Elves (Greyhawk)

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Sophisticated and refined yet passionate, fierce and proud, the elves are often seen as aloft. To their perspective, humans are but short-lived distractions. Elven rulers know their people's passionate nature and try to keep them out of conflict, as elves who do engage often live out their lives in a bright but brief burst.

High and gray elves have Sorcerer (not Wizard) as favored class. They can chose any variant, though crafty elven sorcerers are rare. Gray elves tend to be spellbook sorcerers. Elf-specific prestige classes based on wizard multiclassing might need minor tweaks because of this, often by making abilities based on Charisma instead of Intelligence.

Real-World Models

Celts, Greek.

Cultural Traits

Aloft, Passionate, Clannish, Laid-back, Tricky, Proud.

Practices

Gender equality, Divorce, Promiscuity, Recreational sex.

Taboos

Birth control, Domination-submission, Prostitution.

Family

Monogamous but rare. Elves do not form families for procreation; the clan fully supports mother and children. When elves do marry, it is from passion, and such marriages can last for centuries - tough elves do not expect or give fidelity in marriage.

Elves can only become pregnant when in love, very happy, or desperate. This insures there are almost no unwanted pregnancies. Deliberate preventives are seen as rejecting a potential gift.

Pantheon

Corellon Larethian leads a pantheon that won't follow; the elf gods are very diverse. Some might be his children and/or mates, others might be alternate manifestations, yet others are human gods adopted by the elves.

This pantheon has not been thoroughly researched.

Name	Rank	Alignment	Sphere	Domains
Aerdrie Faenya	Lesser	CG	Air, Weather		Elf
Celene	Lesser	LN	Companionship, Loyalty, Hope, Undeath	Charm, Renewal, Travel	Flan, Elf
Corellon Larethian	Greater	CG	Elves, Magic, Art, Music, War	Chaos, Good, Protection, War, Community	Elf, Elder
Deep Sahelas	Intermediate	CG	Sea elves, Creation, Knowledge	Chaos, Good, Knowledge, Ocean, Water	Elf
Ehlonna (Ehlenestra)	Intermediate	NG	Forests, Flora and fauna, Fertility	Animal, Good, Plant, Sun, Celertity, Renewal	Flan, Elf
Lolth	Greater	CE	Drow, Spiders, Evil, Darkness	Chaos, Destruction, Evil, Trickery, Drow	Elf, Elder
Luna	Intermediate	CN	Moon, Change, Fate	Moon, Dream, Illusion, Luck	Flan, Elf
Sehaine Moonbow	Intermediate	CG (NG)	Mysticism, Dreams, Far Jorneys, Death, Full moon	Chaos, Good, Knowledge, Travel, Trickery, Dream	Elf
Ye’cind	Demigod	CG	Music, Magical songs	Chaos, Good, Knowledge, Magic	Elf