Homebrew Gelid Elf Species Details
Gelid Elves are naturally larger and stronger than a typical elf, standing close to 7ft tall among the taller members of this subgroup, but usually as tall as 6'7. These elves naturally are stronger and tougher than the typical elf, hardened by the snowy landscapes they inhabit. They also gain a burrow speed, being solitary creatures, they often make their own homes, often burrows in the snow and dirt. Often seen as more brutish and animalistic than other elves because of their builds and burrowing tendencies, they are rarely seen outside of northern conditions. Often sporting pale grey skin, with small white dots, as to blend in in blizzard like conditions, as well as having long black and white hair, also to act as natural camouflage.
Gelid Elf Traits
Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of long years spent in the freezing wilderness.Cold Resistance
You gain resistance to cold damage
Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution 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
Gelid Elves range from 6 and a half to 7 feet tall and have muscular builds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You also gain a burrow speed equal to half of your movement speed.
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.
Tough Build
You have proficiency in the [ability]Constitution[/ability] ability checks.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
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 Elvish. Elvish is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Elven literature is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires.
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