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HOST-GSKEBECHET: Updating category from Halfling to Halflings per naming convention.

2023-06-07T14:21:09Z

Updating category from Halfling to Halflings per naming convention.

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	[[Category: ~~Halfling~~]]		[[Category: Halflings]]

GS4-XYNWEN: /* Chapter 3 - The Third Age: Halflings and the Undead War */

2023-04-29T14:55:27Z

Chapter 3 - The Third Age: Halflings and the Undead War

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	Finally, the Paradis took their leave, and the homeward-bound party mourned their departure with a weeklong wake, as though they had just died. During this time, they fasted and sang both the old historical tales as well as new compositions written for those who had just left their tents. Some of these songs become timeless examples of the halfling folk compositions.		Finally, the Paradis took their leave, and the homeward-bound party mourned their departure with a weeklong wake, as though they had just died. During this time, they fasted and sang both the old historical tales as well as new compositions written for those who had just left their tents. Some of these songs become timeless examples of the halfling folk compositions.

	Warriors returning from ~~ShadowGuard~~ brought with them the stories of the Undead War, and the heart-wrenching loss of kin. Halflings of all three tribes were dazed with sorrow. It seemed that every hearth had an absent loved-one to remember. This was a loss that was nigh inconceivable, not to mention the problematic fact that so many extended families were now remnants of what they had once been. There were more widows and widowers among the Truefolk than had ever been. Gravestones raised their lonely faces across the Steppes, however few of the graves below the stones contained a body. It took years for the tribal elders to convince the Truefolk to move past the time of mourning for their loved ones. Knowing that the future of the halfling race depended upon a recovery, the shamans entreated the tribes to once again embrace the joy of living, a term--almost forgotten-- that they called 'resch'lative.'		Warriors returning from Maelshyve brought with them the stories of the Undead War, and the heart-wrenching loss of kin. Halflings of all three tribes were dazed with sorrow. It seemed that every hearth had an absent loved-one to remember. This was a loss that was nigh inconceivable, not to mention the problematic fact that so many extended families were now remnants of what they had once been. There were more widows and widowers among the Truefolk than had ever been. Gravestones raised their lonely faces across the Steppes, however few of the graves below the stones contained a body. It took years for the tribal elders to convince the Truefolk to move past the time of mourning for their loved ones. Knowing that the future of the halfling race depended upon a recovery, the shamans entreated the tribes to once again embrace the joy of living, a term--almost forgotten-- that they called 'resch'lative.'

	The earliest signs of the halfling recovery were seen in the Malghavan Territories. There, halfling towns gradually regained their populations, and in time, took possession of the rich fields surrounding the township. These halflings were a changed group. They no longer felt the need to wander the lands in search of distant dreams. Instead, they began to spend more and more effort on the quaint dwellings that characterized the Shirelands. Round doors eventually dotted the countryside and verdant gardens made the panorama a thing of beauty. The halflings migrated less and less and years went by, however the Trine remained an inalienable institution.		The earliest signs of the halfling recovery were seen in the Malghavan Territories. There, halfling towns gradually regained their populations, and in time, took possession of the rich fields surrounding the township. These halflings were a changed group. They no longer felt the need to wander the lands in search of distant dreams. Instead, they began to spend more and more effort on the quaint dwellings that characterized the Shirelands. Round doors eventually dotted the countryside and verdant gardens made the panorama a thing of beauty. The halflings migrated less and less and years went by, however the Trine remained an inalienable institution.

GS4-XYNWEN at 14:50, 29 April 2023

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	Finally, the Paradis took their leave, and the homeward-bound party mourned their departure with a weeklong wake, as though they had just died. During this time, they fasted and sang both the old historical tales as well as new compositions written for those who had just left their tents. Some of these songs become timeless examples of the halfling folk compositions.		Finally, the Paradis took their leave, and the homeward-bound party mourned their departure with a weeklong wake, as though they had just died. During this time, they fasted and sang both the old historical tales as well as new compositions written for those who had just left their tents. Some of these songs become timeless examples of the halfling folk compositions.

