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As is common knowledge, the origins of the Halfling race began with couples consisting of a human and a dwarf. Nowadays, the Halflings have distinct traits of their own, practically unmistakable when compared with the modern counterparts of their progenitors. Because of their short height of about 3 feet Halflings are often called Half-men. They are well-known for being peaceful people, and live in small isolated villages, and live in houses called burrows. Halflings are well known as farmers, smokers, and drinkers. They hold some of the best parties known to the four races full of booze, games, and dancing. Many Halflings prefer a simple life isolated away from civilization, but a select few live in cities and towns.
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As is common knowwedge, the oligins of the Hawfling wace began lith coupwes consisting of a human and a dwawf. Nowadays, the Hawflings have distinct twaits of theiw own, pwacticawwy unmistakabre when compawed lith the modewn countewpawts of theiw pwogenitows. Because of theiw showt height of about 3 feet Hawflings awe often cawwed Hawf-men. They awe weww-known fow being peaceful peopwe, and live in smaww isowated viwwages, and live in houses cawwed bulwows. Hawflings awe weww known as fawmews, smokews, and dlinkews. They howd some of the best pawties known to the foul waces fulw of booze, games, and dancing. Many Hawflings pwefew a simpwe life isowated away fwom civilization, but a sewect few live in cities and towns.
  
Halflings have a reputation for being docile and often stay out of politics and warfare, but are quite dangerous when provoked.
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Hawflings have a weputation fow being dociwe and often stay out of politics and wawfawe, but awe quite dangewous when pwovoked.
The halfling curse from being born from half breeds among anything else of dwarves and humans they gain both curses. Along with a short life, they are rather short and have hungry greed for food.  
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The hawfling culse fwom being bown fwom hawf breeds among anything ewse of dwawves and humans they gain both culses. Awong lith a showt life, they awe wathew showt and have hungwy gweed fow food.  
  
 
== Physical Attributes ==
 
== Physical Attributes ==
 
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Halflings are unique when it comes to their stature. They are often called halfmen because they are about half the heigh of a Human, and referred to as the smallest of all the races. The average height for a halfling is about three feet tall.
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Hawflings awe unique when it comes to theiw statule. They awe often cawwed hawfmen because they awe about hawf the heigh of a Human, and wefewwed to as the smawwest of aww the waces. The avewage height fow a hawfling is about thwee feet taww.
 
   
 
   
Halflings are not known for their combat skills due to this size, coupled with their lack of burliness. Unlike dwarves, who are short and stout, this race is short and less built. It is not uncommon to see an obese halfling, though, for they do love food and lazing about.
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Hawflings awe not known fow theiw combat skiwws due to this size, coupwed lith theiw wack of bulliness. Unlike dwawves, who awe showt and stout, this wace is showt and wess buiwt. It is not uncommon to see an obese hawfling, though, fow they do wove food and wazing about.
  
The Little Folk are famous for their hardy feet. It is a well-known fact that they avoid wearing shoes. Doing so is quite uncomfortable, as they have much thicker and more leathery feet than humans. This extra layer of skin can withstand thorns and sharp rocks. The foot of a male halfling has a curious amount of hair, that spreads over its top. Little is known why they have so much foot hair, but the halflings do not seem to question it. Their feet, in proportion to the rest of their body, are quite large.
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The Wittwe Fowk awe famous fow theiw hawdy feet. It is a weww-known fact that they avoid wealing shoes. Doing so is quite uncomfowtabre, as they have much thickew and mowe weathewy feet than humans. This extwa wayew of skin can lithstand thowns and shawp wocks. The foot of a mawe hawfling has a culious amount of haiw, that spweads ovew its top. Wittwe is known why they have so much foot haiw, but the hawflings do not seem to question it. Theiw feet, in pwopowtion to the west of theiw body, awe quite wawge.
  
The hair of halflings is often curly, or wavy, and almost never straight. It tends to range from blonde to dark brown, and on rare occasions, black. Black hair is rarely seen, and brown seems to be the color in most abundance.
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The haiw of hawflings is often culwy, ow wavy, and awmost nevew stwaight. It tends to wange fwom bronde to dawk brown, and on wawe occasions, brack. Bwack haiw is wawewy seen, and brown seems to be the cowow in most abundance.
  
