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[[File:Halflings RPG.jpg|thumb|200px|Halflings in ''[[Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni]]'' PnP RPG. Illustration by [[Jarosław Musiał]].]]
 
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| name = Halfling
'''Halflings''' are one of the non-human [[:Category:Races|races]]. They are between two and four feet tall and their feet are covered with curly hair (they do not usually wear any shoes). They are exceptionally agile and good at fighting with thrown weapons. Their clothing is usually neat and tidy, in bright colours. Some of them, particularly in the [[Northern Kingdoms]], live among humans despite the persecutions, but some others joined the [[Scoia'tael]] guerilla bands.
 
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| image = tw3 journal dudu.png
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| imagecaption = Dudu, in the guise of a halfling
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| location = Scattered throughout the human states in [[Northern Realms]] and [[Nilfgaardian Empire]]
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| traits = Neat and tidy clothing in bright and pastel colours;<br>Do not wear shoes;<br>Agility and talent at throwing
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| language = [[Common Speech]]
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| lifespan =
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| height = Between two and four feet
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| hair = Varied
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| distinctions = Feet covered with curly hair;<br>Pointy ears<ref name="tw3">''[[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]'' computer game</ref>
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'''Halflings''' are one of the non-human [[:Category:Races|races]]. They are between two and four feet tall and their feet are covered with curly hair (they do not usually wear any shoes). They are exceptionally agile and good at fighting with thrown weapons. Their clothing is usually neat and tidy, in bright and pastel colours. Some of them, particularly in the [[Northern Kingdoms]], live among humans despite the persecutions, but some others joined the [[Scoia'tael]] guerilla bands.
   
 
== Known halflings ==
 
== Known halflings ==
 
=== Notable halflings ===
 
=== Notable halflings ===
[[File:Halfling.jpg|frame|A halfling in an illustration by [[Bogusław Polch]]]]
 
 
* [[Dainty Biberveldt]]
 
* [[Dainty Biberveldt]]
 
* [[Bernie Hofmeier]]
 
* [[Bernie Hofmeier]]
 
* [[Milo Vanderbeck|Milo "Rusty" Vanderbeck]]
   
 
=== Other halflings ===
 
=== Other halflings ===
 
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* [[Hugo Ansbach]]
 
* [[Hugo Ansbach]]
* [[Cosmo Baldenyegg]]
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* [[Cosmo Baldenvegg]]
 
* [[Andy Biberveldt]]
 
* [[Andy Biberveldt]]
 
* [[Aloë Hildebrandt]]
 
* [[Aloë Hildebrandt]]
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* [[Tangerinka Hofmeier]]
 
* [[Tangerinka Hofmeier]]
 
* [[Impatientia Vanderbeck]]
 
* [[Impatientia Vanderbeck]]
* [[Milo Vanderbeck]]
 
 
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== Of halfling origin or mistaken for a halfling ==
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* [[Pennycuick]]
   
 
== {{tw3}} ==
 
== {{tw3}} ==
 
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* [[Bernard Tulle]]
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* [[Brean Hotsch]]
 
* [[Bernie Meiersdorf]]
 
* [[Bernie Meiersdorf]]
 
* [[Franklin Meiersdorf]]
 
* [[Franklin Meiersdorf]]
* [[Holofernes Meiersdorf]]
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* [[Holofernus Meiersdorf]]
 
* [[Hugo Meiersdorf]]
 
* [[Hugo Meiersdorf]]
 
* [[Rico Meiersdorf]]
 
* [[Rico Meiersdorf]]
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
Halflings are almost entirely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's [[wikipedia:Hobbit|Hobbits]].
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Halflings are almost entirely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's [[wikipedia:Hobbit|Hobbits]]. They, or similar races like [[Wikipedia:Kender (Dragonlance)|Kenders]], often appear in fantasy genre.
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Halflings RPG.jpg|thumb|Halflings in ''[[Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni]]'' PnP RPG. Illustration by [[Jarosław Musiał]]
 
Halfling.jpg|A halfling in an illustration by [[Bogusław Polch]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Halflings| ]]
 
[[Category:Halflings| ]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 26 April 2018

Halfling
Tw3 journal dudu
Dudu, in the guise of a halfling
General Information
Locations
Scattered throughout the human states in Northern Realms and Nilfgaardian Empire
Languages
Common Speech
Traits
Neat and tidy clothing in bright and pastel colours;
Do not wear shoes;
Agility and talent at throwing
Physical Description
Height
Between two and four feet
Hair
Varied
Other distinctions
Feet covered with curly hair;
Pointy ears[1]

Halflings are one of the non-human races. They are between two and four feet tall and their feet are covered with curly hair (they do not usually wear any shoes). They are exceptionally agile and good at fighting with thrown weapons. Their clothing is usually neat and tidy, in bright and pastel colours. Some of them, particularly in the Northern Kingdoms, live among humans despite the persecutions, but some others joined the Scoia'tael guerilla bands.

Known halflings[ | ]

Notable halflings[ | ]

Other halflings[ | ]

Of halfling origin or mistaken for a halfling[ | ]

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[ | ]

Notes[ | ]

Halflings are almost entirely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbits. They, or similar races like Kenders, often appear in fantasy genre.

References[ | ]