Elven Beauty
Author: Ithryn
(Seer 23/Hierophant 8)
Born pre-First Age, Year 1 50% Noldor / 50% Teleri
Of the ancient silver elf line of Emeldir, Nandalerië precedes the Houses of the Silver Elves. She is the granddaughter of Emeldir and Adanei, and she is multiple generations older than the current oldest living elves, and at approximately 11,000 years old, she is the oldest living elf in Aeriador. She dwells in Arvandor tending to the gardens with Miriel, mother of Nienna.
Elves are the most beautiful race in Aeriador. Dwarves would argue otherwise, but humans by and large consider elven beauty to be the standard, especially as the number of elves in Aeriador dwindles.
The below chart shows the probability and number of individuals that would have a particular Appearance stat across humans and elves of Aeriador.
To account for elven beauty in-game without affecting gameplay via an increase in Charisma, an Appearance stat has been added which has no effect on bonuses in-game and removes “beauty” from the description of Charisma… ie. a beautiful elf can still be very lacking in charisma and vice versa.
Humans are always the default and other races have bonuses or penalties relative to humans. In this case, Elves have an Appearance +3 relative to humans who would roll 3d6 with no bonus to generate their Appearance stat in order to establish a normal distribution curve.
Based on the distribution of appearances chart below, the Mean Appearance for humans is 10.5, and the Mean for Elves is 13.5.
** Note: the Children of the Six and the four Fey bloodlines of Aeriador, the bloodlines of Nienna, Aeredhel, Eärmin, and now the four children of Iraborn and Aerena (Elerorn, Lothiel, Lucaldyl, and Zoina), make up a significant percentage of these higher appearance stats. The four Fey bloodlines have the blood of gods and demons marking the princes and princesses of these lines as the most beautiful of the children of Aeriador since the beginning of time.
The Celestial Children of the Six are Miriel, Aeredhel, Melina, Mira, and Iraborn. Aerena, although a child of the Six, is a normal elf. The children of the First of the Fey bloodlines include the line of Nienna, daughter of Miriel, Goldmoon, daughter of Nienna, Argon, Aerien, and Camthalion, grand and great-grandchildren of Nienna. The line of Aeredhel is the Second of the Fey Bloodlines. Aeredhel is the daughter of Faeryl of the Six and Arothir, King of the Tel'Lasien Green Elves, and the children of Aeredhel which includes Aronthir, Faeydin, and Aerensa. The third Fey bloodline is of that of Eärmin, daughter of Eldalótë and the demon prince of Incubi, Izzuwuzz. Idril was the daughter of Eärmin, Elwing the daughter of Idril, and Ithryn and Indis the children of Elwing. The children of Ithryn are Ereinion, Niniel, Turandir, Earien, Feiniel, Lomendil, and Tindomiel. The fourth of the noble Fey bloodlines are the children of Iraborn and Aerena, and are Elerorn, Lothiel, Lucaldyl, and Zoina).
Distribution of Appearance in Aeriador
| 55,000,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||
| Probability 1 in N (ie. 1 in 21 elves have a 18 App) | Number with Appearance in Aeriador | ||||
| Stat | Probability | Humans | Elves (App +3) | Humans | Elves |
| 3 | 0.46% | 216 | 5,184 | 254,629 | 482 |
| 4 | 1.39% | 72 | 1,515 | 763,888 | 1,650 |
| 5 | 2.78% | 36 | 492 | 1,527,777 | 5,081 |
| 6 | 4.63% | 21 | 216 | 2,619,047 | 11,574 |
| 7 | 6.94% | 14 | 72 | 3,928,571 | 34,722 |
| 8 | 9.72% | 10 | 36 | 5,500,000 | 69,444 |
| 9 | 11.57% | 8 | 21 | 6,875,000 | 119,047 |
| 10 | 12.50% | 8 | 14 | 6,875,000 | 178,571 |
| 11 | 12.50% | 8 | 10 | 6,875,000 | 250,000 |
| 12 | 11.57% | 8 | 8 | 6,875,000 | 312,500 |
| 13 | 9.72% | 10 | 8 | 5,500,000 | 312,500 |
| 14 | 6.94% | 14 | 8 | 3,928,571 | 312,500 |
| 15 | 4.63% | 21 | 8 | 2,619,047 | 312,500 |
| 16 | 2.78% | 36 | 10 | 1,527,777 | 250,000 |
| 17 | 1.39% | 72 | 14 | 763,888 | 178,571 |
| 18 | 0.46% | 216 | 21 | 254,629 | 119,047 |
| 19 | 0.20% | 492 | 36 | 111,788 | 69,444 |
| 20 | 0.07% | 1,515 | 72 | 36,303 | 34,722 |
| 21 | 0.02% | 5,184 | 216 | 10,609 | 11,574 |
| 22 | 0.01% | 19,763 | 492 | 2,782 | 5,081 |
| 23 | 0.00% | 83,989 | 1,515 | 654 | 1,650 |
| 24 | 0.00% | 398,183 | 5,184 | 138 | 482 |
| 25 | 0.00% | 2,107,110 | 19,763 | 26 | 126 |
| 26 | 0.00% | 12,452,171 | 83,989 | 4 | 29 |
| 27 | 0.00% | 82,211,700 | 398,183 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | 0.00% | 606,602,265 | 2,107,110 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 0.00% | 5,003,646,550 | 12,452,171 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 0.00% | 46,152,423,395 | 82,211,700 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 0.00% | 476,117,943,479 | 606,602,265 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 0.00% | 5,495,545,609,970 | 5,003,646,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 0.00% | 70,922,828,777,488 | 46,152,423,395 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 0.00% | 1,000,799,917,193,443 | 476,117,943,479 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 0.00% | 9,007,199,254,740,990 | 5,495,545,609,970 | 0 | 0 |