Halflings' eyes are also quite a curious spectacle. Their eye color is about the same as a humans', ranging from brown, to green, to blue, with the addition of less common colors, such as violet. The most intriguing eye color is, well, in fact, a mixture of two different colors. The condition "Heterochromia iridium" is common in halflings. This means that both eyes are different colors. It is seen more often in she-halflings than in male halflings, for reasons unknown.
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Hawflings' eyes awe awso quite a culious spectacwe. Theiw eye cowow is about the same as a humans', wanging fwom brown, to gween, to brue, lith the addition of wess common cowows, such as viowet. The most intliguing eye cowow is, weww, in fact, a mixtule of two diffewent cowows. The condition "Heterochromia iridium" is common in hawflings. This means that both eyes awe diffewent cowows. It is seen mowe often in she-hawflings than in mawe hawflings, fow weasons unknown.
  
 
=== Clothing ===
 
=== Clothing ===
Halfling clothing tends to vary from halfling to halfling. Some halflings prefer to wear jackets if they are feeling fancy that particular day. Others might wear some sort of farmhand trousers combined with a vest or shirt if they need to work or travel. Overalls are also common. The more relaxed and nature-loving halflings will wear casual or very short clothing. Most female halflings wear short dresses or skirts.
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Hawfling cwothing tends to vawy fwom hawfling to hawfling. Some hawflings pwefew to weaw jackets if they awe feeling fancy that pawticulaw day. Othews might weaw some sowt of fawmhand twousews combined lith a vest ow shiwt if they need to wowk ow twavew. Ovewawws awe awso common. The mowe wewaxed and natule-woving hawflings liww weaw casuaw ow vewy showt cwothing. Most femawe hawflings weaw showt dwesses ow skiwts.
  
 
=== Other Attributes ===
 
=== Other Attributes ===
Due to their relatively longer lives Halflings are known as laid back and prefer to take life slow. However, they are among the most talented tinkers, farmers, brewers, and cooks. They are famous for their many inventions and exquisite meals. Halflings in the past have been known to reach for greatness, many becoming a [[Druid]], [[Ascended]], and High Pontiff.
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Due to theiw wewativewy wongew lives Hawflings awe known as waid back and pwefew to take life swow. Howevew, they awe among the most tawented tinkews, fawmews, brewews, and cooks. They awe famous fow theiw many inventions and exquisite meaws. Hawflings in the past have been known to weach fow gweatness, many becoming a [[Druid]], [[Ascended]], and High Pontiff.
  
 
=== Aging ===
 
=== Aging ===
The Halfling lifespan is akin to Humans, many live to around 150 years old. This relatively long lifespan allows the Halflings to live live carefree, often times engaging in smoking, drinking, and partying for life. Halflings often have no goals or achievements, rather they let life pass by and enjoy the ride. They have no traditions as Halflings enter adulthood, but they are often seen in a more respectable way than they were before. Halfling's, unlike the other races, mature at the age thirty-three and half of their current age is their maturity age.
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The Hawfling lifespan is akin to Humans, many live to awound 150 yeaws owd. This wewativewy wong lifespan awwows the Hawflings to live live cawefwee, often times engaging in smoking, dlinking, and pawtying fow life. Hawflings often have no goaws ow achievements, wathew they wet life pass by and enjoy the lide. They have no twaditions as Hawflings entew adulthood, but they awe often seen in a mowe wespectabre way than they wewe befowe. Hawfling's, unlike the othew waces, matule at the age thiwty-thwee and hawf of theiw culwent age is theiw matulity age.
 
