I'm creating a new eastern fantasy race called the wabise based on the following concept: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi
Here's what I have for racial traits:
Wabise Racial Traits:
Type: Humanoid (Wabise)
Size: Medium
Base Speed: Normal
Ability Score Mods: (+2 Dex, +2 Wis, -2 Cha) Wabise are philosophical and have nimble fingers for crafting, but can appear melancholy and overly stoic.
Languages: Wabise begin play speaking wabise. Those with high intelligence scores can choose from the following: Common, Dwarven, Tengu, and Sylvan.
Racial Traits:
Craftsman: Wabise gain a +2 bonus on all Craft and Profession checks to create objects from wood or stone. (1 RP)
Eternal Hope: Wabise gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against fear and despair effects. Also, once per day, after a natural roll of 1 on a d20 roll, a wabise may reroll and use the second result. (2 RP)
Mountaineer: Wabise are immune to altitude sickness and do not lose their Dexterity bonus to AC when making Climb or Acrobatics checks to cross narrow or slippery surfaces. (1 RP)
Spell-like Abilities: A wabise can use warp wood as the spell once each per day, using it’s character level as it’s caster level. Upon attaining 3rd level in any combination of classes, a wabise can also use wood shape once per day, and at 7th level, a wabise gains stone shape usable once per day. (7 RP)
Total RP: 11
Where I'm really stuck is coming up with an appearance for this race. What should the Wabise look like?
Based on reading the description, I imagine humanoids with plant- or earth-colored hair and slightly elongated fingers, living in a forest-turned-city.
I hope that helps! I know it's not overly detailed, but I think you want something more than wood elf.
Long-fingered is a good look for them, I'd go as far as to make it one of their defining features. I think I would prefer to have them less elfish, though your description did help me visualize them in a new way. Here's some lore on them, just to clarify them a bit. You weren't to far off with the city description.
"The serene wabise are a race of aesthetics, dedicated to the philosophy of wabi sabi. They believe that the world’s most beautiful fact is that nothing can be perfected and that all things are transient. While other races may misinterpret their ideals as morbid, wabise view their tastes in a much more positive light. To a wabise, an unfinished object or one weathered by time evokes a longing fascination. Perhaps as a reflection of their race’s world view, wabise possess the ability to shift the contours of the natural world. They use this power to shape the rocks and trees around their remote mountain settlements. Famous for their arts and crafts, wabise like to create masterpieces that demonstrate the beauty of flaws. Wabise also have a cultural obsession with wearing broken masks over their faces, and it is often the unique fragmentation of these masks that sets individuals apart."
Other than masks and long fingers I still need to define them as having a certain visual design.
I imagine they're made of wood and stone, slender and smooth.