RacesHalf-Elf

= HALF-ELVES = “How could you not want to make love to an elven woman?” -A drunk overheard in the Bearded Dragon Tavern.

 

Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves Iive among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others Iive with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to Iive as children. Many half-elves, unable to fit into either society, choose Iives of solitary wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in the adventuring life.

 

OF Two WORLDS
To humans, half-elves look Iike elves, and to elves, they look humano In height, they're on par with both parents, though they're neither as slender as elves nor as broad as humans. They range fram under 5 feet to about 6 feet ta lI, and from 100 to 180 pounds, with men only slightly talIer and heavier than women. Half-elf men do have facial hair, and sometimes grow beards to mask their elven ancestry. Half-elven coloration and features lie somewhere between their human and elf parents, and thus sh'ow a variety even more pronounced than that found among either race. They tend to have the eyes of their elven parents.

 

DIPLOMATS OR WANDERERS
Half-elves have no lands of their own, though they are welcome in human cities and somewhat less welcome in elven forests. In large cities in regions where elves and humans interact often, half-elves are sometimes numerous enough to form small communities of their own. They enjoy the company of other half-elves, the onIy people who truIy understand what it is to live between these two worlds. In most parts of the world. though, haIf-eIves are uncommon enough that one might live for years without meeting another. Some half-elves prefer to avoid company altogether, wandering the wilds as trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting civilization onIy rarely. Like elves, they are driven by the wanderIust that comes of their longevity. Others, in contrast, throw themselves into the thick of society, putting their charisma and social skilIs to great use in diplomatic roles or as swindlers.

Half-Elf Names
Half-elves use either human or elven naming conventions. As if to emphasize that they don't really fit in to either society, half-elves raised among humans are often given elven names, and those raised among elves often take human names.