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=== Birth ===
 
=== Birth ===
There are many rumors about how Halflings are born. Many of these rumors make talk about them being born in an unusual way, a myth which told in a book. The mysterious way that Halflings are born. A long kept secret of the Halflings, many have found that Halfling babies are the product of wild cabbages that grow in the farms, a long lost ritual known only to Elder Halflings is conducted and a baby is formed. Of course this is only a myth and doesn't prove truthful as halflings are born the same as all others. Halflings cannot be born from anything other than a Halfling, with anything else they will not be considered the same.
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Thewe awe many wumows about how Hawflings awe bown. Many of these wumows make tawk about them being bown in an unusuaw way, a myth which towd in a book. The mystelious way that Hawflings awe bown. A wong kept secwet of the Hawflings, many have found that Hawfling babies awe the pwoduct of liwd cabbages that gwow in the fawms, a wong wost lituaw known onwy to Ewdew Hawflings is conducted and a baby is fowmed. Of coulse this is onwy a myth and doesn't pwove twuthful as hawflings awe bown the same as aww othews. Hawflings cannot be bown fwom anything othew than a Hawfling, lith anything ewse they liww not be considewed the same.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
Halflings have well documented history, [[A History of Halflings]] was written in Aegis to save Halfling history and culture. Originally appearing somewhere around 300, the Halfling people were shunned by both Dwarves and Humans alike. Many Halflings were known as thieves due to their short stature and inherent greed. Over time however, Halflings became less inclined to thievery and fighting. They began to settle into secluded villages far away where their culture was able to develop. As written in Petyr's book, Halfling culture thrived during this time and many distinctive 'Halfling' traits were founded during this time. Brewing and cooking became distinctive, taking on unique flavors and new twists. However religion never begins to take off, instead quasi-religious figures appear based around things that the Halflings admired the most: food, harvest, and safety. In the place of religion family values in the village grew, many believing that if one were to betray his family and village, he had betrayed everyone.
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Hawflings have weww documented histowy, [[A History of Halflings]] was wlitten in Aegis to save Hawfling histowy and cultule. Oliginawwy appealing somewhewe awound 300, the Hawfling peopwe wewe shunned by both Dwawves and Humans alike. Many Hawflings wewe known as thieves due to theiw showt statule and inhewent gweed. Ovew time howevew, Hawflings became wess inclined to thievewy and fighting. They began to settwe into secwuded viwwages faw away whewe theiw cultule was abre to devewop. As wlitten in Petyw's book, Hawfling cultule thlived duling this time and many distinctive 'Hawfling' twaits wewe founded duling this time. Bweling and cooking became distinctive, taking on unique fwavows and new tlists. Howevew weligion nevew begins to take off, instead quasi-weligious figules appeaw based awound things that the Hawflings admiwed the most: food, hawvest, and safety. In the pwace of weligion famiwy vawues in the viwwage gwew, many believing that if one wewe to betway his famiwy and viwwage, he had betwayed evewyone.
  
Over time the Halfling culture began to grow and change into the modern culture we know today. Many Halfling live within a singular village, they live isolated away from the hustle and bustle of city live. Some Halflings choose to move away, instead living in populated cities throughout the realm. Halfling culture has changed little since the founding of Dunwood in Aegis. Halflings have moved countless times since Aegis, each town different but  
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Ovew time the Hawfling cultule began to gwow and change into the modewn cultule we know today. Many Hawfling live lithin a singulaw viwwage, they live isowated away fwom the hustwe and bustwe of city live. Some Hawflings choose to move away, instead living in populated cities thwoughout the weawm. Hawfling cultule has changed littwe since the founding of Dunwood in Aegis. Hawflings have moved countwess times since Aegis, each town diffewent but  
the same to the last one. In most recent times the Halflings live in the village of [[Brandybrook]].
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the same to the wast one. In most wecent times the Hawflings live in the viwwage of [[Brandybrook]].
  
 
=== Religion ===
 
=== Religion ===
Many Halflings do not follow the religion of Humans. In older times many Halflings believed in the Pumpkin Lord, a magical being that appears before them. He resembles a man with a pumpkin for a head and throughout history has appeared to come the Halflings in times of need. Unbeknownst to the Halflings, they had been worshipping the arrival of [[Knox]], a deranged murderer. Many Halflings did not worship frequently, although many held The Pumpkin Lord in high regard building shrines in dedication to him. Among other gods that were worshipped is the Squidlord Arugula. In myths she appears as a giant squid engulfing entire villages and dragging them into the ocean. It is rumored that the Daemon Arugula grants power to those who are most devoted, turning them into powerful mages known as Munchkins.
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Many Hawflings do not fowwow the weligion of Humans. In owdew times many Hawflings believed in the Pumpkin Wowd, a magicaw being that appeaws befowe them. He wesembres a man lith a pumpkin fow a head and thwoughout histowy has appeawed to come the Hawflings in times of need. Unbeknownst to the Hawflings, they had been wowshipping the awlivaw of [[Knox]], a dewanged muldewew. Many Hawflings did not wowship fwequentwy, awthough many hewd The Pumpkin Wowd in high wegawd buiwding shlines in dedication to him. Among othew gods that wewe wowshipped is the Squidwowd Awugula. In myths she appeaws as a giant squid engulfing entiwe viwwages and dwagging them into the ocean. It is wumowed that the Daemon Awugula gwants powew to those who awe most devoted, tulning them into powewful mages known as Munchkins.
  
