Can elves choose to sleep?

According to Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (p. 38), in the "Dreams from Beyond Memory" sidebar: Yes, elves can sleep, but find dreams to be mysterious and weird so they generally choose not to. Elves can sleep and dream just like any human, but almost all surface elves avoid doing so.

Do elves need 8 hours to long rest?

Racial Traits

The Trance trait does let an elf meditate for 4 hours and then feel the way a human does after sleeping for 8 hours, but that isn't intended to shorten an elf's long rest. A long rest is a period of relaxation that is at least 8 hours long.

Do elves sleep Forgotten Realms?

As such, elves very rarely slept, and usually only did so when they were severely ill, wounded, or exhausted. It was thought that the ability for elves to go into reverie, instead of sleep, was the explanation as to why they could shrug off magical sleep-like effects.

Do elves sleep with their eyes open?

Because they aren't really asleep, their eyes aren't closed. Handy when you need to rest, but also need to stay alert of orcs and such.

Can dream be cast on elves?

38), in the "Dreams from Beyond Memory" sidebar: Yes, elves can sleep, but find dreams to be mysterious and weird so they generally choose not to. Elves can sleep and dream just like any human, but almost all surface elves avoid doing so.

What They Don't Tell You About Elves - D

What do elves drink?

Just like you, elves cannot survive on food alone! When it comes time to wash down a meal, elves drink a lot of the same beverages as you: a cold glass of milk with their chocolate chip cookies, freshly squeezed orange juice or even North Pole snow melted to make a glass of water.

Do elves need to trance?

As far as racial abilities in D&D go, one of the most interesting ones is the Elves' Trance. Because of this ability, Elves don't need to sleep like other races do. Instead of sleeping, they go into a deep, meditative state while taking a long rest.

Do elves have to trance?

Elves don't need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice.

Can an elf long rest in 4 hours?

An elf can spend 4 hours in a trance during a long rest and then has 4 additional hours of light activity.

Do elves age like humans?

An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old. Elves take their time doing things because of their long life span. So to them 100 years feels like what 20 years feels like to a Human.

How old do elves live?

Age: Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as Humans, the elven understanding of Adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf typically claims Adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old.

How long do high elves live?

Middle age for a blood elf or high elf is around 175. They aren't really considered old until age 260 or so; a venerable quel'dorei is around 350 years old, and the maximum life span for a high elf or blood elf is 360-400 years of age.

How tall are high elves?

High elves were roughly of human height, standing from 5′5″‒6′1″ (1.7‒1.9 m) on average, but were lighter, weighing from 130​ to ​180 pounds (59​ to ​82 kilograms). Even exceptionally strong high elves looked rather slim compared with other races, looking athletic rather than muscular.

Can elves get fat?

Elves and human share many similarities, from body type to the ability to perform magic. However, elves retain a slim, lean build throughout their life, and are incapable of becoming obese.

Do elves get drunk easily?

Well, the Hobbit shows that Elves can certainly get themselves drunk. They can also be killed by poison, so presumably an Elf could theoretically drink themselves to death. However, they would be unlikely to suffer much from the long term physiological effects of drinking.

What do elves do for fun?

Many of them work in Santa's workshop making toys. Elves make toys throughout the entire year not just during Christmas. Making toys keeps the elves busy throughout the year. Some take care of Santa's Reindeer and others bake cookies and make candies.

Are elves real?

From a scientific viewpoint, elves are not considered objectively real. However, elves have in many times and places been believed to be real beings.

How much do elves weigh?

Elves stood on average 5′4″‒6′0″ (1.6‒1.8 m) and weighed 130‒170 lb (59‒77 kg). Usually, true elves were a naturally slender and athletic race. Elves had a similar range of complexions to humans, with wood elves typically coppery or pale skinned and wild elves having darker pigmentation.

What happens when an elf dies?

When elves die, their spirits travel to the Halls, where they rest for a time as disembodied shades. Most of them are then returned to corporeal form and rejoin all the other elves living in Valinor.

Do elves get periods?

((EDIT: Although ti's very possible - even likely, that menstruation wasn't actually a monthly cycle. Elves rarely even counted in years (preferring centuries), let alone months.)) So, long story short, I'm pretty confident that elves do menstruate.

How long are elves pregnant?

Elves' pregnancy lasts for two years. Most elf-maidens don't make it through 2 years thus less children. Twins are more common in Elves than in humans.

Do elves only fall in love once?

Elves marry only once (with only one known, very special, exception), but there's no rule about them loving only once. For example, Finwe loved Miriel, and then he loved Indis.

How old is a 17 year old elf?

If you are 98 in human years, you would be 17 in elf years, an older elf but quite young nonetheless (9 + 8 = 17)! If you are nine or under in human years, you are the same age in elf years. Young no matter what!

Do elves live forever?

Elves are immortal, and remain unwearied with age. They can recover from wounds which would be fatal to a Man, but can be killed in battle. Spirits of dead Elves go to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor.