever updating. Shield dwarves get along well with most other dwarven subraces, although they regard gold dwarven arrogance as naive and have little understanding for their barbaric wild and arctic dwarven kin.
The following races mentioned in this book are described in monsters of faerun. They were magical in nature and shared an interest in the arcane arts. Without you kind folks, the new subraces, variants and feats uncovered by volos journeys would remain undocumented. While the sword coast adventurers guide the history of elves is one of the longest and most storied in all faerun. The book offers new subclass options, such as the purple dragon knight and the swashbuckler, for many of the classes presented in the players handbook, as well as new subraces and backgrounds specific to the forgotten realms. Now available for fantasy grounds revisiting favorites. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal. The various elven subraces are more prominent in the forgotten realms campaign setting, and. In some worlds, these subraces are divided still further such as the sun elves and moon elves of the forgotten realms. The opening book paints a seedy picture of the underground city of the dark elves known as menzoberranzan the society where. In eberron, the elves originated in xendrik during the age of.
The dark elf trilogy book ii exile the legend of drizzt salvatore, r. The subraces provided here come from the players handbook and mordenkainens tome of foes, so either of those books will have the information that youre. Rare elf subraces the history of elves is one of the longest and most storied in all faerun. The darkness of the drow were it not for one renowned exception, the race of drow would be universally reviled. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as the realms, it was created by game designer ed greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. High elves were roughly of human height, standing from 55 61 1. Racial traits moon elves have the following racial traits, which supersede existing traits moon elf skill bonuses. See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Occasionally the term noble eladrin was used to denote more. Racial traits moon elves have the following racial traits, which supersede existing traits moon elf. Pr1 long ago, your ancestors settled, perhaps unwillingly, in frigid climes. Continuing my mordenkainens tome of foes coverage, i compare the previously released unearthed arcana elf subraces vs.
Book learning is common, as is an apprenticeship to learn a trade. Descended from the original darkskinned elven subrace called the ssritelquessir, the drow were cursed into their present appearance by the good elven deities for following the goddess lolth down the path to evil and corruption. What happens when a wood elf and a dark elf have a child. They have fair skin, sometimes tinged with blue, and hair of silverwhite, black, or blue. After the positive response to the eladrin a couple of months ago in unearthed arcana, we decided to explore four more elf subraces. Forgotten realms, greyhawk, ravenloft, dark sun and. Which forgotten realms human races corresbond to which real. How much you like this book depends very heavily on how much you like reading lore, history, and flavour stuff.
Lythari propagate using a ritual of bonding that will turn the other party into a lythari, provided they are an elf or telquessir. Phbr6, the complete book of dwarves, is useful to elf characters only as research on the dwarf races. Discover the current state of the forgotten realms and. Modern elves are split into many distinct cultures. These rare creatures were more common when the worlds of the multiverse were young, but frequent. The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy. Stringheart halflings make up most of the population of the land of luiren. Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces. Proficient with halfspear, short bow, and long bow. Great sea and sea of fallen stars o avariel aka winged elves, see races of faerun o drow aka dark elves, same as in mm o lythari elven werewolves o marels evil aquatic elves found in the moonsea. Yes, i know that we have the good professor to thank for elves coming in a ton of varieties, i too have read the silmarillion and all the abstruse charts contained therein.
This lead to the two older gamers in our group discussing the most varied classic player race we could think of, elves. Volos complete subrace handbook over 50 subraces now a platinum bestseller. Elves, much like their living ancestors, the eladrin, who were also commonly called elves, were a longlived race of the telquessir found most commonly in forests, shrublands, and other wildernesses. The crystal shard was the second forgotten realms novel ever published, and the first by r. The history of elves is one of the longest and most storied in all faerun. The various elven subraces are more prominent in the forgotten realms campaign setting, and faerun boasts several major subraces. In eberron, the elves originated in xendrik during the age of giants, where they were slaves of the giants. From an early age they also learned to defend themselves, particularly with swords. Please remember these are subraces of the standard elf from the players handbook put out by wizards of the coast. The complete book of humanoids unnaproachable east underdark volos guide to monsters sources. Although one of the background concepts for the realms, namely that it is liberally sprinkled with portals to pretty much anywhere, might explain some of that, by the fact that it is canon that anywhere includes, yes, the earth on which the forgotten realms campaign setting was published. Elfshadow, the first of elaine cunninghams forays into the forgotten realms, is both the second book in the multiauthor, openended the harpers series as. Lythari packs are almost exclusively found in wood elf lands or on the isle of evermeet.
