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== Physiology ==
=== Appearance ===
Half-Elves resemble [[Humans]], with the exception of having pointed ears and unearthly complexion.
=== Physical Abilities ===
==== Senses ====
* Enhanced Hearing
Half-Elves' pointed ears are better than Human ones, and they can hear someone speaking in a low voice. They can also hear the sound coming from earbuds inside a person's ears, but they still have trouble listening to the faint audio.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/22/2-16/ Chapter 2.17]</ref>
==== Lifespan ====
Half-Elves can live up to over a thousand years old, though the upper limit is unknown.<ref name=":0">[[Chapter 8.58 PFH]]</ref> That being said, the average half-Elf are more likely to die from unnatural causes rather than old age. Half-Elven infants grow up quickly like Humans do, mature to their adult body when they are in their twenties and undergo a puberty that last many years; for example, Ceria Springwalker spent 10 years dealing with the worst of hormonal imbalances, uncontrolled magical outbursts and the like. After they have become adult, Half-Elves visibly age three times slower than adult Humans,<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/06/04/2-00-h/ Chapter 2.32 H]</ref> and it is only when they become at least 200 years old that their hair starts to turn white.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/05/31/7-26/ Chapter 7.26]</ref>
==== Reproduction ====
No matter how many generations pass, a Half-Elf and a human will always produce a Half-Elf child.<ref name="3.07H" /> Not even Skills or magic can change that.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/10/24/9-63/ Chapter 9.63]</ref> This is also the case when procreating with other races, though traits can manifest, such as having scales from a Lizardfolk ancestry.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/07/15/7-35-c/ Chapter 7.35 C]</ref> Pairings with Centaurs produce "Elfaurs", who have pointed ears and only mildly longer lifespans, but only when the mother is a Centaur.
==== Diet ====
Half-Elves are omnivorous, though by-and-large, half-Elves from the villages mainly subsist on a vegetarian or vegan diet.<ref name=":0" />
=== Magical Qualities ===
Half-Elves are more gifted at magic than any other species, but they don’t learn spells any faster.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/06/30/s03-wistram-days-pt-1/ S03 – Wistram Days (Pt.1)]</ref> They also have a greater deal of internal magic in their bodies, that they simply generate by existing.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/02/07/1-41/ Chapter 1.41]</ref> Half-Elven bones are more conductive for magic.<ref name="2.20">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/29/2-18/ Chapter 2.20]</ref>
Due to their Elvish heritage, half-Elves are partly immune to hexes or enchantments. No matter how powerful an enchantment is, it will slowly fade, as there is no spell their blood will not break in time.<ref name="3.07H">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/08/26/3-07-h/ Chapter 3.07 H]</ref> The magical nature of half-Elves also results in stronger variants of [[undead]] from their corpses.<ref>[[Huntsong]]</ref> The magic in their body can partially reanimate their limbs as skeletal appendages, such as Ceria's hand for example.<ref name=":3">{{VERef|10.16 N}}</ref>
=== Special Abilities ===
Half-Elves have an instinctive, magical connection to nature. They have greater affinity with plants than other species do, like knowing the best way to planting them so they can absorb more nutrition and placing them in good spots for the sun.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/05/07/2-20/ Chapter 2.23]</ref> They also know where they could find flowers during winter.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/05/03/2-19/ Chapter 2.19]</ref> They can also talk to animals, though it is uncertain if they are able to fully communicate with each other.<ref>[[Chapter 3.34]]</ref><ref>[[Chapter 8.20]]</ref>
