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@Red WizardWe certainly are! Hmm... I always liked the notion that elves viewed half-elves in a sympathetic but somewhat disdainful way, like "a loveable mistake". How do you feel about that?

@Red Wizard

I can certainly see that. Half-elves grow up so fast, so they're not going to be as graceful as elves would be, and would die early - for Elves. I don't see may Elven families wanting their children to marry one - a lot of heartbreak, there. Half-elves might be encouraged to pair up with other half-elves, though. Odds are good that one child might be full elf, and one fully human.

The problem as I see it would be with appearance. If someone misses that the ears aren't quite as long, they may assume they're speaking with another adult - while that's technically true, they're still a lot younger than that adult elf.

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@Expendable

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This was established as elf lore on page 2. While I don't want to discourage you, I have to point out that some of your lore kind of falls outside of my vision for elves in this game. Was there anything in particular that you wanted to add to the game? Maybe we can work something out.

@Red Wizard

We're agreed on some of it, though. How do the elves of this world view half-elves? What's their attitude towards them? The character I'm thinking of grew up in a human orphanage before being press-ganged aboard a ship, so unlikely to encounter elves.

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please let me know when the IC or character sheet is posted.

A bit of my Elf lore, part of it expanded out from regular D&D - there are the Forest elves, the Elder Elves (mind yourself around them, they're really uptight), Sea Elves (pirates beware the ships with red sails), Cave Elves (darker skin, more primitive and cannibalistic), and Frost Elves (Northern plains, small trade in Amber, very superstitious. Have been known to shrink the heads of enemies (goblins), sometimes bonding their souls to them; as well as build sacrificial altars). Still, most tend to be in tune with nature, and the males without beards or mustaches.

Most elves take a good century to mature to the point they can adventure. Adults tend to move gracefully, and are well versed in music, arts, dance and various social games. While some describe Elves as being cruel, the truth is they're more focus on their own wants and desires.

But because Elves are older than most save the dwarves, interspecies relationships with the younger races are often frowned on. Also, they grow up faster - which can lead to confusion when a half-elf meets elves socially. This has resulted in a bad reputation for half-elves.

Your nations of elves may be different.

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Please ping me when you decide to make the IC.

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Fate Core isn't Nameless, but I'll try.

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Any objections to a rogue half elf, sailor (pirate)?

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What's the average lifespan of elves and dwarves?

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Sounds fun, I can feel the hooks forming.

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Perhaps a once-thriving port that used to serve the empire, with caravans that would travel from the port through a mountain pass to reach the capital - until the empire conquered a kingdom with a closer port. Shipments have dried up, merchants abandoned their estates in the port for better climates, this is now the seedy end of the empire, with a governor some bloated baron who spends a lot of his time complaining how he wishes he was somewhere else.

Well, just a thought.

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Color me interested.