half-elf
Part human, part fae
A half-elf is a fantasy creature with one human parent and one elven parent, common in role-playing games and fantasy fiction.
Half-elves typically inherit traits from both lineages—longer lifespan than humans but shorter than elves, pointed ears, and sometimes magical aptitude.
The mixed heritage often places them between worlds, accepted fully by neither race: As a half-elf, she felt like an outsider in both communities.
Of multiracial ancestry
- biracialHaving two racial ancestries
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
parentage · descent · bloodline · genealogy · birthright · roots · legacy · kinship
- D&DFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- longevityDuration of existence
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- feyEerily whimsical, sprite-like
Elrond · enchanted · trance · Middle-earth · adventurer · ranger · bard · versatile
Shunned, rejected person
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- acceptanceConsent to receive
coexistence · belonging · misfit · wanderer · ambassador · bridge-builder · mediator · diplomat
State of fitting in
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- tornPulled into pieces
- acceptanceConsent to receive
self-discovery · neither-nor · duality · liminality · selfhood · individuality · personhood · affiliation
Performing magical incantations
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- cantripsTrivial magical incantations
wizardry · mana · rituals · divination · illusion · attunement · gifted
mixed-blood
Of multiracial ancestry
- biracialHaving two racial ancestries
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- ancestryFamily line of descent
lineage · parentage · descent · bloodline · genealogy · birthright · roots · legacy · kinship · descendant
Tolkien
- D&DFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- longevityDuration of existence
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
Elrond · fey · enchanted · trance · Middle-earth · adventurer · ranger · bard · versatile
outcast
Shunned, rejected person
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
acceptance · coexistence · belonging · misfit · wanderer · ambassador · bridge-builder · mediator · diplomat · integration
belonging
State of fitting in
acceptance · self-discovery · neither-nor · duality · liminality · selfhood · individuality · personhood · affiliation · community
spellcasting
Performing magical incantations
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
cantrips · wizardry · mana · rituals · divination · illusion · attunement · gifted
- Elveshigh elves, dark elves, wood elves, Legolas, Galadriel
- fantasy raceselves, dwarf, dwarves, orc, orcs
- mythic beingscentaur, mermaid, merman, minotaur, satyr
- half-humanscentaur, mermaid, minotaur, satyr, faun
- Fantasy Classeswarrior, mage, wizard, rogue, archer
- RPG classesarcher, assassin, barbarian, bard, cleric
half-elfpureblood
Unmixed ancestral heritage
purebred · full-blood · high elf · unmixed · thoroughbred