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	* '''Stout Halflings''' — Burrows, grain, beasts; '''secular''' harvest feasts more often than not.		* '''Stout Halflings''' — Burrows, grain, beasts; '''secular''' harvest feasts more often than not.
	* '''Nomad Halflings''' — Caravans between realms (including [[Luxor]]–[[Kokoro]] routes); '''neutral''' ears for news and mail.		* '''Nomad Halflings''' — Caravans between realms (including [[Luxor]]–[[Kokoro]] routes); '''neutral''' ears for news and mail.
	* '''Urban Halflings''' — Old-town inns, stalls, '''~~fixers~~''' who remember every oath spoken over ale.		* '''Urban Halflings''' — Old-town inns, stalls, '''wardens of reputation''' who remember every oath spoken over ale.

	== Magic ==		== Magic ==
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	== Where halflings are common ==		== Where halflings are common ==

	* '''[[Avaria]]''' and '''[[Luxor]]''' — River folk and '''~~fixers~~''' in '''mixed''' trade towns beside '''[[Kith]]''' crews.		* '''[[Avaria]]''' and '''[[Luxor]]''' — River folk and '''ward-brokers''' in '''mixed''' trade towns beside '''[[Kith]]''' crews.
	* '''[[Kokoro]]''' — Caravan lines on eastern routes; '''steady''' in port inns though '''less visible''' than local '''[[Kith]]'''.		* '''[[Kokoro]]''' — Caravan lines on eastern routes; '''steady''' in port inns though '''less visible''' than local '''[[Kith]]'''.
	* '''[[Dalr]]''' — Fewer caravans brave the long north; '''rare''' hearth-holds on milder coasts.		* '''[[Dalr]]''' — Fewer caravans brave the long north; '''rare''' hearth-holds on milder coasts.

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	= Halflings =		= Halflings =

	'''Halflings''' are small-stature '''mortals''' of the [[Sunworld]] ~~— hearth-keepers~~, ~~harvest hands~~, river~~-folk~~, and ~~urban~~ '''~~fixers~~''' ~~who thrive~~ where ~~'''~~comfort, ~~rumor~~, and luck~~'''~~ meet. They are ~~neither~~ [[Fae]] ~~nor children of~~ the [[Moonworld]]; they eat, age, and die like [[Humans\|humans]] and [[Kith]], ~~but their cultures often~~ '''~~unconsciously echo~~''' the ~~same~~ '''~~threshold~~''' ~~logic that~~ scholars ~~ascribe~~ to [[Twilight]] and to '''household [[Fae]]''' in [[Ariana\|Ariana's]] ~~lore~~.		'''Halflings''' are small-stature '''mortals''' of the [[Sunworld]]—keepers of hearths, fields, river boats, and city '''back rooms''' where comfort, gossip, and luck meet. They are '''not''' [[Fae]] and not from the [[Moonworld]]; they eat, age, and die like [[Humans\|humans]] and [[Kith]]. Yet their habits—'''salt on the step''', '''bread for a guest''', '''whisper at the crossroads'''—often mirror the '''doorway lore''' scholars tie to [[Twilight]] and to '''household [[Fae]]''' in [[Ariana\|Ariana's]] tales, without halflings ever being '''fey''' themselves.

	== ~~Cosmological place~~ ==		== Place in the wider world ==

	~~Halflings exemplify~~ the ~~Sunworld principle~~ of '''~~becoming~~''' ~~through~~ '''~~daily choice~~''' ~~— meals offered~~, ~~doors warded~~, ~~guests protected — rather than through epic destiny alone~~. ~~In romantic theology (especially near~~ [[Faelight]]), a halfling burrow at a crossroads ~~is described as~~ '''Twilight-touched''' ~~not~~ because halflings are ~~fey~~, but because '''~~liminal~~ care''' ~~repeats until it~~ '''~~resembles~~''' ~~minor Fae workings~~.		The [[Sunworld]] is the realm of '''choice'''. Halflings show that in '''small''' things: who gets fed first, which door gets a charm, how a stranger is greeted. Near [[Faelight]], romantic priests say a halfling burrow at a '''crossroads''' can feel '''Twilight-touched'''—not because halflings are magic by birth, but because '''care repeated daily''' starts to '''feel''' like a gentle spell.

	The [[Moonworld]] does not ~~create~~ halflings; it may '''remember''' a family that kept the same ~~threshold~~ rites for twelve generations.		The [[Moonworld]] does not '''make''' halflings; it may '''remember''' a family that kept the same doorstep rites for twelve generations.

