Legends of Tolria
The Galactic Game

Ancestry Compendium

Draekhir

An ancient elven sublineage that abandoned the surface millennia ago for the deep undercities, the shadowed cavern-holds, and the lightless trade-roads beneath the Prime Plane. Pale, soft-spoken, and reputed equal parts cunning and cruel.

core medium Walk · 30 ft Free-placement abilities RA · +1

Features

  • Superior Darkvision

    Generations beneath the surface have refined your sight beyond the elven baseline. You have darkvision out to 120 ft. In darkness, you see in shades of grey; in dim light, you see as if it were bright.

  • Dark-Touched Resilience

    The shadow-courts that raised your lineage learned early to harden their minds against the seductions of older powers. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and you are immune to channels and effects that would put you magically to sleep.

  • Shadow-Step

    When you are standing in dim light or darkness, you can use a bonus action to teleport up to 30 ft to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You can use this feature once per long rest.

  • Sunlight Sensitivity

    Your eyes were not made for the open sky. While in direct sunlight, you have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Heavy cloud cover, dawn, dusk, and any environment shielded from direct solar exposure do not trigger this feature. Tinted lenses, hooded cowls, and Aurelion court visors are widely manufactured to mitigate the effect for Draekhir who must travel surfaceward.

Languages

Common, Elvish, Drownside Cant

Lifespan

Mature at 80 · Typical max 750 years

Draekhir reach legal majority in their hold-courts around 80, and elder Draekhir routinely live past 700. Surface-dwelling Draekhir often show signs of accelerated aging due to chronic sunlight exposure.