Half elf paladins of Tunare

[pink grapefruit]

Originally Posted by Sage Truthbearer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As a Koada`Dal Paladin, I treat half-breeds with weariness and caution. Those that follow the ways of the old, Tunare, may be tolerated and find Tynkale endures their presence in our marbled hometown. As a rule, however, we allow limited social interaction with the lesser races and do not seek their companionship.

Are those few "decent" half elves raised in Felwithe from an early age, or do they end up there later in life, when it's time to begin their knightly training? If they're not brought up in the city I'm wondering how they know they possess holy abilities at all, and how they know to make their way to Felwithe when the time is right.

[Sage Truthbearer]

Originally Posted by pink grapefruit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Are those few "decent" half elves raised in Felwithe from an early age, or do they end up there later in life, when it's time to begin their knightly training? If they're not brought up in the city I'm wondering how they know they possess holy abilities at all, and how they know to make their way to Felwithe when the time is right.

Half-breeds are born in Felwithe, though it is rare that any would retain close ties with our city. They are considered outsiders to us, and tend to be wanderers as they are unwelcome in Human and Elven societies alike. But it is not uncommon for Half-breeds who follow the path of Tunare to be found seeking training as a Paladin in our guild halls.

[Mentathiel]

Indeed... I do worry that the racial purity of the Koada'Dal may have gone too far when it has become hard to tell one pale-skinned, white-haired individual from other except by gender. Mating with one's own kind is one thing, but there's such a lack of genetic diversity that it sometimes looks like Felwithe is populated entirely by clones.

[Sage Truthbearer]

We are the First Children of Tunare, the mother of the elves and all that is beautiful in the world. It is not surprising that you are jealous of our place in her heart.

[Mentathiel]

Thus, as chosen of the goddess of nature, you live in great cities built into the very trees and place no walls between your homes and her glorious creations. You revere the natural forces as druids and rangers, giving worship to her in the open air, rather than hiding away in carved marble halls like dwarves and humans...

No... Wait... That would be we Feir'Dal, wouldn't it?

[myriverse]

I'm sure it's a mixture of the two, but probably more of the latter. Maybe they would take a half-elf swaddling, as do monasteries and nuneries, but most answer a call like any other.