Wood Elf

Dævathor (translation: දැව තෝර්),also known as wood elves, are a feral, stealthy subrace of the elven species that have become more and more reclusive over the years. As of modern day, they are an extremely insular race who remain close to nature and are rarely seen by other races. They have a heavier build and darker skin than other elf subraces despite having a similar average height.

Appearance

Wood elves have darker skin than other elven subraces, in a range of light brown to black. An average male is 5'8" (173 cm) in height and weighs 150 lbs (68 kg), while an average female is 5'3" (160 cm) and 130 lbs (60 kg). Their hair can be anything from black to light brown, and it grays and turns to white with old age. They prefer to wear as little clothing as possible and choose instead to adorn themselves with other decorations like tattoos, feathers or body paint. They can make and wear complicated and intricate bead work and fashion clay figures from what they can find in their native lands. Males are usually larger than females, sometimes by as much as five inches or twenty pounds, but wood elves differ little in size from other elves.

Wood elves, like other elves, are nimble and agile in body, but they are commonly thought of as less intelligent than their elven brethren, due in part to their aversion to civilization.

Culture

Wood elves live in a tribal society without many of the advances available to the other elves. They rarely craft their own magical weapons and have lost the ability to use powerful magic, although there are rare cases of powerful shamans, who are almost always female. Wild elves do retain the ceremonies and feasts often found among other elves which are occasions of joy with singing and dancing. Hunts are occasions where each member of the tribe has his or her own particular place. Sometimes these are held on their own, and sometimes they are held as part of a larger event. Although it is common for wild elves to speak a number of languages, it is rare to find one who is literate.