Alseid

Alseid are graceful woodland cousins to centaurs, blending the torsos of elves with the lower bodies of nimble deer. Because they rarely venture far from their wooded glades, some call them “grove nymphs,” although they’re more closely related to elves than nymphs.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Alseid have the lower bodies of deer and the torsos of elves. Alseid have antlers growing from their foreheads. Antlers grow very slowly, branching every 10 years for the first century of life (so an alseid with six points per antler should be between 60 and 70 years old). Further points only develop with the blessing of the forest. No 14-point imperial alseid are known to exist, but many tribes are governed by princes with 13 points, indicating that they’ve done a great service to the forest on at least three occasions.

Ecology and Habitats

The optimal environment for the alseid are the forests. Alseid see the forest as an individual and a friend. They are suspicious of outsiders who do not share this view.

Civilization and Culture

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Because antlers signify status, alseid don’t fight with them the way deer do. Cutting an alseid’s antlers is one of the direst punishments an alseid can receive. Elf rangers sometimes report seeing lone alseid exiles, wandering the Margreve, their antlers sawn off near the scalp.

EXTINCT

Average Height

Over 6ft (1.80m)

Average Weight

~300 pounds (138kg)

Alseid

Ability Score Increase +2 Dex, +1 Wis

Size Medium

Speed 40ft

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Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Alseid Weapon Training. You have proficiency with spears and shortbows.

Light Hooves. You have proficiency in the Stealth skill.

Quadruped. The mundane details of the structures of humanoids can present considerable obstacles for you, such as ladders and manholes.

Woodfriend. When in a forest, you leave no tracks and can automatically discern true north.

Languages. Elvish, Sylvan