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Halflings are small humanoids who are nomadic and family-centered wanderers found throughout the Mainland. They are almost always gregarious and good-natured, though mercurial. They are quick to laugh, to anger, and to forgive. Though they once possessed a homeland and language, both were lost during the [[Ubrekti Empire]]. Since that time, the Halflings have lived as wanderers and over-land and river-boat tradesmen with no unifying political organization or permanent settlements but have still spread all the way across the Mainland. | Halflings are small humanoids who are nomadic and family-centered wanderers found throughout the Mainland. They are almost always gregarious and good-natured, though mercurial. They are quick to laugh, to anger, and to forgive. Though they once possessed a homeland and language, both were lost during the [[Ubrekti Empire]]. Since that time, the Halflings have lived as wanderers and over-land and river-boat tradesmen with no unifying political organization or permanent settlements but have still spread all the way across the Mainland. | ||
Halflings are not "integrated" into human society in the traditional sense, but are allowed to exist there with relative autonomy under the [[Concord of the Highways]], which allows them free passage, grazing lands, and taxation exemption in exchange for neutrality and non-currency tributes. Both sides, more or less, have lived up to the Concord, and there is minimal animosity between the groups in the modern day, but occasional disputes about land ownership, taxation, or travel rights can occur. Halflings are of no Nation, but exist in every Nation and can be found in every major settlement and along every road and waterway larger than a scratch on a map all the way down past the end of civilization to the far South. | Halflings are not "integrated" into human society in the traditional sense, but are allowed to exist there with relative autonomy under the [[Concord of the Highways]], which allows them free passage, grazing lands, and taxation exemption in exchange for neutrality and non-currency tributes. Both sides, more or less, have lived up to the Concord, and there is minimal animosity between the groups in the modern day, but occasional disputes about land ownership, taxation, or travel rights can occur. In the event of disputes Halflings show their stubbornness and solidarity. A Gold Hand work stoppage request can shut down ports or border crossings. A full Hand request can amount to something closer to a siege. | ||
Halflings are of no Nation, but exist in every Nation and can be found in every major settlement and along every road and waterway larger than a scratch on a map all the way down past the end of civilization to the far South. | |||
==Tribes== | ==Tribes== | ||
Halflings tend to organize and travel | Halflings tend to organize and travel in bands made up 1-2 families up to sprawling bands made up of several dozen families. Halflings are rarely seen alone and many work alongside siblings or cousins their entire lives. Frequent festival and Hearthwarmings provide opportunities for individuals to marry or move to different bands and for new bands to be formed. Most Halflings will shift between different family groups several times over the course of their lives. The main tribal split is based on their primary mode of travel and employment. | ||
===Boat Tribes=== | ===Boat Tribes=== | ||
Boat tend to be smaller in size, and make their living as fishers, boatmen, and ferrymen on the rivers, canals, and sometimes even on the coast. They are comparatively settled: seasonally migrating | Boat tend to be smaller in size, and make their living as fishers, boatmen, and ferrymen on the rivers, canals, and sometimes even on the coast. They are comparatively settled: seasonally migrating ferries or running regular delivery routes up and down the mainland's interior waterways. They are renowned ropemakers and some [[Halfling hemp]] is also grown and sold for medicinal and intoxicating purposes. They also make the [[Hakart|the stinkiest food]]. | ||
===Road Tribes=== | ===Road Tribes=== | ||
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===Ghost Tribes=== | ===Ghost Tribes=== | ||
Ghost Halflings are less than a coherent subgroup and more a motley collection of outcasts and weirdos (which, for Halflings, is a high bar), they're known for liking cats more than dogs and generally otherwise being completely incomprehensible. Many groups were formed from refugee bands that originated during the [[Calamity]] though some clans claim older formation. | Ghost Halflings are less than a coherent subgroup and more a motley collection of outcasts and weirdos (which, for Halflings, is a high bar), they're known for liking cats more than dogs and generally otherwise being completely incomprehensible. Many groups were formed from refugee bands that originated during the [[Calamity]] though some clans claim older formation. | ||
==Hands== | ==Hands== | ||
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*Blue Hand - known as thriving grey marketeers and smugglers who often settle in conflict zones and assume control of abandoned infrastructure. | *Blue Hand - known as thriving grey marketeers and smugglers who often settle in conflict zones and assume control of abandoned infrastructure. | ||
*Green Hand - abandon both road and boat and retreat into isolated wilderness settlements and migratory druid raves. The [[druids| druid circles]] of the Green Hand are the other major spiritual leadership of the Halflings along with the [[Alexandrian Church|Alexandrian]] faith of the White Hand. | *Green Hand - abandon both road and boat and retreat into isolated wilderness settlements and migratory druid raves. The [[druids| druid circles]] of the Green Hand are the other major spiritual leadership of the Halflings along with the [[Alexandrian Church|Alexandrian]] faith of the White Hand. The callers of [[Dogmoot|Dogmoots]]. | ||
*Red Hand - dog riders and harriers and ship captains. | *Red Hand - dog riders and harriers and ship captains. | ||
*Gold Hand - the diplomats and long term-planners who keep everyone moving on time. The planners of Carnival circuits and trade routes that may take years to fully circuit. Officially the group in charge of paying the tribute for all halflings under the Concord and keeping all the Nations in compliance. | *Gold Hand - the diplomats and long term-planners who keep everyone moving on time. The planners of Carnival circuits and trade routes that may take years to fully circuit. Officially the group in charge of paying the tribute for all halflings under the Concord and keeping all the Nations in compliance. | ||
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==Halflings of Note== | ==Halflings of Note== | ||
*[[Edi]] | *[[Edi]] - first Hadriarch of New Wydmoor, former adventurer. | ||
*[http://wiki.memphisgamers.com/index.php?title=Ratnot_Hand Ratnot Hand] - Former Arch-Warden | *[http://wiki.memphisgamers.com/index.php?title=Ratnot_Hand Ratnot Hand] - Former Arch-Warden | ||
*[http://wiki.memphisgamers.com/index.php?title=Little_Dagger Little Dagger] - Leader of the Blue Hand in the Bandit Kingdom | *[http://wiki.memphisgamers.com/index.php?title=Little_Dagger Little Dagger] - Leader of the Blue Hand in the Bandit Kingdom | ||
*[[:Category:Rindherder|The Rinderherder family]] | *[[:Category:Rindherder|The Rinderherder family]] | ||