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name Ilphyl No-house	gender Genderqueer (they/them)
canon OC (D&D Forgotten Realms)	age 67 (equivalent of late teens)
class/level Druid 9	species Elf (Dark Elf)

About

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Appearance

height 4'9" (145 cm)
build wiry
hair white
eyes violet-red

features Ilphyl is short (4’ 9”) and has a wiry build, with a face that is all angles (and not just the ears). Their skin is charcoal grey — dark, and with purple undertones that means they don’t just look like a dark-skinned human. They have fine, white hair which they tend to wear long (though often tie back or braid). Their eyes are red-violet, and unusually dark; it is worth noting that if you see Ilphyl outside in daylight, they will be wearing tinted glasses. Their left arm has a complicated tattoo in elvish script in a metallic grey that almost blends with their skin.

clothing/dress While working, Ilphyl generally favors utilitarian clothing that covers most of their skin, as a force of habit from living on the surface after being born in the Underdark. They also tend to favor greens and browns, both as camouflage in their environment, and an old holdover of ‘fashion choices that do not look like shorthand for villainy’. (Ilphyl would probably go full mushroom and cobweb ‘spooky nature witch’ aesthetic if they weren’t constantly worried either about divine retribution or having to explain that you can be a dark elf who likes spiders without having to worship Lolth.)

Powers

elf abilities

All elves have keen senses and some ability to see in low-light. Dark elves, having spent generations living deep below the surface, can see in total darkness (though they lose color vision). The trade-off is that bright sunlight is painful and they cannot see well at all. Yes, they still burn easily, despite being dark-skinned.

Also of note is that elves need less rest than humans; they can spend half the normal time humans spend sleeping in a meditative semi-conscious state for a good night's rest. Elves may sleep if sick or injured, though they are immune to magic to induce sleep.

wild shape

Druids are natural shape changers, using the ability 'wild shape' to take on the forms of animals they have seen. Ilphyl focuses on wild shape (Circle of the Moon druid for those playing at home) — they can turn into most animals they’ve seen and stay like that for several hours. They are an unmodified version of that animal — while they keep their mental abilities, they can’t talk (unless wild shaped as a species that can mimic voices) or have hands. Should their animal form be ‘killed’ or lose consciousness, they will automatically shift back to elf and not inherit their injuries from that form.

spellcasting

Ilphyl is a druid, which means that not only do they have access to magic themed around nature, but they can change spells with meditation and prayer at the beginning of their day. Ilphyl’s spells usually require some combination of words, gestures, and a focus (Ilphyl has a carved piece of zuhkwood stipe, a giant mushroom that takes the place of timber in the Underdark); particularly potent spells can require other components (for instance, diamonds for high-power healing spells). Ilphyl can change out spells during their daily preparations. On the fly, they can also use the spell energy to heal themselves in animal form instead. Ilphyl cannot cast spells outside of their elf form, but can keep focusing on spells while shape-shifted.

Ilphyl does know a few spells that draw on their own elven heritage. They also have a magical tattoo on their left arm that takes the place of armor (equivalent to something like chainmail). The tattoo is usually the only thing Ilphyl keeps while in wild shape, though they tuck it (and everything else) elsewhere if they are trying to be sneaky.

I'm going to put in a spell list later, as well as a list of Ilphyl's favorite wild shape forms.

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