Elves (Greyhawk)

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 in the events of the world 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, Greeks.

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.

Magic

Elves invented spell magic as it is known today and are still great practitioners of sorcery, which is the favored class of high and grey elves. The academic grey elves tend towards spellbook sorcery, while high elves generally use one of the other kinds. Wood, Valley and Wild elves use less arcane magic and more druidism. All elves revere their chosen gods and clerical magic is common.

Pantheon

Corellon Larethian leads a pantheon of carefree immortals. Some might be his children and/or mates, others might be alternate manifestations, yet others are human gods adopted by the elves.

Name	Rank	Alignment	Sphere	Domains
Aerdrie Faenya	Lesser	CG (CN)	Air, Weather, Birds	Air, Animal, Luck	Elf
Celene	Lesser	LN	Companionship, Loyalty, Hope, Undeath, Shadowfell	Darkness (Moon), Liberation, Luck (Fate), Travel, Void (Stars)	Flan, Elf
Corellon Larethian	Greater	CG	Elves, Magic, Art, Music, War	Good, Liberation, Nobility, Void (Stars), War	Elf, Elder
Deep Sahelas	Intermediate	CG	Sea elves, Creation, Knowledge	Chaos, Good, Knowledge, Ocean, Water	Elf
Ehlenestra	Intermediate	NG	Forests, Flora and fauna, Fertility	Animal, Glory (Heroism), Good, Plant, Sun (Day)	Flan, Elf, Common
Erevan Ilesere	Lesser	CN	Mischief, Change, Thievery	Trickery, Celerity, Luck	Elf
Hanali Celanil	Lesser	CG	Romantic Love, Beauty	Charm, Good, Water, Lust	Elf
Labelas Enoreth	Lesser	CG	Longevity, Time	Time, Destruction, Oracle	Elf
Lolth	Greater	CE	Drow, Spiders, Evil, Darkness	Animal (Fur, but spiders only, and spiders are treated as animals to Lolth's clergy), Charm (Lust), Darkness (Normal or Loss), Nobility, War (Tactics)	Elf, Elder
Luna	Intermediate	CN	Moon, Change, Fate, Feywild	Darkness (Moon), Knowledge (Memory), Luck (Curse), Magic, Repose (Souls)	Flan, Elf
Sehanine Moonbow	Intermediate	CG (NG)	Mysticism, Dreams, Far Jorneys, Death, Full moon	Chaos (Protean), Community, Darkness (Moon), Madness, Magic (Arcane)	Elf
Solonor Thelandira	Lesser	CG	Archery, Hunting	Elf, Trickery, War	Elf
Ye'cind	Demigod	CG	Music, Magical songs	Chaos, Good, Knowledge, Magic	Elf