Elf: cannot use iron, steel causes discomfort, low light vision 60’

Elves average a height of 6’5” and are slender. They have many different skin and hair colors, and every elf has pointed ears. Their features are more angled than humans, and more slender than dwarves. They live an average of 250 years.

The elves vary greatly in culture, but they share some similarities that players should keep in mind. In the current Age, they have not been seen in Uteria for 700 years. When they arrive in most human populated areas, they are looked upon with shock and even fright. They have an aura that seems alien and strange to humans. This effect fades with time, but in each place that they go, if the humans have not encountered many elves, their appearance may cause problems.

During the Disappearance, all elves were pulled into the limbo between worlds. Time was slower there, so while the Uteria moved forward almost 700 years, for the elves it was only about 350. They could see glimpses of Uteria flashing by, but they could not interact. The elves who have now begun to return are entering a world unfamiliar to them—a world they only learned of through stories from their parents. They would find humans strange, and this world, which is much more “solid” than the limbo they were born into, could be overwhelming.

The elves who have returned grew up in a strange, dreamlike world, and are now confronted with a new world. When playing an elf, this should be kept in mind.

Although the elves are powerful, they should not be used as super characters. In fact, there are many great roleplaying opportunities. For example, a low wisdom elf may have a hard time understanding the outside world. The culture she or he comes from may accept magic as normal, but using it in a human tavern could cause the locals to rise up against the “demons using witchcraft”.

Elven Cultures:

• Alostrovari
• Anarvari
• Evantari
• Kaelvari
• Losvari
• Orovari
• Sunavari

Stats: Elfling: +1 cha, -1 wis, iron causes discomfort, low light vision 60’, fearless (immune to fear effects) 

The elflings are fey, having come to Uteria eons ago. They elves formally call them the Alfiren, or “elf cousin”.

Every elfling is different, but there are some things that most elflings have in common. Most elflings that would become adventurers will be on their Calling, when they feel a need to explore the world. During the Calling, they have a very hard time staying in one place for very long, so a campaign based out of one location would give the player roleplaying opportunities to encourage the group to move, explore, or do anything other than stay in one place. If the campaign is located in a massive city like Seahaven, the elfling will be content enough to explore all the crevices and alleys of the city before wanting to move on.

Despite their size and tendency toward merriment, elflings should never merely be used as comic relief.  They see themselves as integral players in the game of living on Uteria and in the broader universe, and they are rarely petty.  Even when taking on the role of thief, an elfling would not be motivated by selfishness, but rather would see him or herself as an agent of the chaos of Creation. Often an elfling might steal from one to move it somewhere else where the victim might find it—just to watch the resulting confusion. This is serious business to an elfling.

But on the other side of the coin, they do have a great appreciation for jokes, gags, and laughs. This can sometimes annoy other party members, but their Charisma will usually help keep them wanted within a group environment. Their selflessness is also a boon for a party. They see no problem risking themselves for others, but this is not merely for heroics or morality. It is often simply a test of the mechanics of the universe, for which an elfling has endless curiosity.

If elflings travel with companions for a prolonged period of time, they will form a bond, seeing the group as their nomadic family: those who the universe set in motion with their own Calling. This can lead the elfling to do all they can to protect and help those within this bond. While this is endearing for companions, their propensity to get themselves in trouble can often swing the balance in the other direction. Having a bad understanding of (or distaste for) human laws of ownership and control, they often run afoul of constables and nobles.

Ettercap

Challenge Rating: 3

Size: Medium

Type: Fey Aberration

Initiative: +3

Defense

Hit Points: 27 (5HD)

Armor Class: 14, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 natural)

Saves: Fort +4 Ref +4 Will +6

Weaknesses:

Offense

Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), climb 30 ft.

Base Attack: +3

Melee: Bite +5 melee (1d8+2 plus poison) and 2 claws +3 melee (1d3+1)

Special Attacks: Poison, web

Sanity Effects: –

Statistics

Abilities: STR 14, DEX 17, CON 13, INT 6, WIS 15, CHA 8

Skills: Acrobatics +5, Athletics +2,  Awareness +2, Endurance +1, Knowledge N/A, Persuasion -2, Spellcraft N/A, Survival +2, Thievery +2

Talents: Great Fortitude

Special Qualities: Low-light Vision, Multiattack

Ecology

Environment: Warm forests

Organization: Solitary, pair, or troupe (1-2 plus 2-4 Medium monstrous spiders)

Treasure: Standard

Poison

Injury, Fortitude DC 15, initial damage 1d6 Dex, secondary damage 2d6 Dex.

Web

An ettercap can throw a web eight times per day. This is similar to an attack with a net but has a maximum range of 50 feet, with a range increment of 10 feet, and is effective against targets of up to Medium size. The web anchors the target in place, allowing no movement.

An entangled creature can escape with a DC 10 Acrobatics check or burst the web with a DC 17 Strength check. The web has 6 hit points  and takes double damage from fire.

Ettercaps can also create sheets of sticky webbing from 5 to 60 feet square. They usually position these to snare flying creatures but can also try to trap prey on the ground. Approaching creatures must succeed on a DC 18 Awareness check to notice a web, or they stumble into it and become trapped as though by a successful web attack. Attempts to escape or burst the webbing receive a +5 bonus if the trapped creature has something to walk on or grab while pulling free. Each 5-foot-square section has 6 hit points and takes double damage from fire.

An ettercap can move across its own sheet web at its climb speed and can determine the exact location of any creature touching the web.

Ettin

Challenge Rating: 6

Size: Large

Type: Giant

Initiative: +3

Defense

Hit Points: 65 hp (10HD)

Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, -1 Dex, +7 natural, +3 hide), touch 8, flat-footed 18

Saves: Fort +9 Ref +2 Will +5

Offense

Speed: 40’

Base Attack: +7

Melee: 2 morningstars +12/+7 melee (2d6+6)

Ranged: 2 javelins +5 ranged (1d8+6)

Special Attacks: –

Sanity Effects: —

Statistics

Abilities: STR 23, DEX8, CON 15, INT 6, WIS 10, CHA 11

Skills: Acrobatics -2,  Athletics +9,   Awareness +5, Endurance +2, Knowledge -4, Persuasion +0, Spellcraft +0, Survival +0, Thievery -1

Talents: Alertness, Improved initiative, iron will, Power Attack

Special Qualities: Low light vision, Superior two-weapon fighting

Ecology

Environment: Cold Hills

Organization: Solitary, gang (2-4), troupe (1-2)

Treasure: Standard

Superior Two-Weapon Fighting

An ettin fights with a morningstar or javelin in each hand. Because each of its two heads controls an arm, the ettin does not take a penalty on attack or damage rolls for attacking with two weapons.

Power Attack

On your action, before making attack rolls for a round, you may choose to subtract a number from all melee attack rolls and add the same number to all melee damage rolls. This number may not exceed your base attack bonus. The penalty on attacks and bonus on damage apply until your next turn.