Half-breeds

*"Half-Breed are a human race of mixed race, crossbreed either elven or beast ancestries. The most common half-breeds such as Bretons or Reachmen."*
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**Half-breeds**, also known as **Hybrid**, **Mixed-Race** or **Mixed-blood**, is a person that is the result of crossbreed racial parentage or ancestry, between two different or mixed races. In Tamriel, has many in such races, including mostly human/men, mer/elven or beast, while other race is the Akaviri.

## History

A half-breed is a given to humans with at least one non-human or beast parent, although those with more distant non-human ancestry are also referred to as half-breed. "Half-breed" may be an offensive, rather than proper, term, as it seems to appear as an insult. However, no non-offensive alternative is known to exist. There is a great deal of prejudice against half-breeds in the wizarding world, which also tends to discriminate against non-human beings in general. However, in general, since the term 'half-'"race"' is passed onto the offspring of a half-breed, and since mixed races tend to congregate and create their own cultures and society, it is possible for half-breeds to propagate and ensure the continuation of their 'race'.

Most of identifying themselves as half-breeds or mixed-race, can also describe as a "half-'race'" and also shared a duel culture of both of their respective races. The term of half-breed had become more accepting during the First Era, when the Tribunal god Vivec became mixed when his orgininal race, Chimer mixed with now ash skin which now called the Dunmer. Other examples, is Belharza, a "man-bull" due to being a mix of Nede and Et'Ada Bull, becoming the first Minotaur.

During the rule of the Septim Dynasty, the twelfth emperor Pelagius Septim III is considered the first half-breed Septim rulers, of Imperial and Altmer races. Other half-breed Septim emperor, included Uriel Septim IV, the 10th emperor, of Imperial and Breton hybrid. Non-royalty half-breed is Tobias, a Imperial and Nord former mercenary and merchant during the events of *The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard* in the year 2E 864. Another half-breed is Duadeen, a half-Akaviri, half Redguard mercenary. During the Third Era, a half-Bosmer, half-Imperial Shadowmage named Skelos Undriel helped the the Hero on their quest to destroy Pergan Asuul and Umbra'Keth and while seeking the Star Teeth. The Arena Champion Agronak gro-Malog, commonly known as the Gray Prince, is also a half-breed of Orsimer and Imperial hyprid and Mankar Camoran, a half-Altmer, half-Bosmer who is the leader of the Order of the Mythic Dawn before his defeat at the hands of the Hero of Kvatch in 3E 433.

Half-breeds had increased throughout Tamriel, mostly both in Cyrodiil and Skyrim during the Fourth Era. The most well-known figure in Cyrodiilic history is Marcella Varian, a Imperial/Dunmer half-breed who become the first Dragonborn Empress of Cyrodiil, she is also the first female half-breed empress of the Fourth Empire. The Varian Dynasty had dominated of half-breeds, leading the to the Fifth Era, mostly of Imperial and Dunmer races. The Imperial/Dunmer Varian emperors included, Julianus Varian, Pelagius Varian II, Tulicus Varian, Tulicus Varian II, and Attrebus Varian. Other dominated half-breed is the Imperial/Altmer emperors, included Titus Varian III which was the last half-breed Varian Emperor.

## Physiology

Half-breeds are the result of interbreeding between races. They can be two races, mostly taking appearance after their mother, rarely after their father. In the *The Elder Scrolls* universe, Half-Breeds are usually the race of their mother with a few physical traits from the father being inherited. Though there are exceptions, like with Emperor Pelagius III who took after his human father instead of his elven mother, and Empress Marcella Varian who originally a Dunmer ash skin from her elven mother, however in her teenage years, she later appeared after her father's human form. As such, half-breeds are predominantly one primary race, with a few traits inherited from their secondary race. The popularity of half-breeds of making popularity is the Imperial royal families, including the Septims and the Varians, which sometime known as the Varian-Selodils.

## Lifespan

Like men, mer and manbeast, half breeds usually live by a appearance lifespan of their mother's race, as well it can prolonged a half-breed lifespan more than double than their respective race. The avenage lifespan of a half-breed can over twice of the reach up of their mother's race lifespan.

## Trivia

* Half-breeds could be seen as similar to multiracial individuals in the real world, with the term "half-breed" being used in the past to describe someone of mixed race.
* The most popular halfbreeds are Pelagius Septim III which appears in *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*, and the most appearances in *Elder Scrolls* is Marcella Varian appeared in both in *Skyrim* as Empress, and *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion* and its expansion *Akavir* as a god, making her the first and only halfbreed god who is also appeared in different occupations.
* Half-Breeds is a term denoting rare mixed heritage are sometime called a "half-", a prefix attached to the offspring of races sharing a mixed ancestry.

## Appearance

* *The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard*
* *The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind*
* *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion*
* *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
* *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
* *The Elder Scrolls Online*
* *The Elder Scrolls: Legends*
* Template:Blades

## References

1. ↑ Dialogue of Raelana
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Dynasties: The Varians of Cyrodiil*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 *Understanding the Half-Breeds*
4. ↑ Events of "*The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey*"
5. ↑ *A Lifespan of a Half-Breed*
6. ↑ *The Real Barenziah, Book V*

**Notice**: The following are unlicensed references. They are not copyrighted by a ZeniMax Media company, but can still be considered part of *The Elder Scrolls* lore and are included for completeness.
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Lifespans of Races*
2. ↑ The Imperial Library: Humanoid
3. ↑ *The Five Hundred Mighty Companions or Thereabouts of Ysgramor the Returned*
4. ↑ Michael Kirbride, Reddit ― *In the Redguard comic, what race is Duadeen?*