Keith, Wayne, and Kristian explore the culture and lives of halflings (and the dinosaurs they rode in on).
Time Markers
- 00:00:00 – Introduction
- 00:00:59 – Readings
- 00:04:34 – Halfling Culture
- 00:06:17 – Various Cultural Identities
- 00:08:36 – Roots in Wandering Tribes
- 00:13:23 – Mysterious Destinations in the Talenta Plains
- 00:21:11 – Racial Traits
- 00:27:33 – Halflings Riding Dinosaurs!
- 00:33:43 – Manifest Zones in the Talenta Plains
- 00:34:48 – Nation of Nations: Subcultures among Tribes
- 00:41:15 – Halfling Naming Conventions
- 00:42:48 – Civilized and Dragonmark Ties to Tradition
- 00:44:56 – Migrant Halflings Travling across Khorvaire
- 00:45:31 – Surviving and Making Your Way
- 00:47:45 – Tribalism within Organizations
- 00:50:39 – Wanderers Settling in Cities
- 00:54:46 – Dragonmarked Houses
- 00:55:56 – House Ghallanda Making Friends
- 01:02:08 – House Jorasco’s Vital Services
- 01:08:34 – Playing a Dragonmarked Halfling
- 01:16:12 – Wrapping up
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The Talenta Plains is quite evocative of Australia from the perspective of European invaders. It’s a massive expense of desert, horrifying and threatening in its emptiness and inhospitality. The Halfling tribes can live there with lore learnt over generations, but there a places even they don’t go. Imagine accepting a job from Morgrave exploring the Plains or looking for treasure, then you get there…
Thank you for this deep dive, it has been helpful!