Elf

Elves are a tall, slender race, native to Astirawen. Those that are not citizens of Astirawen have a love of the water, preferring to live as sailors and merchants, travelling the world. Elves of Astirawen are generally very pale, however those that sail the world are typically darker, with their skin being a tanned brown. Elves are naturally graceful and beautiful, being largely idealized by human standards.

Mechanics

 * +2 Dexterity, –2 Constitution: Elves are graceful but frail. An elf’s grace makes her naturally better at stealth and archery.
 * Medium: As Medium creatures, elves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
 * Elf base land speed is 30 feet.
 * Immunity to magic sleep effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects.
 * Low-light Vision: An elf can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. She retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
 * Weapon Proficiency: Elves receive the Martial Weapon Proficiency feats for the longsword, rapier, longbow (including composite longbow), and shortbow (including composite shortbow) as bonus feats. Elves esteem the arts of swordplay and archery, so all elves are familiar with these weapons.
 * +2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. An elf who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it. An elf’s senses are so keen that she practically has a sixth sense about hidden portals.
 * Automatic Languages: Common and Elven. Bonus Languages:Draconic, Gnoll, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan. Elves commonly know the languages of their enemies and of their friends, as well as Draconic, the language commonly found in ancient tomes of secret knowledge.
 * Favored Class: Wizard. A multiclass elf’s wizard class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing (see XP for Multiclass Characters, page 60). Wizardry comes naturally to elves—indeed, they sometimes claim to have invented it, and fighter/wizards are especially common among them.