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[[File:Race Half-Elf.png|150px|right]]
'''Half-Elves''' are a playable [[race]] in [[Baldur's Gate 3]].
'''Half-Elves''' are a playable [[race]] in [[Baldur's Gate 3]].


== About Half-Elves ==
{{Quote race|Half-Elf}}
''Half-Elves inherit blessings from both their parents, but at the price of never quite fitting in. Curious, ambitious, and versatile, half-elves are welcome everywhere, but struggle without a community to call their own.''
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==Racial features==
; {{SmallIcon|Creature Speed Icon.png}} Base Racial Speed
: You can move {{dist|m=9}} per turn.
; {{SmallIcon|Creature Size Icon.png}} Size
: Medium
{{Passive|Civil Militia}}
{{Passive|Darkvision}}
{{Passive|Fey Ancestry}}


==== Racial Traits ====
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* Ability Scores:
** +2 to any [[Ability Scores|Ability Score]]
** +1 to any other [[Ability Scores|Ability Score]]
* Base Racial Speed: {{Distance|m=9|ft=30}}
* [[Civil Militia]]: You gain {{SmallIcon|Proficiency Icon.png}} [[Proficiency]] in the following:
**{{WeaponType|Pikes}}, {{WeaponType|Spears}}, {{WeaponType|Halberds}}, {{WeaponType|Glaives}}
**{{LightArmour}}, {{Shields}}
* [[File:Darkvision Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Darkvision (Passive Feature)]] [[Darkvision_(Passive_Feature)|Darkvision]]
* [[Fey Ancestry]]: You have {{Advantage}} on {{SavingThrow}}s against being [[Charmed (Condition)|Charmed]], and magic can't put you to [[Sleeping (Condition)|Sleep]]


=== High Half-Elves ===
== Subraces ==
[[File:High Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|400px|thumb|right|Default High Half-Elf appearances]]
''A touch of the [[Feywild]] remains in half-elves with this bloodline, and even those untrained in magic possess a hint of wild power.


A step further from the Feywild than their high elf parent, these half-elves still hold a magical spark. They mature faster than their brethren, but only live a few decades longer than humans.''
=== High half-elf ===
[[File:High Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default High Half-Elf appearances]]
{{Quote race|High Half-Elf|nolink=yes}}


==== Subrace Traits ====
==== Subrace features ====
* Cantrip: Choose 1 [[Spells#Cantrips|Cantrip]] from the [[Wizard]] spell list. ''Your [[Spells#Spellcasting_Ability_and_Proficiency|Spellcasting Ability]] for this spell is your highest [[Ability Score|Ability]] between [[Intelligence]], [[Wisdom]], and [[Charisma]].''
* Choose 1 [[Spells#Cantrips|Cantrip]] from the [[Wizard]] spell list. Note that this means these cantrips use [[Intelligence]] as a casting stat.
 
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* {{SAI|Acid Splash}}
* {{SAI|Blade Ward}}
* {{SAI|Bone Chill}}
* {{SAI|Dancing Lights}}
* {{SAI|Fire Bolt}}
* {{SAI|Friends}}
* {{SAI|Light}}
* {{SAI|Mage Hand}}
* {{SAI|Minor Illusion}}
* {{SAI|Poison Spray}}
* {{SAI|Ray of Frost}}
* {{SAI|Shocking Grasp}}
* {{SAI|True Strike}}
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=== Wood half-elf ===
[[File:Wood Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default Wood Half-Elf appearances]]
{{Quote race|Wood Half-Elf|nolink=yes}}


=== Wood Half-Elves ===
==== Subrace features ====
[[File:Wood Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|400px|thumb|right|Default Wood Half-Elf appearances]]
* [[Mask of the Wild]]
''Like their wood elf parent, these half-elves have a quickened stride and eye for stealth. Yet many break away from isolation in [[Faerûn]]'s forests to explore the rest of the Realms.''
:* Proficiency in [[Stealth]] checks.
;{{SmallIcon|Creature Speed Icon.png}}[[Fleet of Foot]]:
:* Your [[Movement Speed]] is further increased by {{distance|m=1.5}}.


