Winterfolk

Rarely seen and a stay-at-home race, winterfolk (also called halflings) are encountered as bargefolk on the great rivers and as the most discreet of servants to the River Court or in the Grand Duchy of Dornig. The race was widely believed to have been indentured to the elves before the Great Retreat, and they show great deference to elves and the elfmarked. Most halflings left Midgard for the Elflands or the River Court during the Great Retreat. Those that remained are slightly more adventurous than those who were loyal to the elven masters.