Half-elf

The term half-elf is a derogatory term, used to describe any person with any amount of elven blood in their ancestry. Most of these consider themselves to be average citizens throughout the various cities of Ardunor, though a large number of them make their homes in tree-top villages deep within the forests.
As far as game terms, half-elf describes someone whos elf blood makes up less than half of their ancestry. Characters with this ancestry look almost entirely human, except with a few minor elven traits, such as pointy ears, or an angular face, etc.

Half-Elf Traits

Your half-elf character has some qualities in common with elves and some that are unique to half-elves.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Age

Half-elves mature at the same rate humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 20. They live much longer than humans, however, often exceeding 180 years.

Alignment

Half-elves share the chaotic bent of their elven heritage. They value both personal freedom and creative expression, demonstrating neither love of leaders nor desire for followers. They chafe at rules, resent others’ demands, and sometimes prove unreliable, or at least unpredictable.

Size

Half-elves are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your elf blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Skill Versatility

You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and one extra language of your choice.

Half-elf Origins

Because half-elves are so similar to humans, use the human sub-ancestries to determine where you were raised. The one exception is that half-elves can also choose the “wood elf” sub-ancestry from the elf section.

Wood Elf

As a wood elf, you have keen senses and intuition, and your fleet feet carry you quickly and stealthily through your native forests. You grew up living in the forests throughout Ardunor. You are a defender of these woods, as well as the Wode that links all the forests of the world to Arcadia.

Human Origins

Bracciano half-elf

Being of Bracciano origin means you came from one of the very many city-states that exist around the Bracciano Sea, such as Castellana, or Armendur. While the cultures of these city-states are incredibly diverse, there are some commonalities between them.

Shibetian half-elf

Having this origin means you hail from the Shibetsu Empire on the westernmost peninsula of Ardunor. The people here are largely isolated from most of the rest of the world, and live in unforgiving, cold, mountainous regions.

Zanjanite half-elf