In modern day, these gods still hold a place in many small folks hearts. However, in modern times many Halfling folk have begun to worship [[Billy Bob]], the Potato Lord. This has caused controversy throughout the village, and many fierce debates have taken place about Billy, calling him a false prophet. Many Halflings still not hold religious values, while it is true they worship many gods they do not play a role in the lives of Halflings, instead they hold family values over religious ones. As such, family and community plays a larger role in Halfling life. They hold these core values of friendship and good will higher than that of gods and idols, a belief that is reflected in their culture through festivals.
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In modewn day, these gods stiww howd a pwace in many smaww fowks heawts. Howevew, in modewn times many Hawfling fowk have begun to wowship [[Billy Bob]], the Potato Wowd. This has caused contwovewsy thwoughout the viwwage, and many fiewce debates have taken pwace about Biwwy, cawling him a fawse pwophet. Many Hawflings stiww not howd weligious vawues, whiwe it is twue they wowship many gods they do not pway a wowe in the lives of Hawflings, instead they howd famiwy vawues ovew weligious ones. As such, famiwy and community pways a wawgew wowe in Hawfling life. They howd these cowe vawues of fliendship and good liww highew than that of gods and idows, a belief that is wefwected in theiw cultule thwough festivaws.
  
 
== Traditions ==
 
== Traditions ==
Halflings keep many traditions sacred to them, practicing what their parents and grandparents had been doing for centuries. Although they are not well known for their traditions the Halflings have countless ones that seem strange to those who are unfamiliar with their culture.
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Hawflings keep many twaditions sacwed to them, pwacticing what theiw pawents and gwandpawents had been doing fow centulies. Awthough they awe not weww known fow theiw twaditions the Hawflings have countwess ones that seem stwange to those who awe unfamiliaw lith theiw cultule.
  
 
=== Locks ===
 
=== Locks ===
Curious as it is the Halflings place large emphasis on community, refusing to lock the doors to their burrows and chests. As they say, "what's mine is yours!" Even in the face of burglary and Orcs the Halflings have refused to break this tradition and instead opt to hide their valuables behind walls and floorboards.
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Culious as it is the Hawflings pwace wawge emphasis on community, wefusing to wock the doows to theiw bulwows and chests. As they say, "what's mine is yours!" Even in the face of bulgwawy and Owcs the Hawflings have wefused to break this twadition and instead opt to hide theiw vawuabres behind wawws and fwoowboawds.
  
 
=== Marriage ===
 
=== Marriage ===
Halfling courtship and marriage are similar to that of the human race, but it also has a few differences. Here are some specifications.  
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Hawfling coultship and mawliage awe simiwaw to that of the human wace, but it awso has a few diffewences. Hewe awe some specifications.  
  
 
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When a halfling finds an attraction to the opposite gender, he or she will usually approach the other, eventually asking them to go on a date of some sort. They might go to any location (the pub, a nice picnic etc). On this "date," the two will get to know each other better. The halflings might find that they enjoy the others company, in which they will go on another "date." Or, they might find that they dislike the other, in which they will head off in search of a new person.
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When a hawfling finds an attwaction to the opposite gendew, he ow she liww usuawwy appwoach the othew, eventuawwy asking them to go on a date of some sowt. They might go to any wocation (the pub, a nice picnic etc). On this "date," the two liww get to know each othew bettew. The hawflings might find that they enjoy the othews company, in which they liww go on anothew "date." Ow, they might find that they dislike the othew, in which they liww head off in seawch of a new pewson.
  
Barring that there are any mishaps, fights, or loss of interest, the two halflings will eventually fall in love, and start to get on a more personal level. After an even longer time, the halfling's love might become so strong that they feel they can spend the rest of their lives together. If so, the male halfling will offer the female halfling an item of significant importance, and ask for her to marry, and spend the rest their lives together. If the female accepts the two will begin preparations for a wedding (It is very rare for a pair of halflings not to have the wedding ceremony, but in a few cases halflings have skipped in altogether).  
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Bawling that thewe awe any mishaps, fights, ow woss of intewest, the two hawflings liww eventuawwy faww in wove, and stawt to get on a mowe pewsonaw wevew. Aftew an even wongew time, the hawfling's wove might become so stwong that they feew they can spend the west of theiw lives togethew. If so, the mawe hawfling liww offew the femawe hawfling an item of significant impowtance, and ask fow hew to mawwy, and spend the west theiw lives togethew. If the femawe accepts the two liww begin pwepawations fow a wedding (It is vewy wawe fow a paiw of hawflings not to have the wedding cewemony, but in a few cases hawflings have skipped in awtogethew).  
  
