Half-Elf, Wood Elf Ancestry

Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.

Your Charisma score increases by 2. Two different ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Half-elves mature at the same rate humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 20. They live much longer than humans, however, often exceeding 180 years.

Half-elves share the chaotic bent of their elven heritage. They value both personal freedom and creative expression, demonstrating neither love of leaders nor desire for followers. They chafe at rules, resent others' demands, and sometimes prove unreliable, or at least unpredictable.

Half-elves are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier:

Size modifier = 2d8 Height = 4 feet + 9 inches + your size modifier in inches Weight in pounds = 110 + (2d4 × your size modifier)

Thanks to your elf blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.

You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.

A half-elf of high elf or wood elf ancestry can select this feature in place of Skill Versatility.

Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.

A half-elf of wood elf ancestry can select this feature in place of Skill Versatility.

You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena.

A half-elf of wood elf ancestry can select this feature in place of Skill Versatility.

You can read, speak, and write Common, Elven, and one language of your choice.