ELF
E
lves were the first people of Valerna, born
from the magic of Protogons during the
earliest ages of history. They ruled western
Valerna from their fabled Ellari Kingdoms —
enchanted realms built out of Dream Magic, whose
wizard-lords wrote reality as they saw fit through
their ancient art of Dreamshaping. For millennia
these realms withstood dragon incursions, human
invasions and monster attacks, until a magical
cataclysm known as the Dreambleed destroyed the
ancient world, and elven civilization with it.
After the Dreambleed hit, many elves escaped
Valerna, by sea or by the dark paths of the
subterranean world, and were lost to history. The
few surviving Ellari kingdoms were forced to strike
a truce with their human neighbors, founding
the human-elf states that would become the
Kingdom of Allaria. Today, no large-scale elven
nations remain on Valerna outside of Allaria in
the Westerlands, and the Sikarian Dominion in
the North Sea; but elves can be found everywhere
as travelling artists, daring explorers, dedicated
researchers or mighty wizards.
Long-lived Dreamers
While mortal, elves remain the most long-lived,
carefree, patient and untroubled of all peoples.
Slender and delicate, they like beauty in all its
forms, particularly if it comes from art or nature.
Their Vaala tends to be stronger in the Fai aspect,
and their innate abilities lend themselves to Dream
magic, but they can become very powerful in any
form of spellcasting.
All elven breeds have lifespans of hundreds of years,
which gives them rich lore and culture. For the
same reason, their customs are varied and colorful,
with as many different elven cultures as there are elf
settlements in Valerna.
ELF TRAITS
Elves were the first mortal peoples of Valerna,
which is reflected in their dream-related abilities
and affinity with nature.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity and
Charisma score increase by 1 point each.
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Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Elves love the stars and the moon,
and this love allows them to see in dim light out to
60 feet as if it was bright light. In darkness, elves
see as if it weas dim light, without colors — only
shades of gray.
Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the
Perception skill.
Fai Ancestry. Built from the Dream itself, you
have advantage on saving throws against becoming
Charmed or Unconscious.
Trance. Elves don’t sleep like other mortals;
instead, they enter a meditating state in which they
can dream and retain lucidity. You remain aware
while you sleep.
People. Once, there was only one elven people
— the Ellari of the silver kingdoms. Across the eras,
they diverged into three separate branches. Choose
one of the peoples described below.
Ellari
The Ellari, or silver elves, were the first of their
people, and so perhaps the first of all Valernian
peoples. Tradition holds that they were dreamed
into being by the lingering power of the Protogons.
Once, glorious Ellari kingdoms dotted Valerna,
each more splendorous and peaceful than the rest.
But they fell during the cataclysm known as the
Dreambleed, and they dwindled as other peoples
rose to power. Today most Ellari live in human or
Allai realms, save for small forest clans that retain
their ancestral identity at a much smaller scale.
THE CURSE OF DREAMS
All Ellari have the ability to share their dreams
with others of their kind, a gift they once used
to communicate and establish bonds across their
civilization. The elvish magic of Dreamshaping is,
in fact, based on this ability.
Sadly, dreams were one of the most common
gateways for the devastating force known as the
Null to manifest into the world. After the global
conflict known today as the First Null War, the
Allarian Kings blamed silver elves both for the
Null Invasion and the Dreambleed itself, using
the Ellari’s pupil-less ‘Null-eyes’ as so-called proof
of their ‘innate’ tendency towards nightmare and
unlife. Thus, most silver elves in Valerna were
cruelly made to ‘pay their debt’ through forced
labor, and subject to the Dreamless Treatment,
a magical drug that inhibited their ability to
communicate through dreams. This situation lasted
for centuries until the rise of the Ellari Dragon
Queen, who abolished the Treatment and restored
rights to the oppressed Ellari.
A DIMINISHED PEOPLE
While they can be found all across the
Westerlands, Ellari are most numerous in Allaria,
where they are free citizens by law, but still vassals
in practice. Most Allarian silver elves live as
humans and among humans, and many still carry
the sequels of the Dreamless Treatment across
generations of their ancestry.
A few silver elves managed to establish hidden
forest communities during Allarian rule, and
never submitted to the Allai’s civilization or
their Dreamless Treatment. Today, these sylvan
settlements are no longer outlaws, but they still
refuse Allarian rule, and many urban-dwelling
Ellari are seeking their freedom in these remote
communities rather than in the cities where their
ancestors suffered.
APPEARANCE
Most Ellari have pale skin and white hair, which
they traditionally decorate with natural dyes. Their
eyes are white with no pupils inside the iris.
