It was in essence trivia for most of D&D's lifespan, serving generally as a way to strengthen the elfeminate trope, but in 5th version, it was created far more distinguished by including the existence of a minority of elves obtaining the means to voluntarily change genders after a working day if they wish, a trait referred to as "The Blessing of Corellon", considering that it can be thought to point out distinctive favor from the elf god.