Fantasy Character Race: Elf - A member of a race of beauliful humanoids, often referred as an elder race, possibly a branch of a faery. They are associated with forests, have a natural affinity for magic and life-spans far longer than humans. Elves can be aloof and distant, and may consider other races to be their inferior. Culture: May be of any Culture level. Primitive elves are assumed to be lost tribes. Decadent elves may be a subrace of high elves who are slowly dying out. For racial events, uses Table 530: Elven Events

Culture: Civilized - Native to Wilds or UrbanCivilized cultures are most otten noted for central governments (which seem to exist solely for the purpose of ccllecting taxes) and large ctties and stocked wi1h the dubious benefits of civiliza1ion - table manners, royal dynasties, wizards, pro fessional thieves, naval warfare, civil engineering and of ccurse, tax accountants. The hereditary warrior classes have beccme landed gentlefolk as knights and samurai are replaced by paid soldiery. Historical examples include: Persian and Early Roman Empires, imperial China, Serenium kingdom, dynastic Egypt, feudal Japan, the lncan empire. Fictional civilized cultures include: J. R. R. Tolkein's Gondoreans, Raymond Feist's Kingdom of the Isles, and Robert E. Howard's Aquiloneans.Gameplay Benefits: A civilized charaeler has a chance to have develop a hobby. If a Civilized character later changes to a Barbarian or Nomad Culture, he or she will be able to live as if he or she were one Social Status level higher and gain the Culture's survival skills.Survival: Choose either Urban or Wilderness, but character initially has ability in either environment. Literacy: A character from a Civilized Culture has a chance to be literate in his or her native language.Roleplay: Civilized peoples classically take a dim view of lesser cultures, often viewing them as less than human - especially true for those of Well-to-Do and higher Social Status. "Helpful" Civilized folk may feel a need to bring Civilization to lower Culture levels. A civilized character usually feels most at home in a cny and will be aware of what a cny has to offer.

Social Status: Comfortable - This social group represents the middle class of any culture. They typically live in clean, well-furnished homes or apartments, often located in better neighborhoods. They eat regularly and sometimes quite well. Children in these families are frequently educated by tutors.Their luxuries include warm homes, quality food, the ability to hire household help, fine clothing, and family heirloom books. They may own a horse or a buggy for transportation. This group includes professions such as "impoverished" nobility, university professors, scribes, certain craftsmen, highly skilled laborers, lower-level government officials, military officers of lower rank, lesser priests and magicians, shopkeepers, prominent warriors, and lesser chieftains.

Birth Legitimacy?: Legitimate - Legitimate Birth

The Family: Grandparents - Grandparents only. Paternal relation.

Siblings: 1 - One Sibling

Birth Order : Second-to-last born (-10% starting money). -

Time of Birth : Born in the Winter -

Place of Birth : Exotic - Exotic Birth Locations.

Exotic Birth Locations : Another Time - In another time period, then transported to this world sometime soon after birth.