Half-elves are common across the Menagerie Coast, as the Clovis Concord was founded by the native human Ki'Nau and the human and elf settlers from Marquet. Wildemountįan art of Lady Vess DeRogna, by AnnaSassiArt. A surprising number of half-elves can be found in the dwarven stronghold of Kraghammer, finding common ground in mutual dislike of elven society. As such, half-elves rarely hold prominence in Syngorn, and typically leave to find more welcoming lands. However, the elves of Syngorn hold the outdated view that human blood dilutes the 'superior' magical elven blood, and call half-elves 'othlir' (Elven for 'ill-born'). Within the Republic of Tal'Dorei, half-elves are well liked by humans, seeing them as a symbol of the bond between Tal'Dorei and Syngorn. For example, a half- drow might have superior darkvision, or be capable of the same innate magics of their dark elf parent.įan art of Keyleth, Vax'ildan, and Vex'ahlia, the half-elves of Vox Machina, by Elaine Tipping. Some half-elves exhibit other abilities in common with their elven parent. They also share their elven parent's fey ancestry, and thus are resistant to being beguiled, and magic cannot put them to sleep. Half-elves are a versatile people, able to fit into the societies of both of their parents. Half-elves with an orcish lineage are called uniya in Jrusar, and those of dwarvish descent in Uthodurn are affectionately called attalwen, meaning 'two-hearted'. Half-elves of such ancestry often exhibit some physical traits of their non-elven parent, such as the beard of a dwarf, or furry ears and yellow eyes of a bugbear. They tend to be slightly taller than elves, being between 5 and 6 feet tall, and weighing around 140 pounds.īesides humans, half-elves can have many other non-elven parents, including dwarves, goblinkin, and even orcs. Most distinctly, they have pointed ears, though often not as large as their elven progenitors. Half-elves are most commonly born of human and elf heritage, or from two half-elves of such ancestry.

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