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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gyor" data-source="post: 7734143" data-attributes="member: 6670153">I don't remember which book,  Dungeon Masters Guide or PHB,  but Elves in Arvandar the Elf after life end up as Celestials,  so yes there are Eldarin Celestials,  as well as Sea Elf Celestials,  High Elf Celestials,  Drow Celestials,  Wood Elf Celestials,  Avariel Celestials,  and the real WTF,  Shadar Kai Celestials.  Speaking of Shadar Kai it's confirmed they are now Elves,  WTF,  how does one explain there connection to the Netheril Empire and that there is a ritual to turn a human into a Shadar Kai? Massive recon.  They are even reconning Tieflings from within the edition itself,  the SCAG had rules for none Infernal Tieflings. It also noted that several of the Mulhorand Gods took the form of Tieflings (probably Set and Sebek,  and weirdly maybe Anhur who is Chaotic Good). So how does that make sense when now Tieflings are only linked to the Devils. Heck none Infernal Tieflings appear in the 5e Novels?  The stuff on none humanoid Eldarin sounds cool.  A lot of weird stuff are going to be in this book,  like the reason Elfs have so many different forms is that they used to be shapeshifters before their fall from being Fey (this is before the schism between the Drow and other Elven Races), and they will talk about the time when they were fey.  That Shadar Kai are now Elves means that A) Elven High Magic should work for them,  B) they are welcome on Arvandar,  even though they just fought a war and helped destroy a Elf nation called Myth Drannar.  C)  Many don't speak Elvish,  they speak Netherese or whatever they spoke in Nantir Vale.  D)  They have aquired some Elven abilities like immunity to sleep that they didn't have before.  E)   Shadar Kai can become Spellsingers.  F)   Shadar Kai can take Elven Accuracy  I wonder if Fey'ri the demonic elves get a mention.  For new monsters Demons,  Devils,  Archdevils,  Levethan, Gnomes built Clockwork constructs,  variants to Cambions,  Demon and Devil Cultists,  creatures from the Shadowfell associated with Shadar Kai,  non humanoid Eldarin (fey and maybe celestial). Some new Duegar and Gith monsters. 130+ pages of Monsters is a lot. I don't know for sure,  but I'm betting the Lich Queen of the Githyanki are in. New Yugoloths are in.  For races and subraces it appears there are starting with Sea Elves (yeah), Eldarin (yeah), Shadar Kai (yeah,  but also WTF???), Tiefling Subraces linked to the Archdevils (except Asmodeus who is just the default Tiefling). And the Gith,  Githzerai and Githyanki subraces.  I really hope they have some kind of note dealing with FR and Tieflings and Shadar Kai. Sea Elves are easy as are Githzerai and Githyanki.  Sections include the Blood War,  Elves vs. Drow,  Dwarves vs. Duegar, Gith vs. Mindflayers, and Halflings and Gnomes chilling out in their own chapter that is free from major conflicts,  but at least Gnomes get an invention table. I wonder if Deep Gnomes and Whisper Halflings get discussed in this Chapter.  It seems like the Player section is going to be very small,  just one race,  with 3 subraces for Elves (Sea, Eldarin, Shadar Kai),  and 8 for Tieflings (Zariel,  Mephosilies,  Belzebub,  Feirna/Beliel,  Glaysa,  Levisitus,  Dispater, Mammon), Gith (Githyanki and Githzerai).  That's probably less space then Volo's Guide To Monsters gave to races.  Upcoming D&D Beyond video on Elves. Shadar Kai gain Trance,  Fey Ancestory,  Keen Senses,  Elvish,  (they had Darkvision already),  and a 700 year life span (or more).</blockquote>

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