Found in a Box Part 8: Elves

Actually not in a Box but on my hard drive from back in the day when I was planning to set up a campaign about recapturing Dwarven Vaults that had been overwhelmed by the Horde of Chaos Worshiping Orcs and Goblins.

Elves

Elves are one of the ancient races. They are great and they know it. They opened up dimensional gates and colonized thousands of worlds and brought Halflings, Dwarves, and Humans along for the ride. They developed the Common tongue to allow everyone to communicate. Then the Orcs came and started attacking through the gates. The Elves decided they had to close the gates, and isolated all of the worlds, without consulting with anyone.

Elves tend to be elitist, emotionally cold, vegetarian, androgynous, loners with a fine fashion sense.  Elves have a female dominated society with a male/female/other ratio of 15%/50%/35%. The other are asexual and/or gender-fluid. They don't define the terms to non-elves and feel they are above labels.

There are three main types of Elves. They are all physiologically the same, the differences are cultural.

• Grey Elves - Sophisticated city dwellers. They all live in "Foreign" compounds adjacent to Hill Dwarf Vaults. Most Grey Elves specialize in magic and moodiness. 
• Sea Elves - Merchants and traders. Their large colorful ships are recognizable by the hydroponic gardens hanging along the sides of the main deck. Unlike other Elves the Sea Elves get along with everyone. 
• Wood Elves - Semi-nomadic, insular, wild folk Their wardrobes are dominated by green and brown robes. Each large group of Wood Elves has a dozen 'cities' they travel between depending upon the seasons (leaving small communities of Halflings behind to keep the places up). These cities are built beneath large mounds in the forest, protected by thick hedges and ha-ha walls.

Size of Elven House

Grey Elf	Sea Elf	Wood Elf	House
01-02	--	01	Great House
03-07	01-02	02	Minor House
08-20	03-20	03-20	Common

Unity of Elven House

Grey Elf	Sea Elf	Wood Elf	Unity
01-02	01-14	01-10	Reasonably close. Everyone gets together occasionally
03-14	15-19	11-20	House is more like a dozen different houses really
15-20	20	--	House in name only

Rational For Adventure

Grey Elf	Sea Elf	Wood Elf	Rational
--	01-04	01-19	Fight Chaos
01-10	--	--	Recover lost artifacts
11-19	--	--	Recover lost knowledge
--	15-19	--	Accumulate wealth
20	20	20	Other

Pieces of Flair

Grey Elf	Sea Elf	Wood Elf	Pieces of Flair
01-03	01-02	--	Stylish boots made of the finest material
04-05	03-04	--	A hat that others would kill for
--	05	--	Stylish costume jewelry
06	--	01-05	Face paint (could be War Paint or Marilyn Manson)
07-10	07-10	--	Excessive piercings. Mostly on ears and/or nose
11	11-14	--	Tattoos on the left side of the body
12-15	--	--	Fancy and expensive hair style
16-18	--	--	Colorful and useful scarf/towel
19-20	--	--	Multiple Pieces of Flair, roll again
--	15-20	06-20	No Pieces of Flair

Character Traits

1d6	Character Trait
1	Asexual - Lost interest in sex long ago, there are far more important things in life to think about. It's amusing and a bit disgusting to see how obsessed others are with all that.
2	Claustrophobic - Buildings are fine but being inside of caves and dungeons and such with metric tons of rock overhead waiting to crush you, and unable to even see the stars freaks you out. Must make a WIS save any time you attempt to go underground and every day below ground afterwards. Any fail means you'll try to return to the surface the quickest way possible.
3	Elitist - Other races just aren't as good as Elves, and a lot of other Elves aren't so hot either. They are uneducated, boorish, and violent. They are worthy only as fodder to stop worse creatures it seems.
4	Helpless - Having lived a spoiled magical life many simple tasks (such as cleaning) are beyond you.
5	Moody - Long life has given you deep perspective on mortality. Thinking about it can put you into a funk or into a whimsical joyous mood depending upon the situation.
6	Patronizing - You tend to treat other races as you would a puppy. This comes off as aloof but there is no malice, it is just that other races don't live all that long so there is no point being super-attached.