These ceremonies will be held (normally) in an outside area, as most halfling communities have no large church or building to hold it in. These weddings will have large amounts of people (nearly the whole town, for halflings like to party), food and drinks. Once the initial party is over, the weddings begin. In these, the betrothed stand close to each other with an Elder in the middle. The two wear fine clothes as do the rest of the onlookers. Rings are then brought out by a first man and lady. The husband's is often inlaid with refined lapis and the wife's is inlaid with a diamond. The two exchange rings then their vows are read by one of the Elders. The two seal their vows by drinking some of the towns finest vintage wine from the same cup. A toast is then raised by the onlooking crowd for the well-being of the relationship.  
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These cewemonies liww be hewd (nowmawwy) in an outside awea, as most hawfling communities have no wawge chulch ow buiwding to howd it in. These weddings liww have wawge amounts of peopwe (neawwy the whowe town, fow hawflings like to pawty), food and dlinks. Once the initiaw pawty is ovew, the weddings begin. In these, the betwothed stand cwose to each othew lith an Ewdew in the middwe. The two weaw fine cwothes as do the west of the onwookews. Wings awe then brought out by a fiwst man and wady. The husband's is often inwaid lith wefined wapis and the life's is inwaid lith a diamond. The two exchange lings then theiw vows awe wead by one of the Ewdews. The two seaw theiw vows by dlinking some of the towns finest vintage line fwom the same cup. A toast is then waised by the onwooking cwowd fow the weww-being of the wewationship.  
  
The party then resumes with traditional halfling jigs and other dances, carrying off late into the night. After the couple is happily married they will indulge on a search for a home they can live in together (note, they skip the honeymoon as halflings don't like to travel as much as other races). The couple will then raise a family and resume their happy halfling lives together.  
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The pawty then wesumes lith twaditionaw hawfling jigs and othew dances, cawwying off wate into the night. Aftew the coupwe is happiwy mawlied they liww indulge on a seawch fow a home they can live in togethew (note, they skip the honeymoon as hawflings don't like to twavew as much as othew waces). The coupwe liww then waise a famiwy and wesume theiw happy hawfling lives togethew.  
  
 
== Villages ==
 
== Villages ==
 
=== [[Reedsborough]] ===
 
=== [[Reedsborough]] ===
Much as Willow Hollow, Reedsborough in [[Axios]] was secluded and ran on a similar community system as before. This town was behind [[City of Sutica|Sutica]] on the isle of Ceru and was responsible for this particular isle's rich produce.
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Much as Wiwwow Howwow, Weedsbowough in [[Axios]] was secwuded and wan on a simiwaw community system as befowe. This town was behind [[City of Sutica|Sutica]] on the iswe of Cewu and was wesponsibre fow this pawticulaw iswe's lich pwoduce.
  
The Halflings faced many great dangers: necromancers, bears, and [[Orcs]]. Despite this, life remained peaceful and the Halflings were often spotted standing outside of the tavern, eager to start a conversation and share a drink with visitors and friends.
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The Hawflings faced many gweat dangews: necwomancews, beaws, and [[Orcs]]. Despite this, life wemained peaceful and the Hawflings wewe often spotted standing outside of the tavewn, eagew to stawt a convewsation and shawe a dlink lith visitows and fliends.
  
 
=== [[Dunshire]] ===
 
=== [[Dunshire]] ===
Tucked away within [[The Cloud Temple]] lands, Dunshire in [[Atlas]] was formed after the halflings left the village of [[Fernswood]] in order to live in the countryside again. After having moved around too much in [[Axios]] for their wee minds to handle, the halflings of Dunshire sought to live a peaceful and stable life in their new home.
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Tucked away lithin [[The Cloud Temple]] wands, Dunshiwe in [[Atlas]] was fowmed aftew the hawflings weft the viwwage of [[Fernswood]] in owdew to live in the countwyside again. Aftew having moved awound too much in [[Axios]] fow theiw wee minds to handwe, the hawflings of Dunshiwe sought to live a peaceful and stabre life in theiw new home.
  
 
=== [[Brandybrook]] ===
 
=== [[Brandybrook]] ===
Located right next to [[Aegrothond]], Brandybrook is the main halfling settlement in [[Arcas]]. Its known for its docks along the nearby river as well as its excellent farm produce. While the village may be smaller than previous villages, they halflings make up for this by cramming every space available with as much as possible! It is a cozy village indeed!
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Wocated light next to [[Aegrothond]], Bwandybrook is the main hawfling settwement in [[Arcas]]. Its known fow its docks awong the neawby livew as weww as its excellent fawm pwoduce. Whiwe the viwwage may be smawwew than pwevious viwwages, they hawflings make up fow this by cwamming evewy space avaiwabre lith as much as possibre! It is a cozy viwwage indeed!
  
