Half-elves age at much the same rate as humans, reaching adulthood at the age of 20. Half Elf TraitsĬharisma score increases by 2, and two other ability scores of the player’s choice each increase by 1. And thankfully they also have a lot of variety, having a total of three subraces to choose from to help create the best and strongest character in the game. All in all, half-elves are some of the best races in the game. Whilst they inherited the natural versatility of their human parents, being quite skilled in a number of areas.īut what does all of this mean for us players? Well it means that Half-Elves are some of the most versatile races out there, having arguably the best ability score improvements – a total +4 – as well as darkvision which humans don’t have as well as fey ancestry which leads them to resisting a lot of enchantment spells. Likewise, half-elves also inherited the ability to see keenly in low-light conditions, with little or no ill effect, and had enhanced senses of sight and hearing compared to their human brethren. Like their elven parents, half-elves were typically immune to the effects of the enchantment magic. As such, leading to the sense of divide they might have felt towards either human or elven communities. Despite this, the race typically remained rare enough that, except in rare circumstances, half-elves had not congregated together in large enough numbers to form true communities. Inparticular, Half-Elves needed to adapt and be social beings, they relied on those around them and thus were naturally more charismatic than others, to work well with other and create new friends or allies.Īs long as humans and elves have existed and interacted, there have been a number of cases of half-elves being born between the two races. Half-elves had a natural ability to learn outside of their specialty, giving them a strength in adaptability. More durable and more innately charming than either humans or elves, half-elves weren’t quite as graceful or wise as their elven parents, though they did have some of the versatility of their human ancestors. Half-elves have an unusual blend of abilities inherited from their two heritages. As such, this leaves a lot of half-elves feeling like outsiders to most culture and societies. Whether a half-elf was raised by their human parent or their elven parent, they often felt isolated and alone because they often felt as though they never fit in with either their human kin or their elven ones. To elves, half-elves look too human and may often face judgement and bigotry whilst humans think half-elves look too elven to be classed as a normal human. Half-elves are humanoids born through the union of an elf and a human, living between the line of distinction between elven and humanoid. Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of nature, and artistic tastes of the elves.

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