Eladrin

Eladrin

The eladrin race branched off from common elves in the ancient past, developing an empire that straddled the real world and the Dreaming. For over a thousand years they had their own rises, falls, and petty squabbles while generally not interacting with the human nations of Lanyir. Then came the holy wars known as the Victories, which ended with the death of Srasama, the eladrin goddess who represented the three stages of womanhood. Nearly every eladrin woman died in an event known as the Great Malice, which shaped the course of history ever since.
Today most eladrin live in enclaves in the ruins of Elfaivar, hidden in demiplanes that can only be accessed by those with their innate fey magic. These enclaves protect the precious few women left in their race, who are vastly outnumbered by the men even now, since eladrin live for centuries. But a few eladrin wander the world, either outcasts or adventurers who aren’t interested in dwelling on the tragedies of the past.
Physically similar to normal elves, eladrin’s fey origin becomes clear whenever they use magic, which causes their entire eyes to glow faintly with the color of their irises. Every eladrin possesses the inherent power to step briefly into the Dreaming, allowing them to bypass enemies and difficult terrain before reappearing in the real world. As such, almost every town guard in the world carries a gold ring in case he needs to apprehend an eladrin and keep him from teleporting away.
Eladrin are a subrace of elves.

ability score increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1.

age: Eladrin children mature at the same rate as human children, but eladrin culture does not consider them to be fully mentally developed (nor matured) until they acquire a century of life experience. Eladrin today can live to be 700 or older, and legends speak of eladrin who simply never die.

Size: Medium

speed: 30 feet

Languages: Common, Elvish, Sylvan

race features:
Eladrin Lore. You gain proficiency in the History skill.
Step through the Dreaming. You can cast misty step. Doing so is colloquially called a “fey step.” You can’t use this feature again until you finish a short or long rest.