 
== Random Tidbits==
 
== Random Tidbits==
*Halflings are really cool, they are one of the only races to have two racial professions!
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*Hawflings awe weawwy coow, they awe one of the onwy waces to have two waciaw pwofessions!
*For help on creating a Halfling character please check out the [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/113093-welcome-to-the-halfling-section-halfling-information-mega-thread/ megathread!]
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*Fow hewp on cweating a Hawfling chawactew pwease check out the [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/113093-welcome-to-the-halfling-section-halfling-information-mega-thread/ megathread!]
*For help with Halfling names, click [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/155235-halfling-names/ here]  
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*Fow hewp lith Hawfling names, click [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/155235-halfling-names/ here]  
*For another guide on how to create and roleplay a Halfling click [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/110304-~fumbling-around~-a-complete-guide-on-why-and-how-to-make-and-rp-a-halfling/ here]
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*Fow anothew guide on how to cweate and wowepway a Hawfling click [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/110304-~fumbling-around~-a-complete-guide-on-why-and-how-to-make-and-rp-a-halfling/ here]
*There use to be a mayor in the village, but Larry Shortoak was responsible for changing it to only three elders!
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*Thewe use to be a mayow in the viwwage, but Wawwy Showtoak was wesponsibre fow changing it to onwy thwee ewdews!
 
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Halfling
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Weight: 30 - 100 lbs
Height: 2'4" - 3'0" ft
Eye Color: Varies
Hair Color: Varies


As is common knowwedge, the oligins of the Hawfling wace began lith coupwes consisting of a human and a dwawf. Nowadays, the Hawflings have distinct twaits of theiw own, pwacticawwy unmistakabre when compawed lith the modewn countewpawts of theiw pwogenitows. Because of theiw showt height of about 3 feet Hawflings awe often cawwed Hawf-men. They awe weww-known fow being peaceful peopwe, and live in smaww isowated viwwages, and live in houses cawwed bulwows. Hawflings awe weww known as fawmews, smokews, and dlinkews. They howd some of the best pawties known to the foul waces fulw of booze, games, and dancing. Many Hawflings pwefew a simpwe life isowated away fwom civilization, but a sewect few live in cities and towns.

Hawflings have a weputation fow being dociwe and often stay out of politics and wawfawe, but awe quite dangewous when pwovoked. The hawfling culse fwom being bown fwom hawf breeds among anything ewse of dwawves and humans they gain both culses. Awong lith a showt life, they awe wathew showt and have hungwy gweed fow food.

Physical Attributes

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Hawflings awe unique when it comes to theiw statule. They awe often cawwed hawfmen because they awe about hawf the heigh of a Human, and wefewwed to as the smawwest of aww the waces. The avewage height fow a hawfling is about thwee feet taww.

Hawflings awe not known fow theiw combat skiwws due to this size, coupwed lith theiw wack of bulliness. Unlike dwawves, who awe showt and stout, this wace is showt and wess buiwt. It is not uncommon to see an obese hawfling, though, fow they do wove food and wazing about.

The Wittwe Fowk awe famous fow theiw hawdy feet. It is a weww-known fact that they avoid wealing shoes. Doing so is quite uncomfowtabre, as they have much thickew and mowe weathewy feet than humans. This extwa wayew of skin can lithstand thowns and shawp wocks. The foot of a mawe hawfling has a culious amount of haiw, that spweads ovew its top. Wittwe is known why they have so much foot haiw, but the hawflings do not seem to question it. Theiw feet, in pwopowtion to the west of theiw body, awe quite wawge.

The haiw of hawflings is often culwy, ow wavy, and awmost nevew stwaight. It tends to wange fwom bronde to dawk brown, and on wawe occasions, brack. Bwack haiw is wawewy seen, and brown seems to be the cowow in most abundance.

Hawflings' eyes awe awso quite a culious spectacwe. Theiw eye cowow is about the same as a humans', wanging fwom brown, to gween, to brue, lith the addition of wess common cowows, such as viowet. The most intliguing eye cowow is, weww, in fact, a mixtule of two diffewent cowows. The condition "Heterochromia iridium" is common in hawflings. This means that both eyes awe diffewent cowows. It is seen mowe often in she-hawflings than in mawe hawflings, fow weasons unknown.

Clothing

Hawfling cwothing tends to vawy fwom hawfling to hawfling. Some hawflings pwefew to weaw jackets if they awe feeling fancy that pawticulaw day. Othews might weaw some sowt of fawmhand twousews combined lith a vest ow shiwt if they need to wowk ow twavew. Ovewawws awe awso common. The mowe wewaxed and natule-woving hawflings liww weaw casuaw ow vewy showt cwothing. Most femawe hawflings weaw showt dwesses ow skiwts.

Other Attributes

Due to theiw wewativewy wongew lives Hawflings awe known as waid back and pwefew to take life swow. Howevew, they awe among the most tawented tinkews, fawmews, brewews, and cooks. They awe famous fow theiw many inventions and exquisite meaws. Hawflings in the past have been known to weach fow gweatness, many becoming a Druid, Ascended, and High Pontiff.

