Halfling

Small and Practical
The diminutive halflings survive in a world full of larger creatures by avoiding notice or, barring that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries along all others in the Great Schism. They are inclined to be stout, weighing between 40 and 45 pounds.
Many Halflings can sport long sideburns, but beards are rare among them and mustaches even more so. They like to wear simple, comfortable, and practical clothes, favoring bright colors.
Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their treasures locked in a cellar rather than on display for all to see. They have a knack for finding the most straightforward solution to a problem, and have little patience for dithering.

Pastoral Pleasantries
Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways despite the rise and fall of local policies.
Many halflings live among other cultures, where the halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling communities travel as a way of life, driving wagons or guiding boats from place to place and maintaining no permanent home.

Halfling Traits

Your halfling character has a number of traits in common with all other halflings. _{(Halfling Variant info not shown)}
Ability Score Increase Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
Age A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her second century.
Size Halflings average about 3 feet tall and weigh about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Lucky When you roll a 1 on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.
Brave You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Halfling Nimbleness You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.
Languages You can speak, read, and write Common and Halfling. The Halfling language isn’t secret, but halflings are loath to share it with others. They write very little, so they don’t have a rich body of literature. Their oral tradition, however, is very strong. Almost all halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling.

Related Organizations

• The Hornfon Kingdom