Editing Xakhun Elf

'''Xakhun Elves''' are a minor [[elf]] subrace introduced to [[Dungeons & Dragons]] in the article "Xakhun Airship: The Elves of the Dusk" in issue #244 of [[Dragon Magazine]].

The Xakhun were the products of a fevered vision felt by a [[drow]] priestess of [[Lolth]], who claimed that the Spider Queen had charged the drow of her family, House Xak'Vandiri, to invent a flying ship that would enable them to expand their abilities to conquer the skies over the surface world. Whilst the plan was mechanically possible, the drow hit upon a stumbling block; who was supposed to fly the airships once they were built? The drow couldn't stand sunlight!

Their response? To attack [[elf|wood elf]] settlements and carry off young, hearty wood elves. These unfortunates were cruelly bred with their drow captors, the offspring selectively culled and bred, to create a hybrid race that would be loyal to Lloth, but able to withstand the cursed light of the sun.

The Xakhun were the result. Though a select few have managed to flee evil, usually embracing [[Eilistraee]], the bulk of the race are still fanatically loyal to Lloth, and dedicated to spreading her web across the skies.

It's mechanically possible to play a Xakhun Elf - in fact, it's perfectly simple. In almost every detail, a Xakhun Elf uses the same statblock as an [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition Wood Elf; their coloration is [[drow]]-like, however, and they retain a tiny portion of the drow's magic resistance (10% at 1st level, does not increase with level).

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