The Gentle Folk elves are pacifistic elves found in the Hollow World. They are fatalistic elves
occupying a hidden valley deep in the forests of the northern hemisphere.
Proficiencies: The Gentle Folk elves are absolute pacifists. They refuse to lift a finger to save themselves or anyone else. If sufficiently motivated, they might run away from danger.
Their interests are all academic: They gain 4 Academic Proficiencies of the player’s choice.
Pacifism: Gentle Folk may not become a member of the Martial Classes, and when they take other classes, any combat related skill must be replaced by a Proficiency or Tool skill instead. No Spells that harm others, can be learned. Gentle Folk Elves cannot gain experience from combat.
Special Compensations: Gentle Folk Elves do not suffer from the Cultural Bias rules that affect everyone else in the Hollow World Setting. They are free to learn the customs of other cultures and not lose experience points for doing so.

Located in Thyatis and Karameikos, the reclusive Vyalia are expert foresters, known for their ability to disappear into the forest without a trace. While they keep to themselves mostly, the Empire of Thyatis has contracted with them on multiple occasions to teach the way of the eldritch knight to human soldiers. The Vyalia otherwise stay by themselves and are remote enough that the countries they live in leave them alone.
Ability Score Increase: Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Intelligence score increases by 1. This is instead of the regular Ability Score Adjustment
Hidden Trails: You can cast pass without trace once using this trait. You regain the ability to do so after a short rest. This ability replaces the Mask of the Wild ability.

Sylvan Elves can choose to advance as wizards after 10th level instead of Warriors. If they do so follow this chart. An Elf that does this, must seek out the keeper of the Tree of Life to learn from them.
Alternatively, an Elf of 10th level may apprentice as a Tree Keeper, and learn more spells as below, but have access to Tree keeper specialty Spells. Unfortunately, this means their adventuring life will be over, as Tree Keepers care for the Tree of Life in their community and do not wander.

Shadow Elves gain the choice to either expand their fighting ability OR their Magical ability, like Sylvan Elves. However, they do not need to be trained by a Tree Keeper to do so.
Shadows Elves may be born as a Shaman as well.

Shadow Elf Shaman
Shamans among the shadow elves hold an elevated status, being the worldly representatives of the Immortal Rafiel. Being a shaman is no small task, so Rafiel chooses those souls he wishes to be his shamans, and marks them in his own special way. There is no other way to “become” a shaman—if the mark is there, the character is eligible for training , but if the mark is missing, the shadow elf is out of luck. If you wish your PC to be a shaman, then she has a mark like this.
Shamans are elves, so they have the normal abilities of fighting and spellcasting as other elves, but in addition they receive shaman spells much as human clerics do. Naturally, level advancement level takes longer for a shaman because of her extra responsibilities and powers.
Besides the special birthmark signifying the character’s status, each shaman, before she is qualified to receive spells, must acquire a soul crystal. When your character is ready for this step, your DM will provide you—perhaps with other players—with a quest adventure to realize this goal. Over a career, a shaman might acquire many of these holy gems— if the character is true to the Way of the Shaman, and if Rafiel guides her!
Physical Description: As already noted, all shadow elf shamans have the “mark of Rafiel “—a purplish birthmark that extends over the forehead and eyes, and sometimes other parts of the face, in a symmetrical design. An unusually high percentage of shadow elf shamans are female—about 70% – so you might consider playing a female character, too, if you are interested in playing a shaman.
Minimum Scores and Experience Bonuses: Besides the normal minimum Intelligence score of 9, a shaman must also have a Wisdom score of at least 9. If both her Wisdom and Intelligence are 13 or
more, the shaman gains an Experience bonus of 5%. If her Wisdom is 16 or more, and her Intelligence is 13 or more, her Experience Bonus is 10%.
Special Abilities: The main special ability of the shadow elf shaman (besides those abilities that all shadow elves have) is the powerful spells that Rafiel grants. These make the shaman a powerful force against those outsiders who would interfere with the happiness of the shadow elves. No spell can be granted, or subsequently cast, unless the character is in possession of a soul crystal of the appropriate size and quality. For example, some soul crystals are “first-level” crystals; a shaman having one of these could meditate and receive first-level spells, and cast these, but could not receive any higher spells. The first soul crystal your shaman finds will most likely be one of these. When you are ready to cast higher-level spells—time for another quest!
Special Attacks: Shaman characters are not allowed to improve in combat ability past the 10th level of experience, nor are they eligible to use the Combat Options for Fighters or multiple attacks.
Level Advancement: The Experience Points gained by a shaman character must be split between her normal advancement and the additional XP needed to advance as a shaman. The player can divide these points as she wishes, but the level of shaman can never exceed the regular level. Also, notice that to become a 1st-level shaman requires 2,000 XP. The character must adventure for a while as a 1st-level shadow elf to earn these points; only after she has achieved them is she invested as a shaman of Rafiel.
Spells: Shaman spells are gained the way clerics gain their spells: The character meditates and Rafiel grants the spells that Rafiel thinks the character has earned.