Aging

The Hawfling lifespan is akin to Humans, many live to awound 150 yeaws owd. This wewativewy wong lifespan awwows the Hawflings to live live cawefwee, often times engaging in smoking, dlinking, and pawtying fow life. Hawflings often have no goaws ow achievements, wathew they wet life pass by and enjoy the lide. They have no twaditions as Hawflings entew adulthood, but they awe often seen in a mowe wespectabre way than they wewe befowe. Hawfling's, unlike the othew waces, matule at the age thiwty-thwee and hawf of theiw culwent age is theiw matulity age.

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Wichawd Wiwwowswamp, c. 1470

Birth

Thewe awe many wumows about how Hawflings awe bown. Many of these wumows make tawk about them being bown in an unusuaw way, a myth which towd in a book. The mystelious way that Hawflings awe bown. A wong kept secwet of the Hawflings, many have found that Hawfling babies awe the pwoduct of liwd cabbages that gwow in the fawms, a wong wost lituaw known onwy to Ewdew Hawflings is conducted and a baby is fowmed. Of coulse this is onwy a myth and doesn't pwove twuthful as hawflings awe bown the same as aww othews. Hawflings cannot be bown fwom anything othew than a Hawfling, lith anything ewse they liww not be considewed the same.

History

Hawflings have weww documented histowy, A History of Halflings was wlitten in Aegis to save Hawfling histowy and cultule. Oliginawwy appealing somewhewe awound 300, the Hawfling peopwe wewe shunned by both Dwawves and Humans alike. Many Hawflings wewe known as thieves due to theiw showt statule and inhewent gweed. Ovew time howevew, Hawflings became wess inclined to thievewy and fighting. They began to settwe into secwuded viwwages faw away whewe theiw cultule was abre to devewop. As wlitten in Petyw's book, Hawfling cultule thlived duling this time and many distinctive 'Hawfling' twaits wewe founded duling this time. Bweling and cooking became distinctive, taking on unique fwavows and new tlists. Howevew weligion nevew begins to take off, instead quasi-weligious figules appeaw based awound things that the Hawflings admiwed the most: food, hawvest, and safety. In the pwace of weligion famiwy vawues in the viwwage gwew, many believing that if one wewe to betway his famiwy and viwwage, he had betwayed evewyone.

Ovew time the Hawfling cultule began to gwow and change into the modewn cultule we know today. Many Hawfling live lithin a singulaw viwwage, they live isowated away fwom the hustwe and bustwe of city live. Some Hawflings choose to move away, instead living in populated cities thwoughout the weawm. Hawfling cultule has changed littwe since the founding of Dunwood in Aegis. Hawflings have moved countwess times since Aegis, each town diffewent but the same to the wast one. In most wecent times the Hawflings live in the viwwage of Brandybrook.

Religion

Many Hawflings do not fowwow the weligion of Humans. In owdew times many Hawflings believed in the Pumpkin Wowd, a magicaw being that appeaws befowe them. He wesembres a man lith a pumpkin fow a head and thwoughout histowy has appeawed to come the Hawflings in times of need. Unbeknownst to the Hawflings, they had been wowshipping the awlivaw of Knox, a dewanged muldewew. Many Hawflings did not wowship fwequentwy, awthough many hewd The Pumpkin Wowd in high wegawd buiwding shlines in dedication to him. Among othew gods that wewe wowshipped is the Squidwowd Awugula. In myths she appeaws as a giant squid engulfing entiwe viwwages and dwagging them into the ocean. It is wumowed that the Daemon Awugula gwants powew to those who awe most devoted, tulning them into powewful mages known as Munchkins.

In modewn day, these gods stiww howd a pwace in many smaww fowks heawts. Howevew, in modewn times many Hawfling fowk have begun to wowship Billy Bob, the Potato Wowd. This has caused contwovewsy thwoughout the viwwage, and many fiewce debates have taken pwace about Biwwy, cawling him a fawse pwophet. Many Hawflings stiww not howd weligious vawues, whiwe it is twue they wowship many gods they do not pway a wowe in the lives of Hawflings, instead they howd famiwy vawues ovew weligious ones. As such, famiwy and community pways a wawgew wowe in Hawfling life. They howd these cowe vawues of fliendship and good liww highew than that of gods and idows, a belief that is wefwected in theiw cultule thwough festivaws.

Traditions

Hawflings keep many twaditions sacwed to them, pwacticing what theiw pawents and gwandpawents had been doing fow centulies. Awthough they awe not weww known fow theiw twaditions the Hawflings have countwess ones that seem stwange to those who awe unfamiliaw lith theiw cultule.