	~~Short people got...no reason....~~Warriors returning from ShadowGuard brought with them the stories of the Undead War, and the heart-wrenching loss of kin. Halflings of all three tribes were dazed with sorrow. It seemed that every hearth had an absent loved-one to remember. This was a loss that was nigh inconceivable, not to mention the problematic fact that so many extended families were now remnants of what they had once been. There were more widows and widowers among the Truefolk than had ever been. Gravestones raised their lonely faces across the Steppes, however few of the graves below the stones contained a body. It took years for the tribal elders to convince the Truefolk to move past the time of mourning for their loved ones. Knowing that the future of the halfling race depended upon a recovery, the shamans entreated the tribes to once again embrace the joy of living, a term--almost forgotten-- that they called 'resch'lative.'		Warriors returning from ShadowGuard brought with them the stories of the Undead War, and the heart-wrenching loss of kin. Halflings of all three tribes were dazed with sorrow. It seemed that every hearth had an absent loved-one to remember. This was a loss that was nigh inconceivable, not to mention the problematic fact that so many extended families were now remnants of what they had once been. There were more widows and widowers among the Truefolk than had ever been. Gravestones raised their lonely faces across the Steppes, however few of the graves below the stones contained a body. It took years for the tribal elders to convince the Truefolk to move past the time of mourning for their loved ones. Knowing that the future of the halfling race depended upon a recovery, the shamans entreated the tribes to once again embrace the joy of living, a term--almost forgotten-- that they called 'resch'lative.'

	The earliest signs of the halfling recovery were seen in the Malghavan Territories. There, halfling towns gradually regained their populations, and in time, took possession of the rich fields surrounding the township. These halflings were a changed group. They no longer felt the need to wander the lands in search of distant dreams. Instead, they began to spend more and more effort on the quaint dwellings that characterized the Shirelands. Round doors eventually dotted the countryside and verdant gardens made the panorama a thing of beauty. The halflings migrated less and less and years went by, however the Trine remained an inalienable institution.		The earliest signs of the halfling recovery were seen in the Malghavan Territories. There, halfling towns gradually regained their populations, and in time, took possession of the rich fields surrounding the township. These halflings were a changed group. They no longer felt the need to wander the lands in search of distant dreams. Instead, they began to spend more and more effort on the quaint dwellings that characterized the Shirelands. Round doors eventually dotted the countryside and verdant gardens made the panorama a thing of beauty. The halflings migrated less and less and years went by, however the Trine remained an inalienable institution.

VANKRASN39: VANKRASN39 moved page The History of the Truefolk to History of the Truefolk: naming convention

2017-03-18T05:03:59Z

VANKRASN39 moved page The History of the Truefolk to History of the Truefolk: naming convention

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

	Descended from ancestors who dwelt in the harsh northern territories of Eastern Elanthia, the halflings are a tough, colorful people with a rich heritage of myth and a deep-seated reverence for the land and all good things in it. While the varieties of small pony they once bred are now extinct, the equine influences from their past still figure largely in the present-day halflings' customs and colloquialisms.		Descended from ancestors who dwelt in the harsh northern territories of Eastern Elanthia, the [[halfling\|halflings]] are a tough, colorful people with a rich heritage of myth and a deep-seated reverence for the land and all good things in it. While the varieties of small pony they once bred are now extinct, the equine influences from their past still figure largely in the present-day halflings' customs and colloquialisms.

	Among the eastern halfling population, the importance of family, community and the race as a whole (referred to as Truefolk among themselves) is celebrated in an ancient ceremony each year, called the Trine. The word Trine, as well as being the major halfling holiday, is also used to refer to the three original branches of the halfling nation, the Mhoragian, Brughan and Malghavan.		Among the eastern halfling population, the importance of family, community and the race as a whole (referred to as Truefolk among themselves) is celebrated in an ancient ceremony each year, called the Trine. The word Trine, as well as being the major halfling holiday, is also used to refer to the three original branches of the halfling nation, the Mhoragian, Brughan and Malghavan.

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