Homebrew Elf, Fire Species Details

 

"Climbing amongst the Obsidian Peaks of the Novin Ash Mountain, I was suddenly confronted by a patrol of heavily-armed elves. These were different than the elves of my homeland, all standing nearly seven feet tall with skin the color of the lower Ashfields of Novin, and eyes as black as the Obsidian Peaks I now scaled. Their voices crackled like a roaring inferno."

Fire Elves are a robust people of otherworldly endurance, living in the shadows of the Novin Ashfields for millennia have forced them to adapt to searing heat,  choking ash, and oppressive darkness. Their underground cities of carved obsidian are considered to be one of the foremost hidden beauties of the world

Beautiful but Rugged

With their unearthly grace and fine features, Fire Elves appear hauntingly beautiful to humans and members of many other races. They are taller than humans on average, ranging from barely under 6 feet tall to just over 7 feet. They are more robust than other elves, weighing approximately 180 to 245 pounds. Males and females are about the same height, and males are only marginally heavier than females.

Fire Elves’ coloration is representative of their volcanic homeland with various shades of gray, hair of green or blue, and eyes volcanic glass peer eerily into the souls of those they encounter. Fire Elves have no facial and little body hair. They favor simple clothing in neutral shade, and wear little to no jewelry.

Ageless Perspective

Fire Elves can live well over 800 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are more often indifferent than excited, and more likely to be curious than greedy. They tend to remain aloof and unfazed by petty happenstance. When pursuing a goal, however, whether adventuring on a mission or learning a new skill or art, fire elves are absolutely relentless. They are slow to make friends and enemies, and even slower to forget them. When wronged, fire elves seek vengeance as inexorable as a lava flow .

Exploration and Adventure

Elves take up adventuring out of wanderlust. Since they are so long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of exploration and discovery. They dislike the pace of human society, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so they find careers that let them travel freely and set their own pace. Elves also enjoy exercising their martial prowess or gaining greater magical power, and adventuring allows them to do so. Some might join with rebels fighting against oppression, and others might become champions of moral causes.

Easily Annoyed

Fire Elves tend to have short, often jaded, views of other races.

High Elves. "Fancy, arrogant, weak little elves. Afraid of getting dirty."

Dwarves. “Dwarves. Loud, boastful, and drunk. They do make some decent weapons, but that's about all I can say for them.”

Halflings. “Halflings? They're an annoying people, and you have to constantly look down so you don't step on them. Good beer, though.”

Humans. “For all the adaptiveness humans have shown, they don't live long enough to adapt to the ashen lands of home.”

Aarakocra. "They don't taste very good. What? What do you mean I'm not supposed to eat them?!?"

Fire Elf Names

Fire Elves are considered children until they declare themselves adults, some time after the hundredth birthday, and before this period they are called by child names.

On declaring adulthood, an elf selects an adult name, although those who knew him or her as a youngster might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists between male names and female names; the groupings here reflect only general tendencies. In addition, every elf bears a family name, typically a combination of other Elvish words. Some elves traveling among humans translate their family names into Common, but others retain the Elvish version.

Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, Syllin, Thia, Vall

Male Adult Names: Adran, Aelar, Aramil, Arannis, Aust, Beiro, Berrian, Carric, Enialis, Erdan, Erevan, Galinndan, Hadarai, Heian, Himo, Immeral, Ivellios, Laucian, Mindartis, Paelias, Peren, Quarion, Riardon, Rolen, Soveliss, Thamior, Tharivol, Theren, Varis

Female Adult Names: Adrie, Althaea, Anastrianna, Andraste, Antinua, Bethrynna, Birel, Caelynn, Drusilia, Enna, Felosial, Ielenia, Jelenneth, Keyleth, Leshanna, Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Naivara, Quelenna, Quillathe, Sariel, Shanairra, Shava, Silaqui, Theirastra, Thia, Vadania, Valanthe, Xanaphia

Family Names (Common Translations): Amakiir (Gemflower), Amastacia (Starflower), Galanodel (Moonwhisper), Holimion (Diamonddew), Ilphelkiir (Gemblossom), Liadon (Silverfrond), Meliamne (Oakenheel), Naïlo (Nightbreeze), Siannodel (Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal)

Elf, Fire Traits

Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of Ashland survival.

Ash Field Adaptation

You have a natural resistance to heat and fire, up to 50%

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 4.

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.

Alignment

Fire Elves are stoic, and self-reliant. The harsh environment of the Novin Ash Fields has made them independent, aloof, and mistrusting. Earning the trust of a Fire Elf is a long process, but once earned, brings a companion that will lay their life down for you without hesitation.

Size

Fire Elves are larger than other Elves, they range from under 6 to over 7 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.

Expeditious Movement

Fire Elves move with haste wherever they go. Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Obsidian Darkvision

Accustomed to volcanic ash plains and obsidian caverns, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 300 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can discern color in darkness.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

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, Elvish and Dwarven. Elvish is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Fire Elven literature tends toward sagas of adventure. Legends of great heroes ignite a passion for adventure in even the most subdued Fire Elf.