“Tanis?” said Flint hesitantly as the man neared.
“The same.” The newcomer’s beardedface split in a wide
H a l f -E l f
Fl in t s q u in t e d in t o t h e s e t t in g s u n . H e t h o u g h t
he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing,
Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better.
The man's walk was marked by an easy grace—an elvish
grace, Flint would have said;yet the man’s body had the
thickness and tight muscles of a human, while thefacial
hair was definitely humankind’s. All the dwarf could see
of the man’sface beneath a green hood was tan skin and a
brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder
and a sword hung at his leftside. He was dressed in soft
leather, carefully tooled in the intricate designs the elves
loved. But no elf in the world o f Krynn could grow a beard
. . . no elf, but. . .
grin. He held open his arms and, before the dwarf could
stop him, engulfed Flint in a hug that lifted him off the
ground. The dwarf clasped his old friend close for a brief
instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed
himselffrom the half-elf’s embrace.
—M a rg a ret W eis a n d T ra cy H ick m a n ,
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
W alking in tw o w orld s but truly b elon gin g to neither,
half-elves com bin e w hat som e say are the best qualities
o f their elf and hum an parents: hum an curiosity,
inventiveness, and am bition tem pered by the refined
sen ses, love o f nature, and artistic tastes o f the elves.
S o m e half-elves live am ong hum ans, set apart by their
em otion al and physical differences, w atching friends
and loved on es age w hile tim e barely tou ches them.
O thers live with the elves, g row in g restless as they
reach adulthood in the tim eless elven realm s, w hile
their peers continue to live as children. M any half-elves,
unable to fit into either society, c h o o s e lives o f solitary
w an dering or join w ith other misfits and ou tcasts in
the adventuring life.
O f Tw o W o r l d s
To hum ans, half-elves look like elves, and to elves, they
lo o k hum an. In height, they’re on par w ith both parents,
though they’re neither as slender as elves nor as broad
as hum ans. They range from under 5 feet to about 6 feet
tall, and from 100 to 180 pounds, w ith m en only slightly
taller and heavier than w om en . H alf-elf m en do have
facial hair, and som etim es g row b ea rd s to m ask their
elven ancestry. H alf-elven coloration and features lie
som ew h ere betw een their hum an and elf parents, and
thus sh ow a variety even m ore p ron ou n ced than that
found am ong either race. They tend to have the eyes
o f their elven parents.
 Ex c e l l e n t A m b a s s a d o r s
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with
everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground.
As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
human energy without human boorishness. They often make
excellent ambassadors and go-betweens (except between
elves and humans, since each side suspects the half-elf
o f favoring the other).

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H alf-elves have no lands o f their ow n, though they are
w elcom e in hum an cities and som ew h at less w elcom e
in elven forests. In large cities in region s w h ere elves
and hum ans interact often, half-elves are som etim es
n um erous en ough to form sm all com m u n ities o f their
ow n. T h ey enjoy the com pany o f other half-elves, the
only p eople w h o truly understand w hat it is to live
b etw een th ese tw o w orlds.
In m ost parts o f the w orld, though, half-elves are
u n com m on en ough that on e m ight live for years
w ithout m eetin g another. S o m e half-elves prefer to
avoid com pany altogether, w an dering the w ild s as
trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting
civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by
the w anderlust that c o m e s o f their longevity. Others,
in contrast, th row th em selves into the thick o f society,
putting their charism a and socia l skills to great use
in diplom atic roles or as sw indlers.
o f leaders nor desire for follow ers. They chafe at
rules, resent oth ers’ dem ands, and som etim es prove
unreliable, or at least unpredictable.
Size. H alf-elves are about the sam e size as hum ans,
ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is M edium .
Speed. Your base w alkin g sp eed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. T h an ks to your elf blood, you have
su perior vision in dark and dim condition s. You can
see in dim light within 60 feet o f you as if it w ere bright
light, and in darkn ess as if it w ere dim light. You ca n ’t
discern color in darkness, only sh ades o f gray.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throw s
against bein g charm ed, and m agic ca n ’t put you to sleep.
Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in tw o skills
o f your choice.
Languages. You can speak, read, and w rite C om m on ,
Elvish, and on e extra language o f your ch oice.

H a l f -E l f N a m e s
H alf-elves use either hum an or elven nam ing
conventions. A s if to em phasize that they d on ’t really fit
in to either society, half-elves raised am ong hum ans are
often given elven nam es, and th ose raised am ong elves
often take hum an nam es.

H a l f -E l f T r a i t s
Your half-elf character has som e qualities in com m on
w ith elves and som e that are unique to half-elves.
Ability Score Increase. Your C harism a score
in creases by 2, and tw o other ability s co re s o f your
ch oice in crease by 1.
Age. Half-elves m ature at the sam e rate hum ans
d o and reach adulthood around the age o f 20. They
live m uch longer than hum ans, however, often
ex ceed in g 180 years.
Alignment. H alf-elves share the chaotic bent o f their
elven heritage. Th ey value both person al freed om and