	== ~~Shared traits (broad)~~ ==		== What most halflings share ==

	* '''Hearth and harvest''' — Food as ~~diplomacy~~; pantries ~~as intelligence networks~~.		* '''Hearth and harvest''' — Food offered as peace; pantries that '''know every rumour''' in the lane.
	* '''Courage''' — ~~Disproportionate~~ nerve when '''home, children, or guests''' are threatened; '''small folk, hard roots''' in proverb.		* '''Courage''' — Surprising nerve when '''home, children, or guests''' are threatened; '''small folk, hard roots''' in proverb.
	* '''~~Folk craft~~''' — ~~Doorpost charms, salt at the crossing~~, bread-omens, '''second helpings''' ~~superstitions that ''~~'~~sometimes~~''~~' align with~~ [[Learned magic\|hedge-rites]] taught in cities.		* '''Homely charms''' — Salt, bread omens, '''second helpings''' superstitions—some lines match '''[[Learned magic\|hedge-rites]]''' taught in cities; most folk never bother with the name.

	== Kindreds ==		== Kindreds ==

	* '''River Halflings''' — Barges, locks, fishers; river~~-law~~ and ~~toll-charm in port culture~~ ([[Crystalport]] ~~tales~~).		* '''River Halflings''' — Barges, locks, fishers; river tolls and river gossip ([[Crystalport]] story).
	* '''Stout Halflings''' — ~~Agrarian burrows~~, grain ~~cults (usually~~ secular~~), beast-handling~~.		* '''Stout Halflings''' — Burrows, grain, beasts; '''secular''' harvest feasts more often than not.
	* '''Nomad Halflings''' — Caravans between ~~major kingdoms~~ (including [[Luxor]]–[[Kokoro]] routes ~~in chronicle~~); '''neutral ~~ground~~''' for news and mail.		* '''Nomad Halflings''' — Caravans between realms (including [[Luxor]]–[[Kokoro]] routes); '''neutral''' ears for news and mail.
	* '''Urban Halflings''' — Old ~~Town~~ inns, ~~market~~ stalls, '''fixers''' who ~~hear~~ every oath spoken over ale.		* '''Urban Halflings''' — Old-town inns, stalls, '''fixers''' who remember every oath spoken over ale.

	== Magic ==		== Magic ==

	Halflings use the same ~~channels~~ as ~~other mortals~~ ([[Magic in Faeloria]]): '''[[Learned magic\|learned]]''' kitchen-wards, '''[[Innate magic\|innate]]''' luck~~-blessed lineages~~ in ~~story~~, '''[[Gifted magic\|gifted]]''' shrine oaths, and '''bound''' trinkets. None of ~~this~~ is '''~~exclusive~~''' to ~~halflings; it is~~ '''~~cultural density~~''' ~~of small rituals~~.		Halflings use the same broad paths as others ([[Magic in Faeloria]]): '''[[Learned magic\|learned]]''' kitchen wards, '''[[Innate magic\|innate]]''' luck in family tale, '''[[Gifted magic\|gifted]]''' shrine oaths, and '''bound''' trinkets. None of that is '''unique''' to halflings—only '''thick''' in their daily habit.

	== ~~Kingdom presence~~ ==		== Where halflings are common ==

	* '''[[Avaria]]''' and '''[[Luxor]]''' — River ~~halflings~~ and ~~urban~~ '''fixers''' ~~thrive~~ in '''mixed''' trade towns beside '''[[Kith]]''' crews.		* '''[[Avaria]]''' and '''[[Luxor]]''' — River folk and '''fixers''' in '''mixed''' trade towns beside '''[[Kith]]''' crews.
	* '''[[Kokoro]]''' — Caravan ~~halflings run~~ eastern routes; ~~presence is smaller~~ than '''[[Kith]]''' ~~visibility but '''steady''' in port inns~~.		* '''[[Kokoro]]''' — Caravan lines on eastern routes; '''steady''' in port inns though '''less visible''' than local '''[[Kith]]'''.
	* '''[[Dalr]]''' — Fewer ~~halfling~~ caravans brave the long ~~northern run~~; '''rare''' hearth-holds ~~in coastal jarldoms~~.		* '''[[Dalr]]''' — Fewer caravans brave the long north; '''rare''' hearth-holds on milder coasts.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

	* '''[[Humans]]''' — Shared markets, festivals, and ~~civic life~~; halfling quarters in human cities are ~~common~~.		* '''[[Humans]]''' — Shared markets, festivals, and wards; halfling quarters in human cities are '''usual''', not odd.
	* '''[[Elves]]''' — ~~Song-trading and mutual~~ profit on long ~~roads~~.		* '''[[Elves]]''' — Songs swapped for profit on the long road.
	* '''[[Dwarves]]''' — ~~Contract witnesses~~; river ~~trade alignment~~.		* '''[[Dwarves]]''' — Witnesses at signing; river cargo '''timed''' to dwarf tide-guilds.
	* '''[[Kith]]''' — Often ~~live intermingled~~ in ~~cosmopolitan districts~~; ~~halfolk superstitions~~ about '''ears at the door''' ~~vary~~ from ~~affection~~ to ~~bigotry~~ by town ~~charter~~.		* '''[[Kith]]''' — Often room together in '''mixed''' wards; local rhyme about '''ears at the door''' runs from fond tease to '''slur''' by town law.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Baomont: Update Halflings: lineages/demographics, Category:Species

