5e D&D Character Idea - Elf

Idea for your next character, an NPC, members of an adventuring party or a backup character
They are associated with magic, archery and long lives, attractive for having a different mindset due to living for centuries and having innate grace and style

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Soveliss Galanodel is a male elf Barbarian

Background - Sage
Family - Your father is a tracker and your mother is an enchanter. They have been happily married for four centuries and you all have a family portrait drawn every year.

Trait - I prefer the life of the city and people to the quiet existence of my homeland
Ideal - I'm loyal to family first, other things second
Bond - My tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when far away
Flaw - I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others

Trinket - A mask made of feathers that has the face of a different beast each morning
Elven wine - Lemondance Wine has a fresh taste and a heady aroma and is traditionally drunk at dawn.
Possible Pet - Blink is a colourful beetle. They love to be held and are always getting lost but turn up in the strangest of places


Lia is a female elf Druid

Background - Criminal
Family - Enemies burnt your family's village to the ground on the day you were born. You were raised by different aunts, uncles and cousins who have been planning to restart the village for the last decade .

Trait - I love the sound of my own sweet elven voice
Ideal - I work to restore an ancient place of magic
Bond - Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind
Flaw - I wonder if the world would be a better place with the elves in charge

Trinket - A mummified ear that belonged to a an elven hero
Elven wine - Frostblossom Wine is sickly-sweet and made from crushed frozen grapes. It has a faint blue glow.
Possible Pet - Pseudo is a donkey. They are injured and they were given to you by family


Leshanna Cithreth is a female elf Paladin

Background - Sage
Family - You and your younger brother Arjhan grew up as orphans with no other family but each other. A dark cult was involved in the death of your parents.

Trait - I compare everything to the wonders of my homeland
Ideal - A rival defeated me and I will take my revenge on them when the time is right
Bond - I wish to have many stories told of me when I am gone
Flaw - I am inflexible in my beliefs

Trinket - An ivory quiver with a secret compartment that can hold 2 arrows
Possible Pet - Grell is a glistening giant sea horse. They are very territorial


Hadarai is a male elf Barbarian

Background - Noble
Family - Your father was banished for 100 years. You mother is a famous wine-maker who has taken a string of lovers who dislike you.

Trait - I have many lessons, jokes and stories based on trees
Ideal - I work to restore an ancient elven library
Bond - I have sold my soul to another. I have centuries to win it back
Flaw - I am too often wrapped up in my own world

Trinket - An old copper coin with an elven face. It has made its way back to you at least 10 times.
Elven wine - Frostblossom Wine is sickly-sweet and made from crushed frozen grapes. It has a faint blue glow.
Possible Pet - Torm is a radiant giant spider. They hate your close friends and try to chase things


Camnoc is a male elf Fighter

Background - Guild Artisan
Family - Enemies burnt your family's village to the ground on the day you were born. You were raised by different aunts, uncles and cousins who have been planning to restart the village for the last decade .

Trait - I love the sound of my own sweet elven voice
Ideal - I will become the greatest hero that ever lived
Bond - I must confront an evil let out by one of my parents centuries ago
Flaw - I seek immortality at any cost

Trinket - A piece of rare wood with a lucky phrase engraved in Sylvan
Possible Pet - Grell is a yellow giant constrictor snake. They like to hide in difficult to get to places and are very territorial