Half-Elf (Greyhawk 4E)

Greyhawk for 4E

Half Elves are not strictly a crossbreed between human or elf, tough many of them carry a bit of elven blood. Instead, they are humans who have been infused with the essence of the Feywild. Sometimes called changelings or feytouched, they are not completely at home in either world.

Half elves are descended from humans who stumbled into the Feywild or lived in close proximity to a Feywild gate. Some of their ancestors moved to the feywild seeking new lands, others were abducted as slaves or victims of trickery. Some are human children raised by fey foster parents. Once in this strange new world, many of their human sensibilities failed to help them, forcing them to develop a wider range of tools and a more fantastic mindset. A half elf is rarely fazed by the wondrous sights of the Feywild, but they are more impressed by them than most fey, who take such wonders for granted.

Half Elves their own communities or live on the fringe of human or eladrin settlements. They are friendly to stranger and generally offer to adopt humans coming to them singly or in small groups. Their settlements are more like outposts, safe havens in the wilderness, either hidden or in inaccessible places relying on their position for safety. Sometimes such settlements grow into towns or small cities, but they rarely develop the might of human castles or the grandeur of eladrin palaces. Half-elves often mind inns, trading outposts, ports of call, mountain cabins, lighthouses, and other wayfarer settlements. Many half-elves are merchants, being more practical and willing to deal than most fey and less hidebound and parochial than humans.

In the mundane world, half-elves tend to live on the fringes of human society. The wild fey blood calls out to them, making them unwilling to settle permanently in civilized areas. In the Feywild, Half Elves live like humans on the ultimate frontier; always exploring, always willing to adapt, but also keeping a lifeline back to civilization.

Greyhawk half-elves are shorter and lighter than normal in 4E:

Height: 4'7"-5'11" (140-180 cm)
Weight: 84-228 lb. (40-100 kg)