Half-Elves (Wildemount)
HALF-ELVES
Half-elves occupy all lands where humans and elves
gather. In ancient times, the appearance of half-elves
was a cause for alarm in elven society, for prejudiced
elves saw the union between elves and humans as a
symptom of impurity in their blood and culture. Such
attitudes have cooled across the continent in recent centuries,
and most elven societies now feature a diverse
array of people-notably the pluralistic union of dwarves
and elves in the city-state of Uthodurn and the diverse
peoples of the Kryn Dynasty.
HALF-ELVES IN THE DWENDALIAN EMPIRE
The Dwendalian Empire sees half-elves a s a sign that
imperial rule is healthy, and that people are traveling
across and strengthening the bonds of its disparate
provinces. However, this belief is less pervasive in the
elven enclave of Bysaes Tyl, which was coerced into
joining the empire decades ago. The elves of Bysaes Tyl
are dedicated to maintaining a tenuous grasp on their
lost realm of Molaesmyr, and any elf who bears a non-elf
child is considered a traitor to their ancient culture.
HALF-ELVES ON THE MENAGERIE COAST
In some ways, the Clovis Concord can be considered a
half-elf nation, founded as it was by the native human
Ki'Nau people and by elf and human settlers from
Marquet. Half-elves are also a common sight arriving
on passenger ships from Tal'Dorei. The elves of Syngorn,
the center of elven culture in Tal'Dorei, still hold
a shameful and outdated view of their half-elf children,
many of whom seek passage or stow away on ships to
the Menagerie Coast to start new lives.
HALF-ELVES IN XHORHAS
Half-elves of all different ancestries dwell within the
lands of the Kryn, with most having one dark elf parent.
The idea of elves forming relationships and even having
children with people of other humanoid races has long
since been accepted throughout Kryn lands- so much
so that it seems somewhat unnatural when people
outside the culture express surprise at half-elves with
small, minotaur-like horns, or with the tufted ears and
yellow eyes of a bugbear.
Players may choose between the standard half-elf/half-human race options provided in the Players Handbook or choose the homebrew race option called "Half-Breed" to create a unique race, which exist across Exandria but flourish in Wildemount.
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