HALF-DWARF
“Squat. HALE-DWARF. HALF-BRED. CALL’EM
WHAT YOU WANT. THERE'S NO ONE I'D RATHER
HAVE WATCHING MY BACK.”
=SeAMUS LANE, COLLEGEOFLORE
Walking between the ambitious word of the human and the
tener world ofthe dae, halfdwarves are constanly
tom by thee dual heritage Halfdvarves are ar, both die to
the unfitness ofa umn and dwar coupling and theft
that such coupigs rarely produce afspring. Despite tee
‘ari; most cities with blended human and dare
‘Population wil ely comin at leas handfl of hal
dwarves, ether by intent accident
‘Sguars, Haur-Brep, HUMANKIN
Depending on who you tak to halfawarves look like short,
stocky hairy humans, o ike al chin dwarves, unable to
row a heard worth noticing In aman emits hal
fdvarves are often called “Squats in reference o their stout
builds ane mined heritage. Among dvarves, they ar called
“Humankia” of more derogatory “Half Breds In either
case the Heo a alfa ioe led wh ida
indie, and sometimes even worse, ply A rel, halt
“dwarves tend tobe loners and ae ever focused on proving
{emarves through quiet deed rather than word They tnd
‘be hard-working tough, and selfsuerifeing
By HAMMER, AXE, ORBLADE
alfdwarves often find flliment through work that others
‘might consider menial and especialy detight in excelling
rafts ypiealy favoured by thei dwarven heriage. They are
consummate stoe-workers, smiths and brewers. Those that
fembrave thee more human sie ten find werk
Jumberacks, woodearvers, and carpenters, Many dwarves
feel themselves drawn to the ranks ofthe tv guard where
they can provide quiet dgaied service other community
aleDwart Names Halfdwarves use human or dwarven
‘aring coaventions, depending on where they were raed
‘hough tis common for them to acquire nicknames nether
dwarven or common. depending on which heritage they
raat tomards, as they gow older
Hatr-Dwanr Trarrs
Ability Score nerease. Your Constition score inereases by
2and two ether ability scores of your choice increas by
‘Age. Half Dwarves mature at the same ratchumans do and
each adulthood around the age of 20 They Iie much longer
than humans, however, often exceeding 30 years.
‘Aligenet, Halfdwarves are mostly lawful with a great
respect for authority and order They do not lean to good oF
clad the best and worst can be found of thers,
‘Size. Halfdwarves are about the same size as humans,
angi rom 5 106 fet all Your sve s Media
‘Speed. Your base walking speed i 30 feet. Your spc is
not reduced by wearing heay Armour
Darisision, Thanks to your Dwarf bod, you have superior
‘sta in dark and die condiina, Yo ea ee i dies gt
‘within 60 feet of you asf t were bright ight, ad in darkness
‘sit itwere dim igh You ent dscer colour in darkness,
only shades of re.
‘Dwarven Rellence. You have advantage on saving
‘throws against poiso, and you have resistance against
poison damage (explained in chapter 9)
Sled You gaia proficiency with dhe artists tool of your
choice: smits tools, bewers supplies or maso's ook You
also gain proficiency in one sil of your choice.
‘Languages. You can speak. read and write Common and
DDwarish, Dwarvish fll of hard consonants and guttural
sounds an those characterises pill ver ino whatever
‘ther language a dwar! might speak.
Hil war Variants
‘Some hal dwares in Faerun havea racial trait in
Jace ofthe Skiled wa. f your DM allows &, your
dwarf character can forgo Skilled and instead
{ake the trait Dwarven Combst Training ora tat
based on your dwar parentage:
+ Aalfdwar of hilar descent can choose
the hil dwar Dwarven Toughness
+ halF-dvar of mountain dwar cescent can
choose the mountain wars Dwarven Armour
Sraning.
+ Nhaltdwar of duergr descent can choose the
Gduergars Duergar Resilence or Duergar Maple
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Creoits
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for which Tam using here