The only one of the ancient elven nations that the moon elves could truly call their own was Orishaar, which was defeated in –11,200 DR by the Ilythiiri.įollowing the Crown Wars, moon elves helped to raise many of the nations of the second generation of elven realms. The moon elves wanted to explore this new world rather than settle down, and so did not establish nations of their own for some time, preferring to settle in other elven nations, such as Othreier and Keltormir. Even in the ancient past their joy for travel seems to have been present, for they came to Faerûn in great numbers indeed. HistoryĪlthough the moon elves were not the first elves to migrate to Faerûn, they comprised the largest migration. Maximum Age – Most Moon elves pass before their 750th year Moon elf male Use the following random height and weight characteristics. Moon elves have the life expectancy and age categories defined for elves in the table below. Moon elves sometimes wear body paint or tattoos in mystic patterns, although not to extent the wild elves do. Hair is worn in braids or ponytails, twined with wires or beads. In places of safety or in times of revelry, moon elves enjoy dressing in bold colors- the more brightly colored, the better. They adorn their dress with embroidered patterns, beads, and similar trappings, preferring earthen colors for everyday wear, hues that make it easy to conceal themselves in foliage. Moon elves prefer to dress in rustic clothes of simple cuts and fashions that are nevertheless of fine and exquisite make. Their eyes are blue or green, with gold flecks. They have fair skin, sometimes tinged with blue, and hair of silver-white, black, or blue humanlike colors are somewhat rare. The most common of the elven subraces on Faerûn are the moon elves. Regions: The Dalelands, Elf (moon), Evermeet, the High Forest, the North, Silverymoon, the Western Heartlands.