Astral elf
| Astral elf | |
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| Error creating thumbnail: File missing A depiction of various astral elves by Niki Dawes (2022) from Spelljammer. | |
| General information | |
| Size: | Medium |
| Alignment: | Any |
| Type: | Humanoid |
| First appearance: | Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (2022) |
Astral Elves are a variety of elves native to the Astral Plane. They trace their roots to the Feywild like other elves, but are very different from their terrestrial brethren. The millennia they spent within the Astral Plane imbues them with a spark of divine energy, bestowed upon them by divine powers.[1][2]
Description
Because astral elves live closer in proximity to their gods, they each have a notable starry gleam in their eyes.[1]
Personality
Just as other living beings, astral elves do not age while within the Astral Plane. Their longevity―which often surpasses that of Oerthling elves by thousands of years―grants them unique outlooks on time and existence. This manifestes in feelings of depression in some elves or apathy in others. Yet some keep away concerns over existential dread by exploring personal creativity, living introspective lives enriched by peaceful meditation, or set out to explore the far-off planes of the multiverse.[1][2]
Society
Like other beings, astral elves travel away from the Deep Astral in order to procreate and raise their children to a certain age.[2]
Astral elves utilize spelljammers such as star moths―crafted from unique botanic and crystalline substances―to travel across both the Astral Plane and the far-off reaches of wildspace. It is there that they collected starlight, which they used to power and repair their vessels.[2]
Abilities
Astral elves do not need to eat for sustenance, nor sleep for rest.[2] Rather, they enter into a form of reverie referred to as an "astral trance".[1]
They have especially acute senses, including darkvision which extends out to 60ft. One or more times each day, astral elves can teleport up to 30ft by magical means.[1]
It is said the leaders of the astral elves possess the power to summon solar dragons to aid in their causes.[2]
Possessions
In deference to the gods of the Seldarine, astral elves wear armor which features ornate headpieces and visored helms which obscure their personal identity. They prefer to be seen as entirely faceless when dealing with members of other species.[2]
The astral elves' gods imbue their weaponry with divine radiant energy which originates from starlight.[2]
History
During some unknown era, groups of elves traveled away from their home in the Feywild to the Astral Plane, with the hope of becoming closer to their gods.[1] They are said to be among the first creatures to take up permanent residence within the plane known to some as the Silver Void. Throughout their existence, astral elf civilizations have repeatedly defended themselves from horrific monstrosities and invasion forces, such as psurlons, illithids, and githyanki.[2]
At some point, an entire fleet of astral elf vessels arrived at the Rock of Bral, warning the captains of the docked spelljammers against intervening upon their invasion of a single planet.[3]
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