The dalelands, elf moon, evermeet, the high forest, the north, silverymoon, the western heartlands. They are the most numerous of the eladrin cousins, being of fair complexion and appearing blue in certain light. Ostentatious displays of wealth are important for maintaining ones prestige, so poorer gold dwarves often scrimp and save to keep up appearances. Art by brom the wild elves are elusive, living almost exclusively in deep forest areas. Elves, much like their living ancestors, the eladrin, who were also commonly called elves, were. Gift set, the lady penitent, shadowbane, and several more. Jun 05, 2018 continuing my mordenkainens tome of foes coverage, i compare the previously released unearthed arcana elf subraces vs. Now, with lore and statistics adapted from sources including the 3rd edition races of faerun supplement book. In some worlds, these subraces are divided still further such as the sun elves and moon elves of the forgotten realms, so if. All adults are expected to support themselves and their family as well as bring honor and riches to the clan. Which forgotten realms human races corresbond to which. Tolkiens lord of the rings books and related stories, like the.
The icewind dale trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats. Unlike the other elf subraces, wild elves favor weapons they can make without a source of metal and a smithy. The opening book paints a seedy picture of the underground city of the dark elves known as menzoberranzan the society where drizzt is born, and grows to become an extremely talented young warrior. In this book, you will find sufficient information. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. Eladrin eladrin are elves native to the feywild, a realm of unpredictability and boundless magic. Choose one of the two subraces presented below or one from another source. Races of faerun is like an extension of the forgotten realms campaign setting forgotten realms frcs in that it builds upon the history of the realms, with a specific focus on the standard races and their subraces. Surrounded by ice and snow, you and your people are hardier than your cousins and have turned the elven talent for magic toward surviving in your unforgiving homeland. Tolkien s lord of the rings books and related stories, like the. Palecolored dwarves who inhabit arctic environments, originally from the forgotten realms setting before being established in other worlds. Wild elves have all the racial traits listed in the forgotten realms campaign setting, except as follows.
Forgotten realms telquessir the people aquatic elf alutelquessir,two cultures. The moon elf is a subrace of eladrin in forgotten realms, and introduced as a subrace in the neverwinter campaign setting. In some worlds, these subraces are divided still further such as the sun elves and moon elves of the forgotten realms, so if you wish, you can choose a narr ower subrace. Elves in forgotten realms and 5e what is the official. Elves in forgotten realms and 5e what is the official source. Anyway, what we have here are the avariel, the grugach, the aquatic or. Of the various elven subraces, non are more notorious than the drow. The icewind dale trilogy collectors edition hardcover, january 2000, isbn 9780786915576. While the sword coast adventurers guide gave us a taste of some of the rarer varieties, they were greatly left behind. The subraces of faerun also vary from those presented in the players handbook the elves have difficulty forgetting that the first human empires of netheril. Is arenal and valenar locations alongside greyhawk, dragonlance, forgotten realms, and faerun. At your dms option, you can select eladrin as the subrace for an elf character, instead of one of the elf subraces in the players handbook. Subraces when you choose the subrace of your elf character, you can choose one of the following options, in addition to those in the players handbook. The most common of the elven subraces on faerun are the moon elves.
See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and. My citation here being the forgotten realms drow page, drow and in this case dark elf heritage, will be dominant over the wood elf in terms of abilities and appearance. Volos complete subrace handbook over 50 subraces dungeon. The players handbook connects the high elves to the gray elves and valley elves of the greyhawk setting, the silvanesti and qualinesti of the dragonlance setting, and the sun elves and moon elves of the forgotten realms setting. Shield dwarves have a longstanding enmity for the descendants of clan duergar, dating back to the kin clashes that marked shanatars final chapter.