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	Halflings use the same channels as other mortals ([[Magic in Faeloria]]): '''[[Learned magic\|learned]]''' kitchen-wards, '''[[Innate magic\|innate]]''' luck-blessed lineages in story, '''[[Gifted magic\|gifted]]''' shrine oaths, and '''bound''' trinkets. None of this is '''exclusive''' to halflings; it is '''cultural density''' of small rituals.		Halflings use the same channels as other mortals ([[Magic in Faeloria]]): '''[[Learned magic\|learned]]''' kitchen-wards, '''[[Innate magic\|innate]]''' luck-blessed lineages in story, '''[[Gifted magic\|gifted]]''' shrine oaths, and '''bound''' trinkets. None of this is '''exclusive''' to halflings; it is '''cultural density''' of small rituals.

			== Kingdom presence ==

			* '''[[Avaria]]''' and '''[[Luxor]]''' — River halflings and urban '''fixers''' thrive in '''mixed''' trade towns beside '''[[Kith]]''' crews.
			* '''[[Kokoro]]''' — Caravan halflings run eastern routes; presence is smaller than '''[[Kith]]''' visibility but '''steady''' in port inns.
			* '''[[Dalr]]''' — Fewer halfling caravans brave the long northern run; '''rare''' hearth-holds in coastal jarldoms.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	[[Category:~~Beings~~]]		[[Category:Species]]

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= Halflings =

'''Halflings''' are small-stature '''mortals''' of the [[Sunworld]] — hearth-keepers, harvest hands, river-folk, and urban '''fixers''' who thrive where '''comfort, rumor, and luck''' meet. They are neither [[Fae]] nor children of the [[Moonworld]]; they eat, age, and die like [[Humans|humans]] and [[Kith]], but their cultures often '''unconsciously echo''' the same '''threshold''' logic that scholars ascribe to [[Twilight]] and to '''household [[Fae]]''' in [[Ariana|Ariana's]] lore.

== Cosmological place ==

Halflings exemplify the Sunworld principle of '''becoming''' through '''daily choice''' — meals offered, doors warded, guests protected — rather than through epic destiny alone. In romantic theology (especially near [[Faelight]]), a halfling burrow at a crossroads is described as '''Twilight-touched''' not because halflings are fey, but because '''liminal care''' repeats until it '''resembles''' minor Fae workings.

The [[Moonworld]] does not create halflings; it may '''remember''' a family that kept the same threshold rites for twelve generations.

== Shared traits (broad) ==

* '''Hearth and harvest''' — Food as diplomacy; pantries as intelligence networks.
* '''Courage''' — Disproportionate nerve when '''home, children, or guests''' are threatened; '''small folk, hard roots''' in proverb.
* '''Folk craft''' — Doorpost charms, salt at the crossing, bread-omens, '''second helpings''' superstitions that '''sometimes''' align with [[Learned magic|hedge-rites]] taught in cities.

== Kindreds ==

* '''River Halflings''' — Barges, locks, fishers; river-law and toll-charm in port culture ([[Crystalport]] tales).
* '''Stout Halflings''' — Agrarian burrows, grain cults (usually secular), beast-handling.
* '''Nomad Halflings''' — Caravans between major kingdoms (including [[Luxor]]–[[Kokoro]] routes in chronicle); '''neutral ground''' for news and mail.
* '''Urban Halflings''' — Old Town inns, market stalls, '''fixers''' who hear every oath spoken over ale.

== Magic ==

Halflings use the same channels as other mortals ([[Magic in Faeloria]]): '''[[Learned magic|learned]]''' kitchen-wards, '''[[Innate magic|innate]]''' luck-blessed lineages in story, '''[[Gifted magic|gifted]]''' shrine oaths, and '''bound''' trinkets. None of this is '''exclusive''' to halflings; it is '''cultural density''' of small rituals.

== Relations ==

* '''[[Humans]]''' — Shared markets, festivals, and civic life; halfling quarters in human cities are common.
* '''[[Elves]]''' — Song-trading and mutual profit on long roads.
* '''[[Dwarves]]''' — Contract witnesses; river trade alignment.
* '''[[Kith]]''' — Often live intermingled in cosmopolitan districts; halfolk superstitions about '''ears at the door''' vary from affection to bigotry by town charter.

== See also ==

* [[Sunworld]]
* [[Twilight]]
* [[Fae]]
* [[Ariana]]
* [[Magic in Faeloria]]
* [[Humans]]

[[Category:Beings]]