Zevele Elv
People of the Empire
Thousands of years ago, long before the dragons burned the world, all Elvs were united by the first Zarma, Zakardoune, in their homeland of Zatalia Cardinalic. From this humble beginning, Zatalia, using elite soldiers, advanced metallurgy, elemental power, and shrewd governance, grew into the largest nation of mortals ever seen on Aode, before or since. This massive country led to a new word to describe its size: Empire. The Empire spanned vast lands and stretched distances far longer than most would travel in their entire lives. But the days of glory and victory are long over. Since the War of Scales, with the burning of Cardinalic and hundreds of thousands of Elves slain by the flames, the empire has been in a perpetual state of decline, spurned by the growing strength of external forces and internal struggles. The life of every Zevele is affected by their views on the Empire. Are you a staunch loyal supremacist? A sympathizer? A rebel, like those of Raquan and Froalen? Zevele in areas previously under Zatalian control may find themselves ostracized or barred from establishments, depending on how fresh the wounds of rule are. Perhaps you simply wish to distance yourself as far as possible from the Empires influence.
Unity through Distance
During the golden ages of the Empire, standards were put into place to invoke a sense of unity to the population. Empirical buildings and business in every city were built to exact specifications, roads were standardized and maintained, schools were constructed and given set curriculum, even language was codified with Zevelen, Regions have been vastly different in geography and demographics, but the Zatalian culture was embraced or forced upon every corner of the ever expanding Empire, with varying degrees of success. As such, most Zevele, despite never meeting each other, share many similar experiences and can relate to each other in a way many other widespread races cannot, especially as they age.
Of Superior Stock
In addition to their long Elven lives and heightened speed and reflexes, Zevele often pride themselves as being above most other races from their superior education, intentionally or not. Although officially and legally, all races under the Empire's banner are equal, Zevele will easily find themselves in better positions within the government with little other competition. As such, many, if not most, Zevele have a conscious or unconscious superiority complex to those around them, especially Elvs raised directly within the Empire. This, of course, leads to tension and resentment from conquered subjects of Zatalia, and adds another point to the long list of reasons on why the Empire is in decline. Even their own kin, the Castillans, aren't immune this, especially with their recent contributions to the The Domino Rebellions. All this leads to the world having a negative initial disposition towards Elvs as a whole, but acting polite and humble should dispel these predisposition quickly.
Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Statistics
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity and Intelligence both increase by 2.
Age. Elvs are long lived, but not immune to the effects of aging. Most will live around 900 years, but those who live to a couple thousand are not unheard of.
Size. Your size is Medium. Elvs are about the same size as humans on average, but more often will fall on extreme ends of height (under 5ft or over 6ft)
Speed. Your base walking speed is 40 feet.
Created by Celestials. Your creature type is Humanoid (Celestial).
Elven Grace. You are proficient with Dexterity saving throws and the Perception and Acrobatics skills.
Inept Mystic Meditation Most Elvs may inherently harness majics, although the Empire does little to cultivate it in those untalented or uninterested. By meditating for 10 minutes, you may store an Evocation or Transmutation cantrip from the Druid or Sorcerer spell list to cast once within an hour of the meditation. At the 3rd level, this becomes up to a first level spell.
Empirical Education. You are proficient with History and Religion.
Disciplined Society. You have advantage on all saving throws or checks against being charmed and seeing through illusions.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Zevelen, a form of Elvish, and speak a form of Seaspeak of your choice. If your Intelligence is 11 or greater, you may also read and write in this form of Seaspeak. In addition, you may speak, read, and write an additional language of your choice if your Intelligence is 14 or greater. However, if your Intelligence is 7 or less, you cannot read or write.
