Homebrew Half-Orc Half-Elf Species Details
Though humans are by far and wide the most known... sources... of half-breeds, they are by no means the only ones. Rare as they may be, half-orc half-elves do indeed exist. A strange race, the mixed blood of the elves and orcs creates as diverse a species as before mentioned humans. Skin tones that has just a big a chance of matching one parent than another, the only truly distinguishing feature for most of this species is the mixture of the distinctly smaller and sharper ears of the elves, and the tusks of the orcs. Through the mixture of these ancestries often birth warriors or mages, in the odd circumstance a child of the crafts is born, and while these children show the clear signs of their blood in both their inborn strength and easy mixture with the territory of their elven parent, they will eventually distinguish themselves with a near savant-level dedication to their craft.
Whatever strange circumstances that leads to the birth of a half-orc half-elf, they are often found missing a parent. Truly it is most often they are found with their mothers and thus integrate into that society. Some, however, are born in large cities where all species intermingle and are raised in stable homes knowing both their ancestries, but perhaps not as well as their remote-raised siblings. A call to adventure to appease their orcish blood, or to master the esoteric art of magic to fulfil their elvish heritage, a half-orc half-elf will eventually leave their home and seek out the wider world.
Strong yet flexible
Half-orc half-elves tend to find their skin matching either side of their parentage. Rare is it to see a child born with a mixture of their parents respective colors, and in such cases the child is likely to exhibit even more traits than normal half-breeds. The height can change from the shortest of elves, to the most towering of orcs. Their weight is equally so influenced by the whims of fate, to be born either with the bulking form of an orc, or the leethe and dexterous form of an elf. Some are born a true mixture of the two, and could pass for human in stature.
Of Orcish Tribes and Elven Houses
Half-orc half-elves often live with either side of their ancestry, making their best attempts at blending in with their childhood society. Some go on to seek the other side of their bloodline, perhaps out of spite or merely a need for a place they believe they fit in more. Those who are city-born tend to live with both their parents and gets equal exposure to both sides of their bloodlines, but will likely find it difficult to ever truly fit in with either side in their respective societies.
Half-Orc Half-Elf Names
Half-orc half-elves tend to be named after ancestors of theirs, and as such their name may as easily be elven in nature as it may be the gutteral growl that most orcish names seem to derive from. On the odd occasion they are given human names to better fit in with their surroundings.
Male Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Mindartis, Paelias, Peren, Quarion, Pieron, Rimardo, Romero, Salazar
Female Names: Baggi, Emen, Engong, Kansif, Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Naivara, Dona, Faila, Jalana, Luisa
Each half-orc half-elf tends to find a way to gain acceptance from either side of their ancestry. Some are reserved, trying not to draw attention to themselves. A few demonstrate piety and good-heartedness as publicly as they can (whether or not such demonstrations are genuine). And some simply try to be so tough that others just avoid them.
Half-Orc Half-Elf Traits
Your half-orc half-elf character has certain traits deriving from both your ancestries.Ability Score Increase
Any 3 Ability Scores of your Choice increases by 1 to a Max of 18.
Age
Half-Orc Half- Elves mature ever so slightly faster than humans, reaching adulthood at around age 16 and their elven heritage allows them to surpass humans in age, usually succumbing to old age at around 125 years.
Alignment
Half-Orc Half-Elves have no strong tendency towards either evil or good, being mostly shaped by their parents or parental figures. A Half-Orc Half-Elf left to their own devices will likely lean more towards lawful than chaos, as they tend to settle in cities or towns.
Size
Half-Orc Half-Elves all seem to derive their physical size from their Orc heritage, though rarely they will only grow to match their Elven lineage. Half-Orc Half-Elves are between 5 to 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
Thanks to your mixed blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Skill Versatility
You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.
Savage Attacks
When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, Orcish and one extra language of your choice.