==== Subrace Traits ====
* [[Fleet of Foot]]: Your [[Movement Speed]] is {{Distance|m=10.5|ft=35}}
* [[Mask of the Wild]]: You gain {{SmallIcon|Proficiency Icon.png}} [[Proficiency]] in [[Stealth]]
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=== Drow Half-Elves ===
=== Drow half-elf ===
[[File:Drow Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|400px|thumb|right|Default Drow Half-Elf appearances]]
[[File:Drow Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default Drow Half-Elf appearances]]
''Most Half-Drow result from liaisons between [[Drow#Seldarine Drow|Seldarine Drow]] and surfacers. While Half-Drow inherit a few magical gifts, they aren't usually raised in the [[Underdark]].
{{Quote race|Drow Half-Elf|nolink=yes}}


To be Half-Drow is to wrestle with a violent and complicated legacy. Cleverness and tenacity serve them well, for they are caught between two very different worlds.''
==== Subrace features ====
 
* [[Drow Magic]]
==== Subrace Traits ====
: You gain access to the following [[Spells]]:
* [[Drow Magic]]: You again access to the following [[Spells]]:
:* Cantrip: {{SAI|Dancing Lights}} (at character Level 1).
** Cantrip: {{SmallIcon|Dancing Lights Icon.png}} [[Dancing Lights]] (at character Level 1)
:* 1st Level Spell: {{SAI|Faerie Fire}} (at character level 3; {{Recharge|Long Rest}}).
** 1st Level Spell: {{SmallIcon|Faerie Fire Icon.png}} [[Faerie Fire]] (at character level 3) {{Recharge|Long Rest}}{{Verify}}
:* 2nd Level Spell: {{SAI|Darkness}} (at character level 5; {{Recharge|Long Rest}}).
** 2nd Level Spell: {{SmallIcon|Darkness Icon.png}} [[Darkness]] (at character level 5) {{Recharge|Long Rest}}{{Verify}}
: Note: These spells use [[Charisma]] as their casting stat.


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== Notable Half-Elves ==
==Notable half-elves==
* [[Shadowheart]]
* {{MdCharLink|Alan Alyth}}
* [[Jaheira]]
* {{MdCharLink|Apikusis}}
* [[Anders]]
* {{MdCharLink|Benryn}}
* {{MdCharLink|Barth}}
* {{MdCharLink|Carlorina the Wolf}}
* {{MdCharLink|Isobel Thorm|Isobel}}
* {{MdCharLink|Jaheira}}
* {{MdCharLink|Ketheric Thorm}}
* {{MdCharLink|Mirileth}}
* {{MdCharLink|Rion}}
* {{MdCharLink|Shadowheart}}


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[:Category:Half-Elves|List of all Half-Elves]]
* [[:Category:Half-Elves|List of all Half-Elves]]


==External links==
* {{FRWiki|Half-elf|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Seldarine|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Feywild|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Underdark|long}}


 
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Revision as of 05:03, 22 November 2024

Half-Elves are a playable race in Baldur's Gate 3.

Race Half-Elf.png
“
Curious, ambitious, and versatile, half-elves are welcome everywhere, but struggle without a community to call their own.
„
— In-game racial description

Racial features

Base Racial Speed
You can move 9 m / 30 ft per turn.
Size
Medium
Civil Militia Civil Militia
You have Weapon Proficiency with Spears Spears, Pikes Pikes, Halberds Halberds, Glaives Glaives, Light armour, and Shields.
Darkvision Darkvision
Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.
Fey Ancestry Fey Ancestry
The Feywild casts a veil over your mind. You have Advantage Icon.png Advantage on Saving throws against being Charmed Charmed, and magic can't put you to Sleep Sleep.

Subraces

High half-elf

Default High Half-Elf appearances
Race High Half-Elf.png
“
A touch of the Feywild remains in half-elves with this bloodline, and even those untrained in magic possess a hint of wild power.
„
— In-game racial description

Subrace features

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Wood half-elf

Default Wood Half-Elf appearances
Race Wood Half-Elf.png
“
Like their wood elf parent, these half-elves have a quickened stride and an eye for stealth. Yet many break away from isolation in Faerûn's forests to explore the rest of the Realms.
„
— In-game racial description

Subrace features

Fleet of Foot
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Drow half-elf

Default Drow Half-Elf appearances
Race Drow Half-Elf.png
“
Most half-drow result from liaisons between Seldarine drow and surfacers. While half-drow inherited a few magical gifts, they aren't usually raised in the Underdark.
„
— In-game racial description

Subrace features

You gain access to the following Spells:
Note: These spells use Charisma as their casting stat.

Notable half-elves

See also

External links

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