Eladrin
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| A star eladrin | |
| Eladrin | |
|---|---|
| Alignment | Usually Chaotic Good |
| Realms | Thanor Lys |
Eladrin are elf-like celestials native to Thanor.
Eladrin have a wide range of personalities. Many are jovial, playful, and mischievous, though some are melancholy and somber.
Eladrin can sometimes be found in Lys. However, their mischievousness tends to get them in trouble; eladrin are quite regularly thrown out of Lys by the native guardinals.
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The term eladrin is overloaded in D&D. Here are some of the ways it's been used through the editions:
- In 2e, eladrin are fey-like celestials native to Arborea.[1] On the Forgotten Realms wiki, these are called celestial eladrin. These are our eladrin.
- In 4e, eladrin are fey and a cousin race to the elves. They're sometimes called "high elves" or "gray elves." The greatest of them are the noble eladrin.[2]
- In 5e 2014, eladrin are fey-like elves native to the Feywild.[3]
I don't know why they changed the definition so many times. As far as I know, the way I use it (i.e., for the race of elf-like celestials) is the original. I think this term was introduced in Planescape's 1995 Monstrous Compendium: Appendix II on p. 28.