Homebrew Dökkálfar ("Dark Elves") Species Details
Hailing from deep underneath Svartálfar, the Dökkálfar have adapted to see in dark environments never wondering far from their vast tunnel networks and sprawling underground cities, all dark elf folk are born with the natural ability of dark magic, however seldom master this art.
The Dökkálfar are often blamed for almost everything from a tangle in the hair to sudden paralysis, they were also thought to be the bringers of bad dreams. They are very brutal and cruel by nature, having little mercy when it comes to cheating, battling, or anything dealing with the life of another being.
Dökkálfar are more intertwined with the likes of dark magic and chaos magic whilst Svartálfar can only utilize said magic and nothing more. Both dark and chaos and magic does have adverse effects on the Svartálfar as evident with their skin and eyes but Dökkálfar are connected to such magic more intimately to when wounded they do not bleed a substance normally found in elves.
Dökkálfar ("Dark Elves") Traits
Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement.Dark Born Powers
Gain a dark art that you can utilize without getting corrupted
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 100 and can live to be 750 years old.
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 color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Keen Senses
You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
Trance
Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Dark Elvish. Dark Elvish is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar.
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