Half Elf
Half elves are the result of reproduction between humans and elves.
A half-elf is born to an elf and a human, or to two half-elves. The life of a half-elf can be difficult, often marked by a struggle to fit in. Half-elves don’t have their own homeland on Chaia, nor are populations of half-elves particularly tied to one another, since they often have very disparate human and elven traditions. Instead, most half-elves attempt to find acceptance in either human or elven settlements.
Half-elves often appear primarily human, with subtly pointed ears and a taller stature than most full-blooded humans. Half-elves lack the almost alien eyes of their elf parents, though they do have a natural presence—and often a striking beauty— that leads many to become artists or entertainers. Despite this innate appeal, many half-elves have difficulty forming lasting bonds with either humans or elves due to the distance they feel from both peoples as a whole.
Half-elves live longer than other humans, often reaching an age around 150 years. This causes some of them to fear friendship and romance with humans, knowing that they’ll likely outlive their companions.
Half elves can be found almost anywhere on Chaia where elves or humans reside, and are most prominent on the borders between elfin kingdoms and those of humans. Given that the elves reemerged from their various hiding places only a bit over 400 years ago, the number of half-elves on Chaia is relatively low. There were, however, some half-elves whose families existed on Chaia through the Age of Flames and the disappearance of the Ancient Elves and, because half-elves breed true, continued through to the modern day.
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