Tallfellow Halfling
Tallfellow Halfling or Fey Halfling are not so common as the Stout or Hairfoot but exists in significant numbers in many areas of temperate woodland.
Basic Information
Biological Traits
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Fey Halflings are slender and light-boned, weighing little more than the average Hairfoot.
Their characteristic foot-fur is somewhat sparser and finer than that of their cousins.
Ecology and Habitats
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Preferring to live above ground, Tallfellows often dwell in spacious houses of wood, with many windows. Indeed, the ceiling of a Tallfellow
house will typically be nearly 6' above the floor! Though the house will often have a cellar, this will be used primarily for storage. However, during days of hot summer Tallfellows will often retire to their underground chambers for a long evening's conversation and sleep.
Behaviour
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Tallfellows display the greatest affinity toward working with wood of any halfling. They make splendid carpenters (often building boats or wagons for human customers), as well as loggers, carvers, pipesmiths, musicians, shepherds, liverymen, dairymen, cheese-makers, hunters, and scouts. They are better farmers than Stouts (although not as good as Hairfeet) and more adept than any other subrace at harvesting natural bounties of berries, nuts, roots, and wild grains.
The only halflings who enjoy much proficiency at riding, Tallfellows favor small ponies. Indeed, many unique breeds of diminutive horse have been bred among Tallfellow clans. fast, shaggy maned, nimble mounts with great endurance. In a charge, of course, they lack the impact of a humanmounted warhorse; nonetheless, Tallfellow companies have served admirably as light lancers and horsearchers during many a hardfought campaign.
On foot, Tallfellows wield spears with rare skill. They are adept at forming bristling 'porcupine' formations with these weapons, creating such a menacing array that horses and footmen alike are deterred from attacking. This is one of the few halfling formations capable of standing toe to toe with a larger opponent in the open field.
Tallfellows are the most curious of all halflingkin, the most willing to depart from their hearth and home to embark on a life of adventure Most Tallfellows are infused with wanderlust about the time they reach adulthood (in their early twenties) and are likely to spend several decades in an exploration of the world around them, only to feel an equally compelling urge to return home and settle down as they begin to age {midfifties to early sixties). Tallfellows are absolutely and utterly fearless-even to the point of immunity to magicaliy induced fear and as a result are willing to travel literally anywhere and try almost anything.
Additional Information
Facial characteristics
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They wear their hair long, often topped by a small brightly-colored cap.
Civilization and Culture
Beauty Ideals
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Tallfellows favor woodland shades of brown, yellow, and green and have developed several vibrant shades of the latter color through unique dyes.
Common Dress Code
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Like Hairfeet, Tallfellows shun footwear.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
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They enjoy the company of elves, and most Tallfellow villages will be found nearby populations of that sylvan folk, with a flourishing trade between the two peoples.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Lifespan
The longest-lived of all halfling subraces, Tallfellows have an average life expectancy of 180 years, with the eldest exceeding 250 years.
Average Height
Averaging a little over 4' in height
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