#half-elves

[alovelydayforit]

The Druid In Perspective

pics taken of some pertinent Druid info from a (probably 3e? i forgot) guide on Druids. (I have the other Races and Class Compatibility, as well a section on Wildshaping. Always happy to share so please feel free to ask!)

For Jaheira x Khalid purposes I'm sharing Druid Half-Elves and Druid/Fighter Compatability.

🧝‍♀️⚔️💕🌿 Text provided below the cut🧝‍♀️⚔️💕🌿

The Druid In Perspective

"Nature is by definition uncontrollable. At best you can attempt a momentary influence, but even that is subject to the whims of nature."—Vadania

The druid's home is more spacious, and possibly more beautiful, than that of any other character. Tall oaks, pines, and elms form the roof over her world—a canopy more vibrant and interesting than any ceiling fresco. The grasses and leaves provide her with a floor and a soft bed.

Where are the walls? The druid laughs, for she knows no walls—no boundaries to her never-ending natural world.

Within her home or outside it, the druid is never without friends. That wolf hiding in the grass, the hawk flying above, and the mighty bear—these make loyal traveling companions as well as fearsome opponents for uninvited guests. Should she need clever scouts to prowl the bushes or soar through the sky in search of enemies, or strong warriors to protect her from harm, her friends can be at her side in a moment. If their aid isn't enough,

She can become one of natures creatures and either defeat her foes with claw and tooth or take wing and escape. Woe to the cretin who thinks the druid powerless outside her wood, for even in the darkest dungeon, she is never without friends, spells, or powers.

Unlike many adventurers, the druid is fully prepared to go it alone. The fighter, wizard, and rogue depend on the cleric to heal them, and the cleric depends on the fighter to keep enemies at bay. The druid, on the other hand, can defeat her enemies with fiery spellcasting nearly as powerful as the sorcerer's, take the form of a tiger or a lion to gain the upper hand in melee, then heal herself when the battle is done.

Because of this versatility, the druid has much to offer a group of adventurers. She can take on any role that's required. Need a healer for the barbarian? Can do. Need a little more firepower to strike down foes from a distance? No problem. Need some spells to make the party tougher? Sure thing. How about reasonable combat skills, allies that can be summoned at a moment's notice, and the ability to bring down the rain or clear away the clouds? The druid is your choice.

With all these options, hundreds of druids can share the same world and still be nothing alike. One may concentrate on healing, another on the creation of magic items, another on animal companions, and yet another on assuming other shapes.

Race and the Druid

Druids can emerge from any natural environment.

Where they are rarest is where cobbled stones and the noisy advance of civilization have replaced a carpet of leaves and the gentle song of the lark. Some races are more likely than others to take up the druid's path for cultural reasons, but in game terms there's no race that makes for an especially bad druid. Since Wisdom is the primary ability score for the class and no race has a bonus or penalty to this score, no obvious racial choice exists for druid characters.

—Half-Elves: Lost and looking for her place in the world, many a half-elf finds solace in serving nature. Perhaps it's a way of accepting her elven half or appeasing elven kin— or perhaps the half-elf whom society has cast aside finds a certain appeal in the sometimes lonely path of the druid. Whatever her reasons for taking up the class, the half-elven druid benefits from her elven heritage through her improved vision. Half-elves may also have an easier time getting along in a human-dominated world than elves do.

The Druid and Other Classes

The druid's defense of the natural world is neither shortsighted nor provincial. She is, in some sense, a living extension of nature's will. Therefore, when evil threatens the land, she's likely to enlist in the fight, even if it takes place far outside her grove. On other occasions, the druid may become involved in adventures out of loyalty to friends, or out of curiosity about some aspect of nature.

As noted above, the druid has no difficulty fitting into most adventuring parties. If you're playing a druid, you may find some good advice in the following paragraphs about getting along with your fellow adventurers.

—Fighters: It's always handy to have a fighter around when there's trouble. Through the barbarian may be tougher overall, the fighter is incredibly skilled in the art of war, which means he usually knows a lot of fighting tricks that can help his group defeat sophisticated and powerful adversaries. On the other hand, it seems that he devotes his entire life to combat—and what sort of attitude is that? It's that mindset-concentrating on petty squabbles instead of more important issues-that encourages ever-increasing conflict in the world. All things considered, you get along fine with the fighter when your goals coincide with his, but you would rather spend time with the ranger or the barbarian.

