The elven name for themselves was sytelquessir and it was not entirely clear. The elves of greyhawk include the standard aquatic, dark drow, grey, high, and wood sylvan elves described in the core rule books of various editions. In the eastern high forest, the wood elves founded the kingdom of earlann, a contemporary and ally of netheril. Moon elves have the following racial traits, which supersede existing traits. History and lore of elves roleplaying games stack exchange.
The legend of drizzt book 1 homeland tp print graphic novel. Races forgotten realms campaign setting book moon elf. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow. One last excellent resource is the forgotten realms wiki. Whether you are playing a video game or writing a book, these dark elf names can help. Wood elves saw themselves as guardians of the telquessir forest homes that were largely abandoned after the crown wars and before the retreat, but unlike most elves they did not view themselves as a people apart from the rest of faerun. Special materials dungeons and dragons wiki fandom. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Silvan elves also known as woodland elves,woodelves, and eastelves were a subgroup of the nandor, ultimately of telerin descent.
Wood elves, also known as copper elves, or ortelquessir were the most populous. Drow and in this case dark elf heritage, will be dominant over the wood elf in terms of abilities and appearance. It asks an elf to be more than just a snooty, treehugging human, but. Long ago they split off from the rest of their kind to live their lives amongst the beauty of nature. This list includes the dialects of the aquatic elves, avariel elves, lythari elves, moon elves, sun elves, wild elves and wood elves. This category includes the wild elves grugach of greyhawk and the kagonesti of dragonlance, as well as the races called wood elves in. Racial traits moon elves have the following racial traits, which supersede existing traits moon elf skill bonuses. It covers all manner of fr subjects, including articles about the naming of years, the calendar of harptos, years by name, and coverage of nearly every single year my completely insane list of notable years in the fr timeline. Below are several names for elves that you might want to consider for your fantasy story. Franklin, 1 book troy denning, 1 book scott ciencin, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1 book rosemary jones, 1 book elaine cunningham, 1. Two names may sound the same to a human, but an elf would know the difference. Elves were detailed for the forgotten realms setting in races of faerun.
They are the most numerous of the eladrin cousins, being of fair complexion and appearing blue in certain light. See more ideas about dark elf, drizzt do urden, forgotten realms. A wood elf is an elf that lives in a forest or some other wooded area. Im wondering what elvish language these names come from if any, and what resources i can consult to learn more about it. Each drow name consists of a prefix from table 2 and one or more suffixes from table 3. This forgotten realms novel gives an excellent sense of the background and psychology of elves, including their patience, longevity, capacity for violence, interactions with humans, and how they treat halfelves. From the bitter, windswept steppes of the endless waste to the stormlashed cliffs of the sword coast stretches a wide, wild land of shining kingdoms and. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. This category includes the wild elves grugach of greyhawk and the kagonesti of dragonlance, as well as the races called wood elves in greyhawk and the forgotten realms. Below are some tables to aid in creating names for drow characters and npcs. The list started because at recess at school a friend asked me how many elven races i could name, which i then turned into a list in notepad, which evolved at lvl 70 into a word. Have some fun creating your own fantasy world and find some inspiration with these wood elf names. Since female and male drow names are often very different, many table entries list a female name fragment and then the male equivalent.
Whereas the first two books took place in underground worlds, this book brings drizzt dourden to the surface. Dec 18, 2017 below are several names for elves that you might want to consider for your fantasy story. The players handbook connects the high elves to the gray elves and valley elves of the greyhawk setting, the silvanesti and qualinesti of the dragonlance setting, and the sun elves and moon elves of the forgotten realms setting. Wood elves were easily identifiable by their coppery. Each name has a different ring, which helps you choose a name for a leading character, a supporting character, and a villain. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal shard, in 1988. Wood elves are very similar to the wood elves presented in the monster manual. Modern elves are split into many distinct cultures. Salvatore, 25 books ed greenwood, 15 books douglas niles, 3 books baker, richard, 2 books anthony, mark, 2 books jeff grubb, 1 book paul s. In the third age, most remaining silvan elves lived either in lothlorien or the woodland realm. These lists are divided into names for female elves, names for male elves, and surnames for elves. The following wood elf names include 100 options for males and 100 options for females. From time to time the elves organized strong nations, though with far less frequency than eladrin, in some cases adopting even a nomadic lifestyle. From some reading i did on the shining south of forgotten realms, the wood elves of tethyr forest have an extreme hatred for the humans of the nation not only for theid destruction of the wood, but also the enslavement of many tribes.
The tale is set in a time in which the dark elves, or avari, from which the stock of wood elves is derived, have not yet journeyed. They are born as werecreatures to lycanthrope parents. All these names are generated with rules similar to how the names in the elder scroll games seem to be created, so most of the generator names will fit, some might even be the same as ingame names. Discover great wood elf names with our wood elf name generator. However, when earlann fell, the wood elves too abandoned the concept of nationbuilding, leaving it to the other races.
Their clothing is in dark shades of green and earth tones to better blend in with their natural surroundings. As umanyar, they, like the sindar, began the great journey but did not complete it. Lythari packs are almost exclusively found in wood elf lands or on the isle of evermeet. Justice or vengeance watchman by day, vigilante by night, shadowbanes world is turned upside down when he runs across a powerful wizardin the form of a confused, hunted girl. The official timeline for the forgotten realms and its. Then, you can add one of the 100 wood elf surnames to the end of the elf s first name for a creative, unique option.
