Halfling culture

On Ferallon, halflngs are widespread, though largely prefer to live in primarily halfling based communities. This translates in rural rural areas to halflings building their own communities, usually near other towns, which may be populated by humans or elves, but they may be difficult to locate for those not of the folk. In cities, there are halfling blocks and neighborhoods, which while friendly to the taller races, are generally built or modified to cater primarily to halfling needs. Gnomes are frequently able to find a niche for themselves in these areas, as halflings are well-accepting and friendly. Elves and humans may however find it difficult to navigate buildings with such short doors for long periods of time.

A number of halflings in every generation take up adventuring or become possesssed by a sense of wanderlust. Some do so to gather great stories and have adventures, others find that they jjust can't keep their feet from the road.

Typically jovial, halflings are pleasant travelling companions, though more serious adventurers may find their attitudes flippant or childish. They by and large love the creature comforts. Family, food, music, and conversation are their great joys. Halfling societies hold regular festivals where the elders of the community enrapture both children and adults alike with hours and hours of relating stories and the collected knowledge of their kind. These typically happen in summer, when everyone can gather together and share food and music and enjoy themselves in the warm and light evening hours.

When a halfling goes wandering, and comes to a new place, it is an expected custom for the traveler to find the nearest local halfling community, and go visit with the elders to share news from the road, as well as to introduce themselves. These meetings can take several hours, and it would be considered quite rude to consider the meeting complete without sharing a few stories and having a meal in the home of a respected community leader.

It is often a source of wonder to the tall folk, how any given halfling seems to know the way to the nearest settlement of their kin, on the trail or in the city, a halfling can easily know where to find their compatriots. Halflings like to leave common marks along roadside trees or scratched into the exterior of a building. These small marks are relatively easily visible, but often go unnoticed by the tallfolk, being located at about human knee-height.