ELLARI NAMES
Silver elves retain the naming customs of the
ancient Ellari kingdoms. They prefer descriptive
names, with meanings such as ‘bright star’, or
‘blade of grass’. Some have adopted or received
Allai names (see the ‘Half-Elf names’ section).
Silver elves have lost the use of last names, adopting
instead the Allai custom of using their profession or
duty before their given name (for example Hazai Hai,
‘Hai the sculptor’; Qan Elyse, which means ‘Queen
Elyse’; or Lein Mu, which means ‘Senator Mu’).
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Male names: Adamai, Aelei, Arlaii, Aunai, Bali,
Breonai, Daraei, Ei, Eldai, Endu, Ennai, Feali, Finnai,
Galai, Hanai, Iannai, Idai, Kelai, Lannai, Maladi,
Malei, Malekei, Mali, Manali, Mannai, Menassai,
Minei, Nai, Qai, Qi, Taei, Tarai, Vali, Yi, Ynai, Zai
Female names: Adyse, Aie, Allae, Alde, Alyme,
Anyse, Arle, Aunne, Edae, Ende, Ennae, Elyse,
Galae, Hannae, Ile, Laenne, Malae, Manise, Mawe,
Namae, Nie, Nisse, Qie, Senide, Teryane, Terye,
Ynise, Yunne, Xe, Zie, Zielle
ELLARI TRAITS
Age. Silver elves can live up to 400 years, and
are considered mature by 16 years.
Size. Silver elves tend to be slender, averaging
1.6 meters in height. Your size is Medium.
Dreamsharing. While you take a long or short
rest, you may use the message cantrip on other
Ellari characters or any creature of an alignment
with the Dream aspect (see the Alignment section).
When you take a short rest, every Ellari
character or creature of an alignment with the
Dream aspect within 30 feet of you regains 1
additional hit point per hit die spent.
When you reach 7th level, you may use sending
once during a long rest. This ability may only target
other Ellari characters or creatures of an alignment
with the Dream aspect.
Languages. You may speak, read and write
Common, Allarian and Ellari.
Sikari
The only elven breed that was created by their
own hand, Sikari blue elves were once ellari, which
mutated themselves through the life-altering form of
alchemy they call Zoethurgy, or Creature alchemy.
The first Sikari were silver elves during the
Allarian oppression, who fled the Dragon Kingdom
and sought shelter in the neighboring nation of
Nahuac. There, they misused Nahuac sacred magic
to alter their own nature, becoming a new breed
altogether — the Blue Elves.
A LIFE OF RESEARCH
Exiled from both Allaria and Nahuac, blue elves
migrated to the arctic poles of Valerna, where they
established the Arkane Dominion of Sikaria, a
nation of independent research centers that double
as opulent cities. There, the Sikari experimented on
other lifeforms with zoethurgy, building their own
civilization through study and research.
Besides their variant appearance, Sikari like to
use magic to further modify their bodies, giving
themselves small alterations such as ornamental
tentacles, skin pouches, nictitating eyes, tails, or
even additional arms or legs. No two blue elves are
alike, and no blue elf resembles anybody else.
APPEARANCE
Sikari have a passing resemblance to Ellari, but
their skin and hair have become vivid blue, their
bodies have become amphibious, with gills and
webbed limbs, and they have greater sailing,
swimming and alchemy skills than other elf breeds.
Sikari resemble other elves, except they have
blue-green skin, with hair and eyes of a darker tone
of blue-green.
SIKARI NAMES
As everything with their culture, Sikarians built
their own language and naming customs. They use
long and pompous names, which speak of their
genius and majesty. Contrary to other elven breeds,
they do use last names, although these have less to
do with one’s family and more with the Akademia
you belong to.
Male names: Apisios, Akaios, Akarios, Atalaeon,
Dimeas, Ekestes, Elegios, Epimides, Exenas,
Galantes, Gaenis, Ilmarantes, Kaimeres, Kaestes,
Karbos, Komenes, Maekenas, Metakis, Ornelis,
Paegos, Palantis, Palos, Piraes, Vaedos, Vastides,
Yaetes
Female names: Agentia, Aleia, Anaeria, Atalea,
Dikaia, Galaea, Gaenetia, Elekta, Exea, Ixara,
Kaera, Katonia, Kistesia, Makae, Nadeia, Paegea,
Pankara, Saele, Takeia, Taelonia, Thaia, Uneia,
Urgaeia, Zoetia
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Last Names: Antigoneis, Anairamis, Antakis,
Bellas, Dias, Gadamantis, Palaseis, Parakaimis,
Praefektis, Prakabes, Thalais, Vastakis
SIKARI TRAITS
Age. Blue elves can live up to 500 years, and are
considered mature by 14 years.
