Half-Elves
Players Handbook
Half-Elf
With both human and elf blood a half-elf is a bridge between two very different worlds, they inherit human curiosity, ambition and passion but also the elven love of nature, artistic taste and sense of refinement. The result are charismatic individuals who can get on with anyone. Half-Elves age slower than humans but faster than elves leaving them as an anomaly within either society; they see their human friends and family grow old while they remain untouched by time or they grow frustrated with the unchanging nature of elven settlements and opt to wander. They love to walk the lands of the continent, never content to stay in one place for too long, half elves strive to see as much as they can in life. The natural charisma of a half-elf can be put to good use in society as a merchant or diplomat and most half-elves prefer to remain on the right side of the law for fear of imprisonment, but some do turn to mischief and swindling to line their pockets. The Town of Elysium on the The Brightgreen Isle is a human town owned by the Kingdom of Illargos but has the highest population of half-elves in the region and so has become colloquially known as the 'half-elf town'.
ability score increase:
Your Charisma score increases by 2 and two other ability scores of your choice each increase by 1.
age:
Half-elves age at much the same rate as humans, reaching adulthood at 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 both value 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. They are good and evil in equal numbers, a trait they share with their human parents.
Size:
Medium
speed:
30ft
Languages:
You can read, speak, and write Common, Elven, and one language of your choice.
race features:
- Darkvision. Thanks to your elven heritage, 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.
To humans, half-elves look like elves, and to elves, they look human. In height, they’re on par with both parents, though they’re neither as slender as elves nor as broad as humans. They range from under 5 feet to about 6 feet tall, and from 100 to 180 pounds, with men only slightly taller 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 show a variety even more pronounced than that found among either race. They tend to have the eyes of their elven parents. Half-Elves like to dress fashionably and will follow the local fashion trends of the region they find themselves travelling to look the best they can while fitting in.
Geographic Distribution
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