Campaign Worlds/Keshyré/Characters/Races/Elder Races/Aoifé
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The Aoifé are otherwise known as elves of which the faerie races are related. Aoifé are generally 6 to 7 feet tall and weigh 160 to 200 pounds, lithe and fair to behold. They live on fruits and grains, though they occasionally hunt for fresh meat. Their eyes differ from most other races in that they appear to have no iris or pupil and the color fills the whole of their almond shaped eyes. They tend to remain aloof from humans except in the nation of Raithe where the Aoifé of the Wood remain friends with the Raitheans. Aoifé are immortal.
d20 Statistics
Statistics for using The Aoifé in the d20 systems or Dungeons & Dragons.
General Characteristics
- Medium: As Medium creatures, elves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Aoifé 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.
- +2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. An aoifé 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.
- Automatic Languages: Common and Aoifaén. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Gnoll, Rük, Orc, and Sylvan.
Solar Aoifé
Solar aoifé are the children of Daon Kel. Solar aoifé all have bronze or golden skin with golden, copper or black hair and amber, violet, indigo or sky blue eyes. Solar aoifé dress nobly, in exotic and often fancy garb that makes the finest clothes of human courts pale by comparison.
Solar aoifé speak Aoifaén and most also know Common and Sylvan.
Most solar aoifé encountered outside their homes are wizards.
Solar Aoifé Characteristics
- +2 Dexterity, –2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence, +2 Charisma.
- Favored Class: Wizard. A multiclass solar aoifaén wizard class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
Lunar Aoifé
Lunar aoifé are the children of Iulia Kel. Lunar aoifé are pale white skinned with bluish tints, dark blue, green or silvery eyes and silver-white, black or blue hair. Lunar aoifé dress in simple white robes of linen or silk with fine designs embroidered upon the sleeves and hems.
Lunar aoifé speak Aoifaén and most also know Common and Sylvan.
Most lunar aoifé encountered outside their homes are clerics.
Lunar Aoifé Characteristics
- +2 Dexterity, –2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, +2 Charisma.
- Favored Class: Cleric. A multiclass lunar aoifaén cleric class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
Sylvan Aoifé
The sylvan aoifé are the most common and friendliest of aoifé. Sylvan aoifé are descended from the solar aoifé. Sylvan aoifé have Coppery skin with greenish tints, brown, green or hazel eyes. Hair is brown or black with blond and red occurring at times. Sylvan aoifé prefer colorful clothes, and often wear a green-brown-gray cloak that blends well with the colors of the forest.
Sylvan aoifé speak Aoifaén and most also know Common and Sylvan.
Most sylvan aoifé encountered outside their homes are warriors.
Sylvan Aoifé Characteristics
- +2 Dexterity, –2 Constitution
- Favored Class: Warrior. A multiclass sylvan aoifaén warrior class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
Black Aoifé
Black aoifé are the least friendly of the aoifé and most are evil. Black aoifé are the corrupted descendents of the lunar aoifé. They dwell in the underworld, underground or in forests so dark that no light penetrates. Black aoifé are black skinned with white or bluish-white hair though other pale shades occur as well. They tend to have red or black eyes though indigo or green also appear. Black aoifé dress in functional clothes and armors of black and silver.
Black aoifé speak Black Aoifaén and most also know Common and Aoifaén.
Most black aoifé encountered outside their homes are clerics or wizards.
Black Aoifé Characteristics
- +2 Dexterity, –2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence, +2 Charisma.
- Darkvision out to 120 feet. This trait replaces the aoifaén low-light vision.
- Weapon Proficiency: A black aoifé is automatically proficient with the hand crossbow, the rapier, and the short sword. This trait replaces the aoifaén weapon proficiency.
- Spell resistance equal to 11 + class levels.
- +2 racial bonus on Will saves against spells and spell-like abilities.
- Spell-Like Abilities: Black aoifé can use the following spell-like abilities once per day: dancing lights, darkness, faerie fire. Caster level equals the black aoifaén class levels.
- Light Blindness: Abrupt exposure to bright light (such as sunlight or a daylight spell) blinds black aoifé for 1 round. On subsequent rounds, they are dazzled as long as they remain in the affected area.
- Automatic Languages: Common, Black Aoifé, Underworld. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Aquan, Draconic, Black Aoifé Sign Language, Rük. This trait replaces the aoifaén automatic and bonus languages.
- Favored Class: Cleric or Wizard. A multiclass elf ’s wizard class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
- Level adjustment +2.
Half Aoifé
Aoifé are one of the few races that have the ability to breed with other races. As such it has happened on certain occasions that an aoifaén woman becomes enamored with a human male and bears a half-aoifé. Half-aoifaén are not truly an aoifé sub-race, and are often mistaken for true aoifé. Half-aoifaén usually inherit a good blend of both parents’ physical characteristics.
Half Aoifé Characteristics
- Medium: As Medium creatures, half-aoifé have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Half-aoifé base land speed is 30 feet.
- Immunity to sleep spells and similar magical effects, and a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells or effects.
- Low-Light Vision: A half-aoifé 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.
- +1 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. A half-aoifé does not have the aoifaén ability to notice secret doors simply by passing near them.
- +2 racial bonus on Diplomacy and Gather Information checks: Half-aoifaén get along naturally with all people. This bonus may not apply in situations or settings where half-aoifaén are viewed with distrust.
- Aoifaén Blood: For all effects related to race, a half-aoifé is considered an aoifé. Half-aoifaén , for example, are just as vulnerable to special effects that affect aoifaén as their aoifé ancestors are, and they can use magic items that are only usable by aoifaén.
- Automatic Languages: Common, Aoifaén. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic).
- Favored Class: Any. When determining whether a multiclass half-aoifé takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing, her highest-level class does not count.
RuneQuest Statistics
Statistics for using Aoifé in Mongoose RuneQuest.
Basic Roleplaying Statistics
Statistics for using Aoifé in Basic Roleplaying.
