Homebrew Dusk Elf Species Details

We arrived at the camp outside Valakhi today. We were greeted by a most peculiar figure; he was morose in his entirety, even his appearance seems to complement this fact, with his skin being a dark grey and his eyes a muted violet. It's beyond me how such a forlorn figure can stand living amongst the gay Vistani.

— A Madman's Journal (Seized by Headmaster Grezch of the Waterdeep Asylum)

 

As a dusk elf, you have keen senses and intuition, and your fleet feet carry you quickly and stealthily through your native forests of Barovia. You are part of a dying, forlorn race, which tends to act accordingly.

Dusk elves tend to be dark skinned. Their hair tends toward dark browns and blacks. Their eyes are usually light blue or violet in hue.

Dusk Elf Traits

Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement.

Fleet of Foot

Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.

Dusk Elf Stealth

Years of being in fear of the Baron have taught you how to effectively dodge detection.

You gain a +1 bonus to your stealth checks; additionally, all allies within 30 ft. of you, that do not likewise have this racial trait, gain a +1 bonus to their stealth checks.

Shrouded Steps

As a bonus action, you can cast Misty Step. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.

Ability Score Increases

An ability of your choice increases by 2 and another by 1.

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 35 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.

Wary Walker

You have proficiency in the Stealth 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 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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