Size. Altered by zoethurgy to your own
specifications, your height may be anywhere
between 1.4 and 2 meters. Your size is Medium.
Amphibious. You have a swim speed equal to
your base speed, and you can breathe both air and
water.
Body Modification. Through the art of
Zoethurgy, you have altered your body for utility
or aesthetics. Choose one skill, whether you have
proficiency in it or not. You have advantage on all
checks using that skill.
Geni Stone. You own a stone charged with
source energy, which allows you to focus your
innate kaab abilities. You can use your geni stone as
a spellcasting focus.
Choose a 1st level spell, from any spell list, that
may be cast as a ritual. While you have your geni
stone, you may cast that spell as a ritual.
Languages. You may speak, read and write
Common, Ellari and Sikarian.
Z’aari
The elves of the underworld, created by the dark
forces of the Hollowdepths, Z’aari are ruthless
hunters and able sailors, with magic floating ships
by which they sail the great underground oceans,
caves and chasms of the world.
Once Ellari survivors, who went underground
seeking refuge from the Dreambleed cataclysm,
the Z’aari fell under the sway of the Daimos lords
of the Hollowdepths, which twisted them into a
violent, hostile people.
After centuries of slavery under the Daimoi, the
Z’aari rebelled and created their own civilization,
dedicated to ‘sailing’ the great caves below the
Earth and hunting their former masters — the
Daimoi and their servants.
COMPETING CIVILIZATIONS
There are two separate, competing Z’aari
civilizations — Clear Z’aari, who are freedom-
loving and warlike, and Haze Z’aari, who are
introspective and domineering.
Clear Z’aari follow the immortal warlord known
as the Autarch, and Haze Z’aari worship the rule of
the manipulative, pragmatic Magisteria. Both tribes
live to outdo the other’s in their hunting methods
and results.
ROOTWEAVING
The most important skill of Z’aari elves is
rootweaving — the ability to create magical armor
and tools from the roots of underground trees.
when a z’aari elf comes of age, they must spend
at least one year meditating under the roots of an
underground tree, which slowly grow around their
body, forming a customized carapace that will
cover the z’aari elf for the rest of their life. Once the
carapace is finished, the elf wakes from their trance
and is ready to join their people.
These root carapaces are like a second skin to the
z’aari, and the focus of all their spellcasting abilities.
APPEARANCE
Z’aari resemble tan or green-skinned elves
with natural ‘tattoos’ or skin marks, like those
of amphibians, and eyes adapted to see with
no light sources. They are always covered in
twisting, hardened tree roots with function as
permanent armor.
Z’AARI NAMES
Z’aari use single descriptive names derived
from both the Ellari and Wadeep tongues. They
rarely share their real name with outsiders, using
nicknames such as ‘spear-caster’ or ‘root-bender’ to
hide their true name.
Male names: Akhai, Ashlai, Balari, Balvi, Cui,
Dahei, Dosti, Elgi, Fagi, Haji, Igdi, Jai, Jokai,
Madai, Miagi, Nagi, Ogi, Osvi, Rjai, Ravai,
Ravanei, Shagati, Vrali, Volji, Yaji, Zaji
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Female names: Adyu, Aju, Allu, Alyu, Amnu,
Baeru, Cuu, Daeru, Devanu, Endu, Elju, Gallu,
Hanu, Ilu, Kiu, Lalau, Mau, Manu, Niu, Shiu,
Taiu, Tarju, Ynju, Ziju
Z’AARI TRAITS
Age. Z’aari live up to 200 years, and are
considered mature by 14 years.
Size. You are wiry and lanky, around 1.7 meters
in height. Your size is Medium.
Flying Sailor. You have proficiency in Vehicles
(Air) and Navigator’s tools.
Root Bond. You have a close bond with the
deep roots of trees and other underground nature.
When you are underground, you have advantage
on Survival and Nature checks.
Carapace. Your body is permanently covered
in a pattern of roots and branches, which count as
a suit of light armor. You are considered proficient
with it.
You have Resistance to bludgeoning damage
and a base Armor Class equal to 10 + half your
proficiency bonus + your Dex modifier.
You may not fully remove your carapace or wear
any other armor. You may still benefit from a shield
or other protective items, spells or effects. The
carapace does not hinder sleeping, eating or any
other activity, lightly shifting its form as needed.
If you gain the Source Aspect of your alignment
(see the Alignments section) in a spellcasting class,
you may use your carapace as a spellcasting focus.
Root Growth. When you earn an ability
score increase or a feat, you may forgo the ability
score increase or feat and instead increase your
carapace’s base AC by 2 points. You may only use
this ability once.
Languages. You speak Common and Wadeep.
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