Halfling

This article deals with the description of the halfling race. To play a halfling, see Halfling (playable).

Believe it or not, the halflings have an island where they are the only inhabitants. Despite this, halflings are pretty much seen as agriculturalists or wandering nomads by the people of Caithness. They do have a shire to themselves, however, as a gift from the King. Here, they plant and live in villages to their hearts content. Halflings are seen as people who are out of the way and minds their own business. Despite this attitude, a number of halflings do explore what is beyond their little shire and they do get mixed up with the "big folk", "Daikini", or "Man" (humans) and their affairs.

The term “halfling” is derived from the fact that a halfling is around half of the size of a human, but otherwise very similar in appearance.

Appearance
A halfling is a short humanoid and the smallest of the civilized races of Golarion. They tend to be around three feet tall, though mostly human in proportion, with perhaps rounder heads and slightly more childlike proportions. Their coloration is as variable as the locales they call home. Their skin tends to be somewhere between a rich almond color and a pale nut-brown. Many have brown hair, though quite a large proportion of them are as fair as the Ulfen. The eyes of halflings tend to be fair, with green and blue being the most common colors. Many, though not all, have variations in color that make them seem more similar to other humanoids, typically humans, who live in the region they share. All halflings have very durable feet, the soles of which are very tough. As such, they rarely wear shoes, though some wear 'spats'. Halflings have a fine growth of soft, warm hair on the tops of their feet to keep them warm.

Sexual dimorphism in halflings is similar to that in humans, with males being slightly larger and heavier, though many of the larger races do not notice this difference which seems much more obvious to the small folk. Males generally only grow facial hair as sideburns, and tend to be a good two to three inches taller. Females are slimmer and shorter, appearing much like a human woman of half size, though both sexes typically have pleasant round faces, and big cheery smiles.

Their small size allows adventurous or guileful halflings to get into some rather tight spots, and they use their cunning and uncanny luck to get out of just as many, if not more, tough situations.

Language
Halflings may speak many languages, but they also have their own racial language which is also called 'Halfling'.