Halfling
Halflings are indigenous to an area called “the Villages” deep within the heartland of the Kingdom of Jakonia. They are peaceful and isolated, and welcome among the humans, unlike most other races. Halflings are mostly known to all other kingdoms as merchants and purveyors of fine goods. Halfling caravans are the most trusted when it comes to the shipping of valuables across the continent to friends or family in other lands.
Halflings in D&D Fifth Edition
For the creation of halflings use the statistics provided in the Player's Handbook for character creation. It should be noted that separate subraces have not been made mention of elsewhere. Feel free to use any halfling subrace to act as being representative of your halfling's growth and family.Civilization and Culture
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Halflings speak common primarily, as their many language, and their original language and speech was lost long ago, subsumed into the language of the humans of Jakonia.
History
The halfling people have lived in central Jakonia for as long as history remembers. Their homes were often left alone by the Nameless Empire, a the halflings retained insular societies and communities that rarely interacted with the outside world. Their efforts as gardeners and farmers were respected across the entire empire, and prized by many. After the collapse of the Nameless Empire, the halflings mostly hid throughout the ensuing chaos. The rise of the Jakonian Empire was mostly based on the agrarian wealth retrieved from halflings, after their villages were conquered by Jakonian armies. The conquest marked a turning point in halfling culture. Halflings began to explore the boundaries of the Empire and seek out fame and fortune in both armies and trade. They excelled as scouts, and halfling families began operating trade caravans throughout the empire. They became trusted allies of the high elf banking families, and businesses alike, trading back and forth across the land. The fall of the Jakonian Empire has led to the halfling communities reaching a new point where most of their outposts and connections have fallen and the society rests on a tipping point between renewed seclusion or attempts at finding new economic partners.
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