5e D&D Character Idea - Halfelf

Idea for your next character, an NPC, members of an adventuring party or a backup character
Half-elves are often they are associated with music, travel, bards, independence and difficult childhoods. Split between the human and elven cultures, many like to play them for their roleplaying challenges

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Andraste is a half-elf Warlock

Background - Folk Hero
Family - you have two younger brothers. Your father is a renowned tailor and recently died
Extra skill - Survival

Trait - My favorite thing is a relaxed drink with friends
Ideal - Power. If I can gain power, who knows what great things I can make happen
Bond - I seek ancient secrets that could tear up the world
Flaw - I seek immortality at any cost

Trinket - A small book of poems signed by seven bards
Human backstory element - an elderly adventurer
Possible Pet - Hazard is a lazy hawk with a distinctive collar. They were a gift from a lover


Tharivol Casilltenirra is a male half-elf Wizard

Background - Charlatan
Family - Your parents died at sea when you were young and extended family looked after you. They told many stories of your parents as you grew and many treat you as a sibling
Extra skill - Performance

Trait - What others call laziness I call efficiency
Ideal - I have a fascination with those who live less than a century
Bond - I have difficulty seeing the viewpoint of others
Flaw - I always feel torn between two worlds

Trinket - A small book of poems signed by seven bards
Possible Pet - Selune is a independent rat. They belonged to another traveler but preferred you instead


Thiala Hanadrin is a female half-elf Ranger

Background - Sailor
Family - You were raised by your grandparents.
Extra skill - Persuasion

Trait - I compare everything to the wonders of my homeland
Ideal - Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to the world
Bond - I am in love with the heir of a family that my family despises
Flaw - I dislike everyone who is not like me

Trinket - A jug made from redwood with a miniature map inscribed onto it
Possible Pet - Bane is a playful wolf cub who gets excited around strangers


Natali Shemov is a female half-elf Fighter

Background - Folk Hero
Family - You were raised by kobolds. Your adopted siblings want to go adventuring. You recently learnt that you have a long-lost sibling
Extra skill - Stealth

Trait - I always keep an eye out for trouble. It has a way of finding me
Ideal - Mastery. If you can master yourself you can master the world
Bond - My friends are everything and I would do anything for them
Flaw - I've never satisfied with what I have

Trinket - A small lyre carved with leaves and pixies
Elven backstory element - a ruined lighthouse with elven spirits
Possible Pet - Hazard is a lazy hawk with a distinctive collar. They were a gift from a lover


Dae is a female half-elf Bard

Background - Guild Artisan
Family - You were raised by your aunt and uncle. you have two older siblings and one younger sister. You had to contend with wealth
Extra skill - Investigation

Trait - I enjoy arriving at a new place and making friends over a glass of wine
Ideal - Independence. I go where I please, not where others want me to
Bond - I am looking for a place to call my own in human society
Flaw - I've never satisfied with what I have

Trinket - A hunk of amber that sometimes shows scenes of the Feywild
Human backstory element - several dogs
Possible Pet - Vibrant is a colorful crab who is always getting lost but turns up in the strangest of places