Halfling (Half-ling)
Basic Information
Anatomy
Halflings have a very similar to humans, but on a much smaller scale
Biological Traits
There are 3 subraces to Halfling, Stout, Lightfoot, and Ghostwise. Stout have resistance to poison. Lightfoot are very stealthy. Ghostwise can speak telepathically.
Genetics and Reproduction
Halflings
Growth Rate & Stages
Halflings become adults at age 20.
Ecology and Habitats
Halflings love living in rolling hills and flat plains. Ghostwise likes to live in Jungles.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Halflings are Omnivores
Additional Information
Social Structure
Halflings tend to live in towns run by other species, such as Humans, Dwarves, and Elves.
Facial characteristics
Halflings have a similar faces to humans, although males they cannot grow a beard
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Halflings are located just about anywhere. They tend to live in their small hamlets and not want to leave them. Otherwise, they live in either small Human towns or large cities.
Generally, Lightfoots are found in the continent of Ovak, Stouthearts are found in the continent of Godsen, and Ghostwise can be found in the Islands of Julra
Average Intelligence
Halflings are about as smart as humans.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Halflings are completely immune to the negative effects of Nicotine and smoking.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
Halflings love dogs and weasles. Weasels are to Halflings like dogs are to humans, and dogs and Mastiffs are to halflings as horses are to humans.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Halflings have a male or a Female name, and a Family name. Some take a Middle name because they like the idea.
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: Brushgather, Goodbarrel, Greenbottle, High-hill, Hilltopple, Leagallow, Tealeaf, Thorngage, Tosscobble, Underbough
Beauty Ideals
Halflings doesn't really have a beauty standard.
Gender Ideals
Halflings do not have Gender Ideals
Courtship Ideals
Halflings try to find a mate through comedy. A halfling with a great sense of humor, at least, a great sense of humor in halfling terms, is all they need to determine if two halflings are right for eachother.
Relationship Ideals
Halflings live in long term relationships to be happy, and to settle down in peace and quiet.
Average Technological Level
Halflings are able to utilize anything the race they live with can utilize. Stout Halflings, who tend to live away from other creatures settlements, usually only use simple farming equipment, like hoes, axes, and rakes.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Common and Halfling.
Common Etiquette Rules
Halflings mimic the etiquette they grow up in. Halfling Etiquette is usually seen as crude. For example, a very common greeting involves spitting on their hands and shaking the person their meeting's hands.
Common Dress Code
They must wear shirt shoes and pants in the open world, but they like wearing comfortable clothes with bright colors.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Halfling culture had a fondness for stories and legends and was rich in the oral tradition. So much care was put into the retelling of traditional stories and their preservation that halflings often unwittingly had access to lore about ancient and long-gone cultures or empires that others had long since forgotten about. Many halflings were able to recall some detail of the ancient past, though it was usually wrapped in the shrouds of legends.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
While pranks aren't an observed tradition among Halflings, stealing is. Halflings are very cunning, and they tend to steal from their friends for a quick laugh, often giving the stolen Item back to their acquaintances.
Ghostwise halflings do not talk amongst each other. Their
Common Taboos
Causing genuine, elongated harm to others is considered a major taboo in Halfling Culture. To halflings, even Ogres do not deserve to be tortured or mentally broken.
History
Halflings where made in 34wr, by the Halfling Goddess Yondalla. She made them as a friendly species in the world rife horrible and evil monsters. She made them to greet the world with a smile on their face. Similar to the race, their history is relatively unremarkable. With a few small events, like Ogre fighting, and the great Halfling-Green Dragon war in 1436wr, they have done very little in their history. During the Calamity event, most would hole up in their homes and such to try to survive. They typically did, because Halflings where not as meaty or as good hosts as Humans to the Slaad. Afterwords, they would help with relief for everyone. When the split between Drandar and Uneror happened, most Halflings went to Drandar.
The Ghostwise Halflings are found in the Islands of Julra. They and the Khenra Humans didn't get along with each other, as the Humans would constantly expand into their territory, until in 1800wr, when a large surge of necrotic energy had caused the last remaining Ghostwise tribes into hiding onto different islands. Before the necrotic explosion, the fruit that grew in the Ghostwise homelands had given them an ability to speak telepathically with others. Most of this fruit was destroyed, however, and it can only be grown by either the wild, or by Ghostwise Shaman.
The Stoutheart Halflings are found in the Continent of Godsen. They where solitary and stationary, with many permanent villages strewn through the continent, and a few outside, though they are willing to accept any and all as visitors. In 1000wr, several Stoutheart villages where being destroyed by a warband of Gnolls. With aid from the dwarves of Da Ithrun clan, most of the Stoutheart tribes had stood together against the warband. After the conflict, many Stouthearts where displaced, with many being forced to join other tribes, or live amongst the Humans, Elves, or Dwarves.
The Lightfoot Halflings of the Continent of Ovak, being more nomadic than their Stoutheart brethren. Despite the travel, Lightfoots often avoided trouble, usually getting out of town before something bad happens. However, in 782wr,
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Halflings try to befriend all races, and have. Most races have good race relations with halflings, with the exception being monstrous races, who have negative race relations. Ghostwise halflings, however, have negative race relations with all races, due to their xenophobic mindset.
Gnomes and Halflings tend to be easily made friends, usually because they have similar senses of humour, although Halflings are more on Jokes while Gnomes are more on Pranks.
Halflings HATE ogres. Ogres eat halflings all the time, and so are usually warded away from Halfling Villages. Halflings even have Games dedicated to messing with Ogres, usually with Magic or trickery. They are distrusting of Van Ogres, but not to the extent of regular ones.
Because of their Taboos, Halflings see Illithids as truly abhorrent monsters.
Genetic Descendants
Scientific Name
Homo Panian
Origin/Ancestry
Stout, Lightfoot, Ghostwise
Lifespan
150 years
Conservation Status
Halflings are almost as common as Humans.
Average Height
2'8"-3'4"
Average Weight
30lbs-35lbs
Average Physique
Halflings have smaller builds
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Can range from dark skinned to Light skinned.
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