As a high elf, you have a keen mind and a mastery of at least the
basics of magic. In many of the worlds of D&D, there are two kinds
of high elves. One type (which includes the gray elves and valley elves
of Greyhawk, the Silvanesti of Dragonlance, and the sun elves of the
Forgotten Realms) is haughty and reclusive, believing themselves to be
superior to non-elves and even other elves. The other type (including
the high elves of Greyhawk, the Qualinesti of Dragonlance, and the moon
elves of the Forgotten Realms) are more common and more friendly, and
often encountered among humans and other races.
The sun elves of Faerûn (also called gold elves or sunrise elves) have bronze skin and hair of copper, black, or golden blond. Their eyes are golden, silver, or black. Moon elves (also called silver elves or gray elves) are much paler, with alabaster skin sometimes tinged with blue. They often have hair of silver-white, black, or blue, but various shades of blond, brown, and red are not uncommon. Their eyes are blue or green and flecked with gold.
Ability Score Increase
Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Elf Weapon Training
You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
Cantrip
You know one cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it.
Extra Language
You can speak, read, and write one extra language of your choice.