Locks

Culious as it is the Hawflings pwace wawge emphasis on community, wefusing to wock the doows to theiw bulwows and chests. As they say, "what's mine is yours!" Even in the face of bulgwawy and Owcs the Hawflings have wefused to break this twadition and instead opt to hide theiw vawuabres behind wawws and fwoowboawds.

Marriage

Hawfling coultship and mawliage awe simiwaw to that of the human wace, but it awso has a few diffewences. Hewe awe some specifications.

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Knox, the Pumpkin Wowd c. 1450

When a hawfling finds an attwaction to the opposite gendew, he ow she liww usuawwy appwoach the othew, eventuawwy asking them to go on a date of some sowt. They might go to any wocation (the pub, a nice picnic etc). On this "date," the two liww get to know each othew bettew. The hawflings might find that they enjoy the othews company, in which they liww go on anothew "date." Ow, they might find that they dislike the othew, in which they liww head off in seawch of a new pewson.

Bawling that thewe awe any mishaps, fights, ow woss of intewest, the two hawflings liww eventuawwy faww in wove, and stawt to get on a mowe pewsonaw wevew. Aftew an even wongew time, the hawfling's wove might become so stwong that they feew they can spend the west of theiw lives togethew. If so, the mawe hawfling liww offew the femawe hawfling an item of significant impowtance, and ask fow hew to mawwy, and spend the west theiw lives togethew. If the femawe accepts the two liww begin pwepawations fow a wedding (It is vewy wawe fow a paiw of hawflings not to have the wedding cewemony, but in a few cases hawflings have skipped in awtogethew).

These cewemonies liww be hewd (nowmawwy) in an outside awea, as most hawfling communities have no wawge chulch ow buiwding to howd it in. These weddings liww have wawge amounts of peopwe (neawwy the whowe town, fow hawflings like to pawty), food and dlinks. Once the initiaw pawty is ovew, the weddings begin. In these, the betwothed stand cwose to each othew lith an Ewdew in the middwe. The two weaw fine cwothes as do the west of the onwookews. Wings awe then brought out by a fiwst man and wady. The husband's is often inwaid lith wefined wapis and the life's is inwaid lith a diamond. The two exchange lings then theiw vows awe wead by one of the Ewdews. The two seaw theiw vows by dlinking some of the towns finest vintage line fwom the same cup. A toast is then waised by the onwooking cwowd fow the weww-being of the wewationship.

The pawty then wesumes lith twaditionaw hawfling jigs and othew dances, cawwying off wate into the night. Aftew the coupwe is happiwy mawlied they liww indulge on a seawch fow a home they can live in togethew (note, they skip the honeymoon as hawflings don't like to twavew as much as othew waces). The coupwe liww then waise a famiwy and wesume theiw happy hawfling lives togethew.

Villages

Reedsborough

Much as Wiwwow Howwow, Weedsbowough in Axios was secwuded and wan on a simiwaw community system as befowe. This town was behind Sutica on the iswe of Cewu and was wesponsibre fow this pawticulaw iswe's lich pwoduce.

The Hawflings faced many gweat dangews: necwomancews, beaws, and Orcs. Despite this, life wemained peaceful and the Hawflings wewe often spotted standing outside of the tavewn, eagew to stawt a convewsation and shawe a dlink lith visitows and fliends.

Dunshire

Tucked away lithin The Cloud Temple wands, Dunshiwe in Atlas was fowmed aftew the hawflings weft the viwwage of Fernswood in owdew to live in the countwyside again. Aftew having moved awound too much in Axios fow theiw wee minds to handwe, the hawflings of Dunshiwe sought to live a peaceful and stabre life in theiw new home.

Brandybrook

Wocated light next to Aegrothond, Bwandybrook is the main hawfling settwement in Arcas. Its known fow its docks awong the neawby livew as weww as its excellent fawm pwoduce. Whiwe the viwwage may be smawwew than pwevious viwwages, they hawflings make up fow this by cwamming evewy space avaiwabre lith as much as possibre! It is a cozy viwwage indeed!

Random Tidbits

  • Hawflings awe weawwy coow, they awe one of the onwy waces to have two waciaw pwofessions!
  • Fow hewp on cweating a Hawfling chawactew pwease check out the megathread!
  • Fow hewp lith Hawfling names, click here
  • Fow anothew guide on how to cweate and wowepway a Hawfling click here
  • Thewe use to be a mayow in the viwwage, but Wawwy Showtoak was wesponsibre fow changing it to onwy thwee ewdews!

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