Lightfoot halfling

Lightfoot halflings were the most common type of halflings seen in the world, in large part due to their famous wanderlust, which set them apart from the relatively sedentary ghostwise and strongheart halflings. Lightfoots were most comfortable living alongside other cultures, even adopting their cultural practices, right down to their deities.

Description
A typical lightfoot halfling stood around and weighed around. Their skin colors ranged from light pink to slightly reddish or bronze, and their hair color was typically auburn, brown or black. Males usually wore their hair short on the sides, often with a mullet or bowl cut. Facial hair among males was rare except for extremely old halflings. Females rarely allowed their hair to grow beyond shoulder length. When not adventuring or entertaining others, halflings preferred simple, well-made clothes that were comfortable to wear yet looked attractive.

Personality
Lights were among the most affable and good-natured of halflings.

The impression a lightfoot halfling always tried to project was that of a mirthful, friendly individual who was always interested in making new friends. Sometimes this light-hearted attitude was genuine, but other times it was a facade to lull people into a false sense of security so that they might reveal secrets that would benefit the halfling. Halflings were extremely social towards their own kind and tended to form neighborhoods within cities they inhabited, both for companionship and for mutual protection. While not exactly greedy, halflings did enjoy wealth and respected the power and pleasures that it could bring. However, they were careful not to let greed compromise themselves or their society. In addition to information gathering, many halflings became collectors of different objects, ranging from mundane items like books or weapons to more exotic interests such as artifacts and other ancient secrets.

Combat
Lightfoots were skilled in the art of stealth and defensive maneuvers.

Like other lightfoots, tallfellows typically fought with heavy crossbows, longswords, and slings. But they were also more likely to wear armor and fight with spears or small lances. With such weapons they favored taking porcupine-like formations. They often served in armies as light lancers or horseback archers, typically mounted atop ponies or very rarely dire wolves.

History
In 1371 DR, sages studying the halfling diaspora in Calimshan speculated that tallfellows had elven ancestry. In evidence of their theory, they cited old elven records from Wealdath that told of runaway halfling slaves who took refuge in the Darthiir Wood and merged with the elven communities there-in for several generations before eventually leaving to found their own.

Varieties
Tallfellow halflings were lightfoots native to the planet of Oerth and Greyspace. On Toril they were only known to be found in Calimshan and a fertile stretch of land in Damara known as the Halfling Downs.

The builds of tallfellows was rather rare among halfling races, as well as other lightfoots. They had light bones, slimmer bodies, as well as fairer complexions and hair. They also typically were taller, growing to heights of. Their feet were covered in sparse

Some described their appearance as being very elven-like. , Some sages on Toril who studied those in Calimshan speculated that they in fact had traces of elven ancestry. In addition, they were more perceptive than other lightfoots, in a similar manner to elves, though less athletic. They also had shorter lifespans, averaging 180 years.

Tallfellows tended to wear their hair long, sometimes with small caps that were brightly colored. They generally shunned footwear and they tended to wear clothes with yellow, brown, green, or tan shades, feeling that such colors allowed them to better hide within their woodland homes. Through the use of unique dyes they developed several vibrant shades of green.

Society
Tallfellows were renowned for being skilled carpenters. Others were known to work as carvers, cheese-makers, dairy farmers, hunters, loggers, musicians, pipesmiths, scouts, sheperds, and stablemen. They tended to be better skilled at farming than stout halflings.

Diet
Much like other halflings, tallfellows were an omnivorous people. They loved halfling fare of breads, fruits, vegetables, and the concessional pheasant. They often foraged for berries, nuts, roots, and wild grain.

Homelands
Lightfoots were, by nature, wanderers, and so could rarely be found tied down to one place for very long. Typically, lightfoot halfling clans moved from one area to another rapidly, staying in one place rarely more than a year or two. There were exceptions to this rule, however, and in spite of their curiosity and adventurousness, some halflings were drawn to their ancestral homeland of Luiren before its destruction. Others merely settled more permanently in some foreign land, usually human. Still, it could not truly be said that lightfoot halflings had any land of their own; instead, they called the whole world their home.

Tallfellows could typically be seen living in temperate forests or hills, typically above-ground inside spacious wooden houses with many windows. and sometimes in hollowed out trees. Like many halflings they tended to keep their windows open to allow for fresh air and tallfellow homes were often constructed in such a way to take advantage of areas where gentle breezes were common. They also typically had cellars for storage that they would relax in during hot summer days.

Languages
Lightfoots typically knew Common, Halfling. In addition to knowing these languages, tallfellows typically knew how to speak Elvish. Some tallfellows even knew how to speak Gnomish, Kentaur, and the language of Dryads.

Religion
Tallfellows typically worshiped the halfing deities Arvoreen, Brandobaris, Cyrrollalee, Sheela Peryroyl, Urogalan, and Yondalla. Others were known to sometimes pay homage to individual deities of the Seldarine pantheon, such as those who lived in or near elven woods &mdash; they paid homage to Rillifane Rallathil.

Relationships
Due to their wanderlust nature, lightfoots could often be seen dwelling alongside other races.

Tallfellows particularly had very friendly relationships with elves on Oerth and elsewhere, greatly enjoying their company. Their attitude towards dark elves was generally neutral. Some tallfellows could even be found living in elven communities, or in villages close to them that engaged in active trade, while others lived close to humans. In at least one kingdom on Oerth, they even lived peacefully alongside stone giants.