[glorfindel-of-imladris]

Say it with me now:

📣✨ The Half-elven choice of immortality vs mortality is given only to the line of Eärendil and Elwing and ONLY to the line of Eärendil and Elwing 🔥🔥🔥

[burnt-scone]

My oc Clover and his spouses

Rosalyn @biscuitbi

Prince "Lio" Dandelion @hatsweat

[enbywerewolf]

Guide to sentient creatures of the world: half-elves

Half-elves are the descendents of elves and humans. Two people who appear to be human may have a half- elf child, not knowing their true nature until the child develops magical abilities. Half- elves may continue to live among humans, but some immigrate to the elven homelands, while others create communities with other half- elves in the human world, or in small pocket dimensions.

[heroineimages]

Terrific design!

I can't tell if it's done or not, because I'm not sure if I like it 😭!

Plus, the spear looks like a staff...

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi Daydream Hour - Race Swap

[alovelydayforit]

On Calimshan and Race

“Half-Elves: Half-elves in Calimshan are much rarer than half-orcs, and they often hide their elf heritage, finding it far safer to be considered a pale human from the northern lands. With the scarcity of elves in Calimshan, discovered half-elves are treated much like elves: They are envied, distrusted, and enslaved.”

[billfrancois]

eepy in dungeon

[heroineimages]

She's lovely!

Last commission of the year! Zinhara the half elf paladin (she/her) for Sigrid 🗡

(fullview for better quality)

[emmathefanficgal]

I just love this pics, for so many reasons.

If someone knows who is the illustrator, I would like to give credit where credit is due.

(I found many references but not one who told me who was the person that did that).

[eryniell]

I love these two cuties so much 🥹💚

[sakasakiii]

when i first designed erestor 3 years back i wasnt totally aware of his potential half-elf status, and since then ive come across some more fanon interpretations of him being haleth and caranthir's kid which i really liked!!!! so ive decided to rework him a little by combining my original lore for him into this concept 👉👈 i ended up getting carried away on whole different tangent with his backstory which ive summarised down below HAHA

tldr to expand on some key points under the cut:

born in F.A. 371 to haleth and caranthir; his parents' romance is short but passionate, and while many of the haladin are initially unsure about the nature of this union, they dont oppose it. for 4 years they live an unconventional but happy life together

haleth leaves thargelion in F.A. 375 and raises erestor with her people once they resettle. he's too young to remember much about caranthir. throughout his childhood she never tells him who his father is, but he also never really feels the need to ask.

he's captured in F.A. 460 (40 years after his mother's death) and escapes in F.A. 510. two years later, he finally finds refuge in Amon Ereb-- six years after the deaths of caranthir, celegorm and curufin in the 2nd kinslaying.

is tasked by maedhros to assist maglor with elrond and elros' education after they're taken in following the 3rd kinslaying in F.A. 538. he becomes a weird mix of a nanny/older brother/teacher figure to them, and a strange but sweet bond forms between them.

entrusted to protect elrond and elros following the break out of the war of wrath. he leads them to the Host of the Valar, where the twins are given the choice of the half-elven; to his surprise, he's afforded this choice as well, and decides to remain elven out of compassion for elrond after elros chooses mortality.

remains by elrond's side to watch over him for most of the 2nd age. during this time he resides in lindon as a healer, translator and archivist; later joins elrond in imladris, and partakes in the war of the last alliance as a combat medic.

in the 3rd age, is beset with sea-longing after what he regards to be a long and tiresome existence; he's also filled with guilt for being unable to help elrond heal celebrian’s psychological wounds, and contemplates following her back to Valinor. ultimately decides to stay back a bit longer, however, and lingers until after sauron’s defeat when the rest of the elves finally depart for the West. 

that's just a very condensed version but one day i hope to explore in some 4th age stuff where he finds out who his dad is...?! or will he?!?! who knows lol

[heroineimages]

I tend to enjoy elegance mixed with a lot of sass.

Sketch commission I finished recently from my artmas sale! Kingsley - not my character!

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi Races Baby Growth

[mfelewzi]

The family tree of Eldarion, son of Elessar/Aragorn and Arwen, Heir of all the Houses of Edain and Eldars, with Maia's Blood too!