Halfling

Halflings are a very rare race of humanoids who resemble human-wolf hybrids. It is currently unknown where they originate from.
==Physical Description==
Halfings stand at roughly 3/4 height of the Thryleans, and have a mostly humanoid form with canid or lupine additions.  Notable differences include
the fine fur that covers much of their neck, upper chest, lower arms and legs, and also trails down their spine to their tail.  Their ears are lupine in appearance and function, though not as powerful as Lilmothiits’.  Their metabolism makes it difficult for them to truly become fat, though a few of them (especially the
males) may appear a bit softer than others.  Their other senses are heightened, including sense of smell and low-light vision (though to a lesser extent than Lilmothiits).
==Culture==
Suffering from a lower birth and survival rate of male children compared to females, somewhere around one-in-twenty, their society has vastly higher female
numbers than male.  This leads to the notably unique habit of secluding and closely protecting their breeding males, who will sometimes be used by their families as bargaining chips to achieve higher social status, and a predictably matriarchal society.  To make up for the low numbers of males, females mature more quickly, and both are remarkably more sexually active than other races.  Though they can find solace from their usually pressing hormones in activity with other races, they cannot reproduce with anyone outside of their own species.
== Capabilities ==
Being somewhat in between the Thryleans and the Lilmothiits in physical capabilities, but closer to normal Humans in mental ability, Halflings rely on their smaller stature to aid them in stealthy movements and possess an ability, apparently unique to their race, to use their moderately strong Auras to muffle their footsteps.  Even the weakest among them seems to possess this skill, even if they do not have their Aura fully unlocked.  They are almost all quiet and quick, and it has often been joked among other races that their ‘cute looks’ are the only weapon they need if they get caught sneaking. That being said, they make excellent assassins, and most of the females are trained in unarmed combat and small bladed weapons, though a few favour rather ridiculously sized large weapons instead, for some reason (such as multi-rocket pods, battle-axes, and hand-cannons or shotguns).
== Reproduction ==
In addition to being generally more sexually active, females enter a cycle of heat once monthly that lasts for one week, peaking at the end.  This can cause troubles for them in the field, making them less than preferred for long-term field operations in war, and causing certain social issues if they do not withdraw from most of society by that time.  A child will often be conceived during that time, followed by a six-month pregnancy before a usually quick and relatively painless labour.  This leads to prodigious population growth at times, since females reach full maturity around 12 years of age, and will often group several to one male, though males don’t reach full maturity until 17.  
==Trivia==
Category:Neutral
Category:Races