Halfling

Cisum halflings are a small, but practical folk. Not prone to fancy things or a fancy life, they are often found in simple dwellings in communities of their own kind. Most halflings are quite cheery and welcoming, with strong bonds to family and community. Those that live among the other races can blend in easily, due to their size. However, their fierce loyalty and strong work ethic make them excellent hires for any knowing businessperson. Halfings among the islands tend to favor fishing over the farming life of their mainland kin.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

A halfling has a given name, a family name, and possibly a nickname. Family names are often nicknames that stuck so tenaciously they have been passed down through the generations.

Male Names: Alton, Ander, Cade, Corrin, Eldon, Errich, Finnan, Garret, Lindal, Lyle, Merric, Milo, Osborn, Perrin, Reed, Roscoe, Wellby

Female Names: Andry, Bree, Callie, Cora, Euphemia, Jillian, Kithri, Lavinia, Lidda, Merla, Nedda, Paela, Portia, Seraphina, Shaena, Trym, Vani, Verna

Family Names: Brineman, Brushgather, Goodbarrel, Greenbottle, High-hill, Hilltopple, Leagallow, Sandrunner, Tealeaf, Thorngage, Tosscobble, Underbough, Waverider

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Halflings are a practical folk, often utilizing function over fashion. This includes their clothes, their dwellings, and most of their tools and weapons. Even among the wealthy halflings it's uncommon to flaunt their treasures. Halfling practicality often gives them an edge in finding the simplest and most straightforward solutions to any problem.

Most halflings in the countryside of the continents, and among the coasts and islands, take up an agricultural life. Those inland often have sprawling, well-kept farms. Those along the coasts and among the islands often set up fishing businesses. Others with a keen sense of wanderlust or nomadic family life usually find work with trade caravans, boat crews, or traveling pilgrims.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Halflings try to get along with everyone else and are loath to make sweeping generalizations - especially negative ones. They often go out of their way to find the silver lining or the nugget of good in another person. On the rare occassion they do have a negative comment or criticism, it still somehow seems nice. This makes the halflings quite adept and assimilating into communities of humans, elves, and dwarves.

Lifespan

250 years

Average Height

2'9" - 3'

Average Weight

40 - 45 lbs

PHB, Homebrew, MotM

Halfling

Cisum halflings are a small, but practical folk. Not prone to fancy things or a fancy life, they are often found in simple dwellings in communities of their own kind. Most halflings are quite cheery and welcoming, with strong bonds to family and community. Those that live among the other races can blend in easily, due to their size. However, their fierce loyalty and strong work ethic make them excellent hires for any knowing businessperson. Halfings among the islands tend to favor fishing over the farming life of their mainland kin.

If playing with achievements and milestones, choosing this race at character creation grants the player the achievement "Short People."

ability score increase: Your Dexterity increases by 2.

age: A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her second century.

alignment: Most halflings are lawful good. As a rule, they are good-hearted and kind, hate to see others in pain, and have no tolerance for oppression. They are also very orderly and traditional, leaning heavily on the support of their community and the comfort of their old ways.

Size: Small

speed: Your base speed is 25 feet.

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Halfling.

race features:

Lucky. When you roll a 1 on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must take the new roll.

Brave. You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Halfling Nimbleness. You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.

Subrace. The three main kinds of halfling, lightfoot, stout, and waveskimmer, are more like closely related families than true subraces. Choose one of these subraces.

Lightfoot

As a lightfoot halfling, you can easily hide from notice, even using other people as cover. You're inclined to be affable and get along well with others. Lightfoots are more prone to wanderlust than other halflings, and often dwell alongside other races or take up a nomadic life.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Naturally Stealthy. You can attempt to hide even when you are obscured only by a creature that is at least one size larger than you.

Stout

As a stout halfling, you're hardier than average and have some resistance to poison. Some say that stouts have dwarven blood.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.

Stout Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage.

Waveskimmer

As a waveskimmer halfling, you spend most of your time in, on, or near the sea or ocean. You're a bit leaner than other halflings, and fair better as a swimmer.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Big Wave, Small Swimmer. You gain a swim speed of 30 feet, and have advantage on Intelligence (Perception) and Wisdom (Nature) skill checks when they pertain to the ocean.