Diminutive Fey

        The elias are a race of diminutive fey beings that, with only a few exceptions, serve the Triad. While rarely seen by human eyes, the elias are the most ardent worshipers of the Triad, and are thus gifted with the most power from the Mothras. There are several members of the race who have turned their backs on the peaceful Triad worshipers, and sided with the evil gods. Yet, in times of crisis, even these rouge elias will aid their sisters to dispatch a great enough threat.

        An elia resembles a doll-sized female humanoid, with features common with the eastern bloodlines, such as narrow looking eyes, straight black hair and slightly yellow skin. Most elias prefer to dress simply, while the priests prefer to dress in extravagant dresses and robes. Even those who follow different gods follow this pattern, with the priests of the evil gods preferring black. All elias are fully proficient with the longsword, and are quite fond of showing off their prowess to larger beings.

        When an elia dies, her body crystallizes into an elegant gem-like statue. Such statues are worth close to 1000gp on the open market as art objects, though followers of the Triad take offense at any merchant selling such blasphemous trophies. Several merchants have found themselves besieged by Triad followers, intent upon reclaiming the body of one of the sacred elias and punishing those who dared to desecrate the sacred race of the church.

        All elias have a character class. The above statistics block is for a 1st level commoner. All elias speak common and celestial, and are able to communicate in the language of the gods.

Combat:

Elias are not prone to fighting. As peaceful beings, they prefer to resolve conflicts peacefully. However, when given no choice, they are capable of deadly leaping slashes with their tiny longswords, accompanied by magic from their priests. Some high-ranking priests are known to ride Fairy Mothras into battle. When confronted by an active evil god, elias will use their magic to summon one or more members of the Triad to confront it.

        Song-calling (Su): By spending three full rounds singing, a pair of elia twins can send out a distress call to their god. The call is accompanied by a simple message to the god, indicating what kind of danger the twins are in. The priestesses never abuse this power, for they respect their gods too much to do so, and only use it in times of great need, such as an evil god appearing, or if greedy humans have abducted them. In addition to being twins, the pair must both be clerics of at least 20th level and devoted to the same member of the Triad.

        Additionally, such priestesses can cast miracle on their god once per year by singing for one full minute. Unless they are within the presence of their sister, an extremely powerful miracle drains the elia of her vital life energy, instantly reducing her to -10 hit points with no saving throw.

        Leap (Ex): Elias are extremely powerful jumpers, despite their small size. An elia's jumping distance is not limited according to height.

        Skills: All elias receive a +10 racial bonus to Jump and Perform-singing checks.

Elia characters

        An elia's favorite class is cleric. Elia leaders are almost always clerics. Because of their exceptionally beautiful voices, elias also find it quite easy to become bards.

Elia society

        Elias live in a society based around devotion to their gods, particularly the Triad. The stronger one's devotion to the Triad, the higher in the society one rises. The most powerful cleric in the community is often the defacto leader, but they prefer to lead by example, not by giving outright orders. Among the elias, twin sisters are considered to be chosen for greatness, and often become some of the community's most powerful priests.

        Elias are like elves in that they prefer to live in harmony with nature. Because of their small size, they have very little impact on the local ecologies that they are a part of. Elias communities are often well blended into the environment, and are often quite beautiful when found. Humans are rarely ever given the privilege of seeing these communities, and those who are permitted to view them are almost always children or devout worshipers of the Triad.

        Because all elias are female, scholars are unsure how they reproduce. Some have ventured that they mate with other fey, such as sprites, but give birth to pure blood elias. Others suggest that there are male elias, but they are extremely rare, so none have ever been seen. Still others suggest that the elias do not reproduce, and the race is in a steady decline. For their part, the elias are not forthcoming about this mater. They simply smile quietly and say that it isn't important.