High Elf

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This is a tall and powerful Elven species who advance in levels slowly, requiring half again as much experience as Humans. They have good intelligence and dexterity, but suffer in strength. Compared with Humans, they have fewer HP but more magic. Among all Elves, they are best with blades and bows. They are not very good with necromancy or with earth or poison magic, but are highly skilled with most other forms of magic.

Innate Abilities

• High Elves gain a bonus when using elven weapons and armour. For High Elves, elven armour impedes spellcasting less than other armours and improves their effective Armour skill. They are slightly more accurate with elven weapons.

Preferred Backgrounds

• Warriors: Fighter, Gladiator, Hunter
• Zealots: Priest
• Warrior-mages: Skald, Warper, Arcane Marksman
• Mages: Wizard, Conjurer, Fire Elementalist, Ice Elementalist, Air Elementalist

Level Bonuses

• +1 intelligence or dexterity (equal chance) every 3rd level.
• 10% less HP than average.
• 20% more MP than average.
• +4 magic resistance per level.

Difficulty of Play

High Elves are a rather easy species to play, because of good aptitudes in most combat and magic related skills, a large mana pool, very good attributes, and a small bonus when using elven equipment. However, they are third only to Demigods and Demonspawn as slowest levelers.

Skill aptitudes

The higher the value, the better the aptitude.

Skill	Aptitude	Skill	Aptitude	Skill	Aptitude
Attack		Miscellaneous		Magic
Fighting	0	Armour	-1	Spellcasting	1
Short Blades	2	Dodging	1	Conjurations	1
Long Blades	2	Stealth	2	Hexes	0
Axes	-2	Stabbing	-1	Charms	2
Maces & Flails	-2	Shields	-1	Summonings	-1
Polearms	-2	Traps	0	Necromancy	-2
Staves	0			Translocations	1
Unarmed Combat	-2			Transmutation	1
		Fire Magic	0
Throwing	1	Ice Magic	0	Invocations	1
Slings	-2	Air Magic	2	Evocations	1
Bows	3	Earth Magic	-2
Crossbows	0	Poison Magic	-2	Experience	-1