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Mountain Elf
These elves learn a trade from a young age, usually from a
Reclusive and Hardened parent. It is common that a young elf might showe promise in
another profession, and will learn it from a member of the
Somewhere, along the far-away mountains of the North, there lives
community. Elves may become known for the quality of their
a reclusive subspecies of Elves. They call the hills, peaks, cliffs and
work, which can transform the family names they will pass on to
ridges home. Accustomed to the harsh weathers of the
their children.
mountaintops, to the unforgiving environments, and to the
Mountain Elves are usually given a first name, which carries
scarceness of resources, these Mountain Elves have learned from
similarities amongst all elves. They are free to change their name at
ages past how to survive. They rely on their small communities of
a later age. They, however, carry their family name with great
close knit individuals, who work together for the maintenance of
pride. These surnames can be influenced not only from their
their brethren. There is no competition among themselves, for they
professional prowess, but also personal accomplishments, or other
know that game and crops must be shared with each other lest they
supernatural heritages, such as from arcane mastery, ancestors, or
perish.
conquests.
Like many other elves, Mountain Elves worship the Sun, but in a
Culture and Heritage more philosophical rather than religious way. They understand they
Mountain Elves have learned that every member of the community call the Sun "Valfár", after a heroine of legends, and she is the
must contribute to the survival and betterment of the community. Mother that gives and maintains life in the world. They honor her
They live according to an ancestral law: from each according to by preserving nature, flora and fauna. Likewise, they incorporate
their capacity, to each according to their needs. A blacksmith will these qualities to their names and surnames.
create a farming tool to their neighbor, which, in turn, will provide
them with a harvest of corn; a leatherworker will produce shoes
and boots to their village, and they will provide him with bread,
milk, and game; and so on. There are no monetary exchanges, and
no commercial economy established within Mountain Elves
settlements.
This represents great difficulty when a Mountain Elf ventures
outside their home. Even though Mountain Elves are aware of the
value of gold - as they hold strong relationships with Mountain
Dwarves - coins are still somewhat alien to them, and they struggle
to associate the value of a product to a handful of coins. Less
scrupulous merchants will take advantage of young Mountain
Elves.
Still, Mountain Elves, despite working with gold, have no need
for coinage. Even between other species, most notably Dwarves,
Mountain Elves will negotiate via bartering, trading their goods for
whatever materials they might need from Dwarves, most
commonly metal ore, extracted underground. Like Dwarves,
Mountain Elves tend to be exquisite blacksmiths, producing tools
and weapons with extraordinary craftsmanship and attention to
detail. They, however, do not have the tradition of making armor.
Their weapons are crucial for their survival and in hunting, but
Mountain Elves do not have a military tradition. This is something
they have refused to learn.

Organization and Tradition

Mountain Elves live in small villages consisting of no more than
200 individuals. Their settlements are almost exclusively
overground; they are not too fond of the underground like Dwarves
and Drows. Despite common folklore, Mountain Elves do not
carve their
homes directly into the mountain stone. Instead, they have a
strong masonry tradition, constructing small buildings in stone and
wood.

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Mountain Elf Names Mountain Elf Traits
Mountain Elves are sturdier than their cousins. They tend to have
Elves are considered children until they reach the age of 21, or if
darker shades of hair, including black, and tanned skin. When
they have an important accomplishment before that. Their
creating an Elf, you may choose the Mountain Elf subspecies for
adulthood is comemmorated with a generous celebration, and many
your character, with the following traits:
birthdays will be celebrated together.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength increases by 1.
Like with other Elves, there is little distinction between male and
Artisan Training. You have proficiency with one Artisan Tool
female names. Mountain Elves have maintained the eloquence,
of your choice.
flow, and charm of their Elven names, which they hold with pride.
Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the longbow,
Many will translate their family names into the Common tongue
shortbow, hammers, and axes.
when travelling, but others will prefer to keep the Elvish script.
Hardened Traveler. You can ignore 10 feet of difficult terrain
Common Names: Aimê, Andallós, Cardiel, Falanór, Iannae,
during your Movement.
Larä, Lumë, Malathiël, Maledas, Mëran, Tércano
Natural Athlete. You have proficiency with the Athletics skill,
Family Names (Common): Brightsun, Cloudsky, Firejasper,
and you have a Climbing speed equal to 10 feet.
Goldsoul, Riversong, Silverleaf, Sunflower, Summergale,
Languages. Like all Elves, you know how to speak and write
Sunprayer, Windsong
Common and Elvish. However, the Elvish of Mountain Elves differ
slightly from the language spoken by their forest cousins. A Forest
War and Conflict Elf speaking to a Mountain Elf, and vice-versa, will require a short
adaptation period to understand each other's accents and regional
Many Mountain Elves are fascinated with the
words.
outside world. They have watched from atop their
homes many wars waged on the surface below;
others have grown with military tales brought to
them by travelling Dwarves - or Humans on more Dwarf Friends
rare occasions. Due to their close relationship with the Dwarves,
So it is common that a Mountain Elf will want to many Mountain Elves will know how to speak and
set out on their own path and join the armed forces write Dwarvish. The language of Dwarves has hard
of human kingdoms. Their hardened bodies and sounds and guttural consonants. You may choose
spirits are usually welcome among their ranks. this optional language for your character.
They very rarely choose to remain living among
humans after serving. Twenty years in the army is
but a blink to a creature that can live to be a
thousand years old, but they will gladly bring their Credits
stories and knowledge to share with their brethren Created and developed by myself, inspired by the work of
back at home, or with any other elf along the way. u/the_singular_anyone on Reddit.
First image: "Mëran Urulóme", original artwork (2004) by
artist Giovanna Vendrasco, my beautiful and talented wife.
Second image: Mountain range concept made by Vlad Mel

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