Beneath the crashing waves of wild coastlines lives the sea elf, aquatic cousin of the land-based elves in conduct and outlook. Aquatic elves live for many centuries, and their eyes often show the effects of such great age. Otherwise, sea elves show little evidence of aging. They have gill slits on either side of their throats, and bluish skin. Their hair is usually stringy and white in colour. Males usually wear their hair short, but females allow their hair to reach as much as 100 centimetres in length. Unlike mermen, aquatic elves have legs and usually wear cloths woven from underwater plants and reeds. Their dress is quite intricate, most often of greens, blacks, and browns woven in subtle, swirling designs. Sea elves speak elvish, sahuagin, and an oddly accented common.