Elf, Brugh
- Armor Class
- 8 [11] (3 [16] armored)
- Hit Dice
- 1
- Attacks
- Weapon (1d6)
- Special
- spells, invisibility, charm, sleep, immunity
- Move
- 12
- HDE/XP
- 2/30
Description
The Brugh Elf is an elf subspecies that dwells in underground complexes beneath earth mounds known as "Brughs".
A brugh elf has a slight build and is about the same height as the average Human. One usually has thick hair, which can be any color. Though a brugh elf shares the pointed ears so commonly associated with elfkind, its riotous hair often obscures this feature.
A brugh elf is generally capricious, quick-tempered, and indolent. Each can also be extremely vengeful for perceived slights, real or imagined.
In folklore, the brugh elf is known as a type of "fairy", which can lead to confusion with other beings of the same name.
Brugh elves are powerful magicians, with innate magical abilities similar to those of a brownie. Each brugh elf can Detect Magic at-will, become invisible at- will, and once per day can cast Confusion as a 7th-level Magic-user. Unlike a brownie, however, a brugh elf cannot attack or cast spells while invisible. A person peering through a stone with a naturally-bored hole in it can see an invisible brugh elf as though by a Detect Invisibility spell.
A brugh elf Magic-user can be a particularly formidable foe, casting spells as through they are one level higher than other Magic-users at that class level.
The brugh elf has unique strengths and vulnerabilities related to its fairy nature and ancient curses visited upon their wicked race:
Increased (+1) damage from metal weapons. •
Reduced (-1) damage from stone or wood • weapons.
Inability to enter any dwelling with a crafted • metal object (e.g., horseshoe) placed over its doorway. An inscrutable mind makes brugh elves • immune to charm or Sleep spells, or any form of mind control.
The average brugh elf wields a stone-tipped spear or shortbow. One is rarely armored, but when a brugh elf does wield armor it is fashioned from tough hides of exotic subterranean monsters such as the purple worm.
Brugh elves have a completely alien mindset and inherent magical abilities, so it's not recommended that the GM allow them as a playable race.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.