Half Elves

**Size:** 4'5" to 6' generally, however there is the odd exception.

**Weight:** 115 - 175 lbs generally.

**Average Lifespan:** 90 - 130 years

**Notable Qualities:**

* Not as Strong as humans tend to be.
* They bear some of the natural charisma of their Elven kin.
* They also boast some of the elven parents keen wit.

**Age of Maturity:**

More or less the same as humans 18-20 years.

**Appearance:**

Half elves tend to be a little smaller than humans but larger than elves, anywhere from 4’5 to 6’ in height, though there are some outliers, it’s very rare to see a half-elf smaller or taller than such, and if they are it is often because one of their parents was a half elf, meaning the blood of one side has grown stronger. Despite diluted blood, quarter elves, or even 1/8th elves are considered half-elves because their life expectancy does not seem to change much even when the blood is diluted enough.

**Original Religion:**

It can vary as with elves and humans.

**General Culture:**

Half-elves live with a stigma in these lands, for they are seen as lesser by elves because of their short lifespan and human aspects, whereas with humans they are seen as inferior because of their elven blood, seeing them as tainted. Most half-elves if they can tend to live among humans as long as their features do not give their heritage away, this is because their lifespan is more similar to humans and making lasting relations is easier that way. The fact remains however that often half-elves see themselves as twice cursed and in some ways very lonely being stuck within the two dominant races of the lands.

Half-elves do not tend to band together because half of them are either involved with either elves or humans and the other half wants to keep their lineage a secret, truly caught between worlds.

Half elves do get something from both sides that one may consider an advantage, half-elves tend to be far more fair and attractive in their features than their human counterparts, they also tend to seem a little sharper which they no doubt got from their elven parents. That said they often have the drive force like humans, when time feels so limited there is no choice but to move forward, they recover more quickly from grief and tend not to hold a grudge depending on the severity of the act.

Half-elves can live anywhere from 90-130 years in age, which is not far above humans. They tend to be a little weaker than most humans, no doubt something brought over from the elven lithe form.

Half-elves live in as many different places as humans do, from cities to forests, caves or huts, there is no real cultural distinction for this race of mixed blood.

Unlike their elven parents however half-elves can be inflicted with afflictions that affect both their races, vampirism, lycanthropy or even the corruptive curse of the dark fae, which sets them apart in vulnerability but also attests to the resilience of their blood, one could say that they are the best of both worlds.

**Half-elven Ability Adjustments:** -2 Str, +2 Int +2 Cha.

**Favored Class (Any):** A multiclass half-elf's highest class does not count when determining whether he or she suffers an XP penalty for multiclassing.

**Languages Automatically Known:** Brovosian and Elven.

**Special Abilities:**

* Sleeplessness: Immune to spells and effects of the 'Sleep' subtype.
* Hardiness vs. Enchantments: +2 racial bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting spells.
* Partial Skill Affinity (Listen): +1 racial bonus to Listen checks.
* Partial Skill Affinity (Search): +1 racial bonus to Search checks.
* Partial Skill Affinity (Spot): +1 racial bonus to Spot checks.
* Low-Light Vision: Allows them to see better than normal in the dark.