This ritual only works if both parties agree to the transformation. The dalelands, elf wood, great dale, high forest, the north, tethyr, western heartlands. Sojourn is the last book in the dark elf trilogy, and what an epic conclusion it is. They have all the elven racial traits given in chapter 2 of the players handbook except as follows. This anthology is based on the forgotten realms setting of dungeons and dragons. Elaine cunningham for creating the realms and elves we all love. This is a list of most of the special materials in the official d20 book. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as the realms, it was created by game designer ed greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Wood elves more closely resemble their eladrin cousins moonsun elves. Found in fictional writing and in games, they are excellent at archery. They are defenders of the forest and because of this nature is often reflected in their names. Often, elven hair was dark, either brown or black, with copper red or blond hair also found amongst wood elves, although orange or even green hues were not. Some, like the legendary forgotten realms, are rich with storied history.
The moon elf is a subrace of eladrin in forgotten realms, and introduced as a subrace in the neverwinter campaign setting. Their archery and tactical skills are among the best, which they gladly use in combination with their agility and cunning to protect what they love. Apr 12, 2019 explore beebichus board jarlaxle, drizzt, and friends. Little distinction exists between male names and female names. The wood elves, unlike the wild elves, continued to build civilizations, though on a smaller scale than the eladrin. In eberron, the elves originated in xendrik during the age of giants, where they were slaves of the giants. This book spans thousands of years and tells the story of the elves, from their myths about gods, to the legends about when they arrived on the planet of abertoril, all the way to the most currant history about the elven isle of evermeet. Downshadow forgotten realms ed greenwood presents waterdeep the dark knight must choose. This book has a much different tone than the first two. Elves of the flanaess are a bit shorter and lighter than humans, with a slender, athletic build and typically fair complexions, although eye and hair colour can vary among the subraces.
Their hair color ranges from yellow to a coppery red, and they are more muscular than other elves. Mar 24, 2009 most of this list is racked from a forum mainly the dnd stuff and the guys at gitp have helped me quite a bit. You should be able to find this book cheaply used on amazon. Cunningham is, as far as cheap fantasy goes, one of the best authors in the realms. Dont worry about two names sharing the same meaning or having two definitions for one name. The generator will display a new unique wood elf name each time you hit the button to see another.
Forgotten realms fiction, roleplaying game fiction. Elves, much like their living ancestors, the eladrin, who were also commonly called elves, were a longlived race of the telquessir found most commonly in forests, shrublands, and other wildernesses. Feb, 2016 explore kimmyb4u2s board elves night wood and drow. Lorkh savage butchers who lost their elven nature long ago through such behavior.
Their kindred were ruled by noldor or sindar elves. G soft g and j hard g write hard c as k th at the beginning hard th th at the end soft th ch is pronounced kh softened k r is. According to the complete book of elves, the elven language is so full of subtlety and nuance that only native speakers fully understand it. Races of stone races of destiny races of the wild drow of the underdark. The wood elves are among the most numerous of faeruns elven people, a young and confident folk who hold the old elven forest homelands in strength. The 5e players handbook lists some example elven family names and their translations into the common tongue. Elves are one with nature, and will do anything they can to protect it. Becoming physically mature by the age of 25 and emotionally mature at around 125, they are also famously longlived, capable of living more than half a millennium. I have to admit, theres far less information on this specific kind of elvish, and its much easier to use one of tolkiens languages which are probably more fleshed out. Their homes are made through rituals in order to form living wood structures.
Special materials are metals, woods, stone, or other types of building material that isnt magical but has what could be considered magical properties. A week in the forgotten realms is a tenday 10 days, not 7, so that each month has an even 3 weeks. Wood elves, also known as asrai in some warhammer tales are a race of elves that live a highly isolated and secretive life. There are 300 different male, female and surname options that you can combine for more unique names. An additional 5 days fall in between months, bringing the yearly total to 365 days per year. Lythari propagate using a ritual of bonding that will turn the other party into a lythari. You are going to be pleasantly surprised by how elegant these elf names are.
It was released in february 2006 and was published by wizards of the coast, inc. The realms of the elves anthology ties into richard bakers the last mythal trilogy. Heirs to the second generation of elven nations, the wood elves see their realms as the natural successors to lands such as eaerlann and cormanthyr. List of all elven races from verything, ever updating. Many wood elves, especially those from the forest of cormanthor, participated in the elven retreat in 44 dr that saw many elves, mostly sun and moon elves, retreat to the isle of evermeet. According to the players handbook, every elf bears a family name, typically a combination of other elvish words. The right dark elf names can really break your fantasy characters. As a wood elf, you have keen senses and intuition, and your fleet feet carry you quickly and stealthily through your native forests. From here, they have learnt to dwell in concord with the. Bosmer are wood elves, so these names could fit other wood elves in other games and stories as well. Although thats not to say, there wont be any slight differences that would tip off to a different heritage, such as perhaps eye colour the same wiki page, listing some differing eye colours as an indicator of some surface elf. The wood elves, known as the asrai in some tales, or as the fay folk of athel loren, are a reclusive, secretive and highly isolationist race of elves that have long ago voluntarily split off from the rest of their kin, preferring instead to live out their lives in natures embrace beneath the enchanted forested canopy of athel loren.