Halflings

**Halflings** are a rare species that occurs when an Oasian fraternizes with a human, resulting in a hybrid offspring. These hybrids also possess alien powers and have a high attraction to and from the extraterrestrial.

## Overview

Although the term properly refers to children resulting from the sexual union of an Oasian and a human, it is also applied to humans many generations removed from their Oasian ancestor, provided their genetics are strong enough to give them alien powers (for example, Marie and Mateo Ortiz aren’t true halflings, Prince Ortiz is considered a true halfling, but Carter Ortiz is not).

## History

Halflings are the product of sexual union between an Oasian and a human. At first Halflings were never thought to have ever existed, due to the fact that it was never thought that Oasians would ever couple with, or even meet humans. Although after the 1947 UFO crash in Manhattan, New York their existence became possible. This was first accomplished by Geoff Ortiz, an Oasian who was on the ship with other aliens met a human, Naomi Michaels with whom he had two children, Marie and Mateo Ortiz, the first documented Halflings, although both were born human, with (the spark) and were as such not “truly” considered Halflings.

Years later, Marie Ortiz married Jayden Long and subsequently gave birth to six children, the second generation of Halflings.

## Characteristic Traits

Halflings are human beings with the genetics of an Oasian. Their Oasian genetics will at some point start taking over the genome of the hybrid offspring, which endows them with their inherited Oasian abilities from their paranormal lineage. Initially, usually a first generation Halfling have access to their abilities and will come into them around the same time a normal Oasian does. Although a second or further generation halfling doesn't have access to their abilities, until they manifest at puberty or moments of heightened emotional stress.

Although a Halfling's abilities can be activated through external means, such as when they are exposed to Oasian energies, the energy can force their cells to adapt and allow them to manifest their latent abilities.

First and second generation halflings are genetically almost the same as a full-blooded Oasian and with time will become just as powerful. First and second generation halflings Oasian genetics are more concentrated, in comparison to someone who is several generations removed from their Oasian ancestor. This is due to the fact that Halflings with more immediate Oasian ancestors have more access to their Oasian powers.

If Oasians have various generations of halflings who's abilities aren't activated, removed from their Oasian ancestor, provided their genetics are strong enough for their abilities to be activated, their Oasian heritage is so extremely diluted that their Oasian genetics are limited, rendering their powers finite and their powers will eventually extinguish for good, if they were to use all the power they hold. When this happens, they are no longer Oasians and will become fully human.

Halflings don't apparently systematically demonstrated the specific protein that is present in all Oasians, as it couldn't be detected in Nevaeh's system, although she does have it as she is an Oasian-Human hybrid.

## Known Halflings

### First Generation

* Chase Proctor
* Aliya Carson
* Amari Carson

### Second Generation

Second Generation Halflings possess less Oasian DNA than first generation, and as such are 3/4% Human and 1/4% Oasian.

* Anthony Ortiz
* Imani Ortiz
* Nevaeh Ortiz
* Prince Ortiz
* Caleb Ortiz

### Third Generation

Third Generation Halflings possess even less Oasian DNA than first or second generation, and as such are 7/8% Human and 1/8% Oasian.

* Baby Ortiz