Azravan
Known as Golden Halflings and amberhairs in the merchant tongue.
Golden halflings claim to be the original halflings from whom the others are derived. Oral tradition tells of the birth of the first halflings, Azimen and Astemia, in a dry wasteland. They watered it with their sweat and nurtured life from the harsh land, turning it into a paradise. Halfling sages disagree about this fabled land’s location, eventual fate and virtually every important detail concerning it. Amberhairs are creative and adaptable creatures that manage to retain their own identity regardless of change. External happenings are unlikely to affect their attitude. A dour amberhair is dour even at weddings and jovial feasts; a good-natured one is likely to remain in good humor even in the midst of disaster. Others often describe them as “didactic”, and azravan frequently act like they hold some secret knowledge, the lack of which makes other folk ignorant and savage.
Amberhairs are the same size as lightfeet, but their ubiquitous rich golden locks give them away. Their eyes might be blue or even green, but a twinkling chestnut is more common than any other color. They tend to have tiny features, except for their large, observant eyes.
The amberhairs are currently concentrated in the Lopoliri Mountains, surrounded by dinosaurs, rocs and other ancient creatures. Their strain is strong, however, and seemingly pure amberhairs appear in areas where their racial stock once dominated: Shyff, Pekal, the Dopromonds, Dodera and the banks of the Jorakk River. The Lopoliri amberhairs favor worship of The Holy Mother above all others, although individual halflings worship a wide variety of gods and goddesses. The most popular are The Peacemaker (the Pacifist sect), The Pure One and the Riftmaster.