Actually, as of 5e (Worth nothing that both of those images are from 3e, and are not officially current), elves have some variance between their different subtypes (drow are the smallest, and wood elves are generally the tallest), however, they are characterised as falling into an average range between 4'7" at shortest and 5'10" at tallest; this is still shorter than human averages (which *start* at 5'10" and go up), but not by a greatly substantial deal.
You see, it's not just about feet and inches of height.
Rather, it is about the issues raised by Wormerine,
(while better than the armor in DOSEE, which was really weird, all the women were in high heels and all dressed like carnival when going into battle or exploring caves)
- it is the unrealistic body shape that makes immersion impossible; some things just don't work:
It is easier to believe in magic and flying dragons than that such fragile creatures can draw longbows
e.g. buying new armor:
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Etq5cSc.jpg)
We were told elves can draw longbows -
however, there is nothing here to indicate that this feeble creature ever wielded a longbow in her life
