Halflings (Greyhawk)

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Halflings in Greyhawk are less nomadic than in other worlds. While individual halflings often travel extensively, as a people they are rather static. Traveling halflings often feel an urge to return home as they grow to middle age. Halflings enjoy sharing experiences with other people and often involve themselves heavily with humans, living a full life as the sidekick or companion to a human before "retiring" to family life among halflings. Many halfling communities contain such "retired heroes", which can come as a great surprise to anyone who would molest them. Promiscuous (and infertile) with other races, halflings are notoriously faithful among themselves.

Real-World Models

Danish (or a parody thereof).

Alignment

Among themselves, halflings are almost universally lawful good. Halflings welcome strangers, never steal from each other, and form tight-knit communities. Such communities rarely have or need written laws as the mores of society is ingrained into every individual. A halfling among strangers is a completely different matter. Some become hellions and go wild with gleeful abandon, while others remain law-abiding and good tough they often find peculiar laws and edicts confusing and choose to ignore them.

Cultural Traits

Friendly, Outgoing, Accepting.

Practices

Gender equality, Interspecies sex, Voyeurism.

Taboos

Bondage, Promiscuity (with other halflings).

Family

Conventional. Family is counted by the burrow, not by lineage; whoever stays home inherits the family name and property.

Magic

Halflings have their share of sorcerers, beguilers, druids, bards, and clerics. Wizards are rare among them, but do exist. Halflings like to make wondrous items and potions; other magics are generally traded for or simply stolen.

Pantheon

Halflings have their own pantheon, little known to bigger folk. It is led by Yondalla, mother of the halflings.

Yondalla	Greater	LG	Halflings, Diplomacy, Safety	Charm, Community (Family), Protection, Travel (trade), Trickery	Halfling, Elder
Name	Rank	Alignment	Sphere	Domains
Arvoreen	Lesser	LG	Defense, Warriors	War, Protection, Courage	Halfling
Brandobaris	Demigod	N	Theives	Trickery, Luck, Travel	Halfling
Cyrrollalee	Lesser	LG	Trust, Protection	Family, Wealth, Protection	Halfling
Sheela Peryroyl	Lesser	N	Agriculture, Weather	Plant, Air, Family	Halfling