Sweardaelf
| Type | Humanoid |
|---|---|
| Subtype | Sweardælf |
| Patron Deity | Woden |
| Vision | Darkvision |
| Diet | Omnivorous |
| Lifespan | 300-500 years |
| Language | Common, Sweardælfen |
| Terrain | Any |
| Height | 3′0″‒4′0″ (90‒120 cm) |
| Weight | 40‒45 lb (18‒20 kg) |
| Skin Color | Variable |
| Hair Color | Variable |
| Eye Color | Variable |
| Distinctions | Small, keen mind, bright personality, magically gifted, can turn invisible |
The Sweardælf (pronounced Sware-dalf) are a diminutive race who live mainly in the southwestern Kingdom of Kiskentay. Their societal and social mores differ little from their larger human counterparts, though they do economize on materials in that they can make most things much more inexpensively than humans, because they can make them half sized.
Sweardælf Variants
The Sweardælf have adapted into variants of themselves based on a combination of culture, tradition and ethics. The Borgainælf are the most culturally entrenched with their philosophy and culture setting the groundwork for Sweardælf society. The other varieties of Sweardælf are largely those who have traditionally shunned the mainstream philosophy and large populations in general to live their lives on their own terms. The Scraefælf are the most visibly differentiated because of a genetic predisposition toward albinism.
Borgainælf
The Borgainælf (pronounced Bor-gan-alf) like to bargain. More specifically, they like to borrow things. More specifically than that, they like to borrow things without first asking permission as to whether that thing may be borrowed. This genetic leftover in their character certainly must stem back to their hunter-gatherer days, where things were gathered without a specific need or purpose. They were gathered for some possible need in the future.
The "borrower" Sweardælfes can be found in great numbers in any of the cities in the country of Kiskentay. They are naturally suited toward thieving professions, which would make for an untenable society save one thing. It is considered beneath a Borgainælf's dignity to "borrow" something which has already been "borrowed". In this way, a Borgainælf who would ostensibly appear rich to anyone else, would maintain that his belongings were all "borrowed".
While it's possible for rare individuals in the Borgainælf culture to have no interest in borrowing, some take such a great interest as to feel the need to flee Kiskentay altogether in order to borrow things from other lands. These Borgainælfes often turn to a life at sea, where new ports provide new opportunities for borrowing.
Fyrthælf
The Fyrthælf are a forest-loving variety of the Sweardælf.
Geardælf
The Geardælf (pronounced gar-dalf) are the garden variety Sweardælfes.
Scraefælf
The Scraefælf are rarely seen on Otan's surface.
Half-Sweardælf
The Half-Sweardælf ...
Sweardælf Countries
The Kingdom of Kiskentay is the hereditary home of the Sweardælfes.
5e Equivalence
When translating the Sweardælf to be played in Dungeons & Dragons, a playable Gnome race and racial variants following those in this Wiki can be found in the official Player's Handbook.
Player Notes
Sweardælf... what's up with those guys.
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