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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 8176886" data-attributes="member: 52734"><p>As an aside, I've renamed halflings to "hillenfaey" (or hillfey) for my homebrew world.  These are the short(ish) write-ups:</p><p></p><h3>Hillenfaey</h3><p>[spoiler]</p><p>Hillenfaey, sometimes colloquially called halflings, are small humanoids who dwell in hilly areas and rolling plains. They are hardy and generally courageous fellows, but prone towards mischief to outsiders.</p><p></p><h4>Physical Traits</h4><p>Hillenfaey tends toward being slightly portly, with the general height and frame of an 8-year-old human child. Height averages 3’ 6” to 3’ 9” for both males and females. Weight averages 30-45 lbs for males, with females about 5 lbs. lighter.</p><p></p><p>Hillenfaey tend to have dark brown skins, ranging from a walnut to a deep umber color, though there have been some clans with lighter or even darker skin tones encountered. Hillenfaey hair tends to be curly and deep brown to reddish in color. Extremely light skinned hillenfaey may have sandy blonde hair. The eyes of hillenfaey tend to be brown or green, though light-complexion hillenfaey have been encountered with slate blue eyes.</p><p></p><p>Hillenfaey males can grow beards, though they grow only along the chin line and tend to curl upwards. For this reason, few hillenfaey wear beards that are longer than an inch or so.</p><p></p><h4>Culture</h4><p>Hillenfaey live in small communities burrowed into the sides of hills or built as rounded mounds protruding from the ground. While there are many hillenfaey-only communities, hillenfaey are generally gregarious enough that they often build their homes on the outskirts of human communities and willingly trade with human society.</p><p></p><p>Hillenfaey are gregarious, but rarely stray far from the creature comforts of home.  They enjoy the benefits of civilization in good food, drinks, stories and pleasantly decorated surface burrows.  Though they can be industrious, they prefer to trade for goods than craft their own.  They can be mischievous at times, especially towards those larger than themselves who believe that their size somehow makes them superior. [/spoiler]</p><p></p><h3>Gnome</h3><p>[spoiler]</p><p>Gnomes are small, prankish humanoids who are the offspring of ancient unions between elves and dwarves. They possess the carefree nature of elves and the dwarven fondness of treasure and skills at crafting.</p><p></p><h4>Physical Traits</h4><p>Gnomes are generally thin and wiry like short elves, though some clans tend toward a portly frame like their dwarven ancestors. Average height is 2’ 6” to 3’ 2”, with females being a mere half-inch shorter than males. Average weight is about 25-30 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Gnomes generally have ruddy skin, with their most prominent feature being their oversized nose. Gnomes generally have either white or earth-colored hair and eye color tends to be slate blue, gray or brown.</p><p></p><p>Male gnomes can grow beards and are often as proud of them as dwarves.</p><p></p><h4>Culture</h4><p>Gnomes are known for their hard work and skill at craftsmanship that rivals that of the dwarves, but they are equally capable of frolicking and enjoying themselves as much as any elf. Gnome workshops are often filled with the whimsical as well as the functional, often alive with contraptions and experimental clockwork gadgets that can be found nowhere else.</p><p></p><p>Gnomes generally live in clans isolated from other races; their small size tends to make their homes unsuitable for larger individuals to maneuver through comfortably. They are also prone to pranks and practical jokes that few outside of the their own kind tend to appreciate after long.</p><p>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>

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