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'''Half-Elves''' are a playable [[race]] in [[Baldur's Gate 3]].
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'''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 ==
{{Class Quote|quote=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.|image=Race Half-Elf.png}}
{{Q|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.|Half-Elves' racial description.}}


==== Race Features ====
==Racial features==
* {{SmallIcon|Creature Speed Icon.png}} Base Racial Speed: You can move {{InfoBlob|9 m / 30 ft}} per turn.
; {{SmallIcon|Creature Speed Icon.png}} Base Racial Speed
* {{SmallIcon|Civil Militia Icon.png}} [[Civil Militia]]: You gain {{SmallIcon|Proficiency Icon.png}} [[Proficiency]] in the following:
: You can move {{c|9 m / 30 ft}} per turn.
**[[Proficiency#Weapon Proficiency|Weapon Proficiency]]: {{WeaponType|Pikes}}, {{WeaponType|Spears}}, {{WeaponType|Halberds}}, {{WeaponType|Glaives}}.
{{Passive|Civil Militia}}
**[[Proficiency#Armour Proficiency|Armour Proficiency]]: {{LightArmour}}, {{Shields}}
{{Passive|Darkvision}}
*{{SmallIcon|PassiveFeature Darkvision.png}} [[Darkvision_(Passive_Feature)|Darkvision]]
{{Passive|Fey Ancestry}}
*{{SmallIcon|Fey Ancestry Icon.png}} [[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 ===
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=== High half-elves ===
[[File:High Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default High Half-Elf appearances]]
[[File:High Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default High Half-Elf appearances]]
{{Q|A touch of the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Feywild Feywild] remains in half-elves with this bloodline, and even those untrained in magic possess a hint of wild power.|High Half-Elves' description.}}
{{Q|A touch of the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Feywild Feywild] remains in half-elves with this bloodline, and even those untrained in magic possess a hint of wild power.|High Half-Elves' description.}}


==== Subrace Features ====
==== Subrace features ====
* High Elf Cantrip: Choose 1 [[Spells#Cantrips|Cantrip]] from the [[Wizard]] spell list.
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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* [[File:Acid Splash Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Acid Splash]] [[Acid Splash]]
* {{SAI|Acid Splash}}
* [[File:Blade Ward Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Blade Ward]] [[Blade Ward]]
* {{SAI|Blade Ward}}
* [[File:Bone Chill Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Bone Chill]] [[Bone Chill]]
* {{SAI|Bone Chill}}
* [[File:Dancing Lights Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Dancing Lights]] [[Dancing Lights]]
* {{SAI|Dancing Lights}}
* [[File:Fire Bolt Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Fire Bolt]] [[Fire Bolt]]
* {{SAI|Fire Bolt}}
* [[File:Friends Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Friends]] [[Friends]]
* {{SAI|Friends}}
* [[File:Light Spell Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Light]] [[Light]]
* {{SAI|Light}}
* [[File:Mage Hand Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Mage Hand]] [[Mage Hand]]
* {{SAI|Mage Hand}}
* [[File:Minor Illusion Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Mage Hand]] [[Minor Illusion]]
* {{SAI|Minor Illusion}}
* [[File:Poison Spray Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Poison Spray]] [[Poison Spray]]
* {{SAI|Poison Spray}}
* [[File:Ray Of Frost Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Ray of Frost]] [[Ray of Frost]]
* {{SAI|Ray of Frost}}
* [[File:Shocking Grasp Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=Shocking Grasp]] [[Shocking Grasp]]
* {{SAI|Shocking Grasp}}
* [[File:True Strike Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1|link=True Strike]] [[True Strike]]
* {{SAI|True Strike}}
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=== Wood Half-Elves ===
=== Wood half-elves ===
[[File:Wood Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default Wood Half-Elf appearances]]
[[File:Wood Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default Wood Half-Elf appearances]]
{{Q|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.|Wood Half-Elves' description.}}
{{Q|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.|Wood Half-Elves' description.}}


==== Subrace Features ====
==== Subrace features ====
*{{SmallIcon|Creature Speed Icon.png}} [[Fleet of Foot]]: Your [[Movement Speed]] is increased by {{InfoBlob|1.5 m / 5 ft}}.
; {{SmallIcon|Creature Speed Icon.png}} [[Fleet of Foot]]
*[[Mask of the Wild]]: You gain {{SmallIcon|Proficiency Icon.png}} [[Proficiency]] in [[Stealth]]
: Your [[Movement Speed]] is further increased by {{c|1.5 m / 5 ft}}.
; [[Mask of the Wild]]
: You gain {{SmallIcon|Proficiency Icon.png}} [[Proficiency]] in [[Stealth]].
 
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=== Drow Half-Elves ===
=== Drow half-elves ===
[[File:Drow Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default Drow Half-Elf appearances]]
[[File:Drow Half-Elf Default Portrait.png|350px|thumb|right|Default Drow Half-Elf appearances]]
{{Q|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]].|Drow Half-Elves' description.}}
{{Q|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]].|Drow Half-Elves' description.}}


==== Subrace Features ====
==== Subrace features ====
*[[Drow Magic]]: You again access to the following [[Spells]]:
; [[Drow Magic]]
**Cantrip: {{SmallIcon|Dancing Lights Icon.png}} [[Dancing Lights]] (at character Level 1)
: You gain access to the following [[Spells]]:
**1st Level Spell: {{SmallIcon|Faerie Fire Icon.png}} [[Faerie Fire]] (at character level 3); {{Recharge|Long Rest}}.
:*Cantrip: {{SAI|Dancing Lights}} (at character Level 1)
**2nd Level Spell: {{SmallIcon|Darkness Icon.png}} [[Darkness]] (at character level 5); {{Recharge|Long Rest}}.
:*1st Level Spell: {{SAI|Faerie Fire}} (at character level 3); {{Recharge|Long Rest}}.
:*2nd Level Spell: {{SAI|Darkness}} (at character level 5); {{Recharge|Long Rest}}.
:Note: These spells use [[Charisma]] as their casting stat
 
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== Notable Half-Elves ==
==Notable half-elves==
* [[Jaheira]]
*[[Jaheira]]
* [[Ketheric Thorm]]
*[[Ketheric Thorm]]
* [[Shadowheart]]
*[[Shadowheart]]  


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


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


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== Notable Half-Elves ==
* [[Shadowheart]]
* [[Jaheira]]
* [[Anders]]
== See also ==
* [[:Category:Half-Elves|List of all Half-Elves]]
== External Links ==
* {{FRWiki|Half-elf|long}}
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Latest revision as of 23:45, 21 May 2024

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

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.
Race Half-Elf.png
Race Half-Elf.png
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.

Racial features[edit | edit source]

Base Racial Speed
You can move 9 m / 30 ft per turn.
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.
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High half-elves[edit | edit source]

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.
— High Half-Elves' description.

Subrace features[edit | edit source]

Choose 1 Cantrip from the Wizard spell list. Note that this means these cantrips use Intelligence as a casting stat.

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Wood half-elves[edit | edit source]

Default Wood Half-Elf appearances
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.
— Wood Half-Elves' description.

Subrace features[edit | edit source]

Fleet of Foot
Your Movement Speed is further increased by 1.5 m / 5 ft.
Mask of the Wild
You gain Proficiency in Stealth.
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Drow half-elves[edit | edit source]

Default Drow Half-Elf appearances
Most Half-Drow result from liaisons between Seldarine Drow and surfacers. While Half-Drow inherit a few magical gifts, they aren't usually raised in the Underdark.
— Drow Half-Elves' description.

Subrace features[edit | edit source]

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

Notable half-elves[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

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