Half-Elves of Martapa

So like many roleplaying systems or story worlds I have half elves. One of my main characters in my original series was a half-elf, scared to say she was, but proud as hell her mother gave her the blood. The same can be said of any half elf in my setting.

Half-elves are normally a human/elf cross, but they can be of any race crossed with an elf. In truth, there are other races which could cross, but this would be the most likely. (I elude to half-ogres a lot in my stories, but I would be careful about allowing such characters into your campaign). They can look human, elf, or a mixture of both. Normally their ears are slightly tapered, but can look round like a humans as well. Hair color can range wildly, since elves have such outlandish hair colors like purple or silver and humans have black and brown, as well as blond. Here is where we get tricky. Some humans have red hair, but elves of only the Sunstar line can have red hair, thus half elves can only have red hair if they're of the Sunstar line. (I will explain this all when I get to history of Martapa, I promise). Eyes can also range, though human colors usually dominate. Eyes are slightly almond shape, but not as big as elves.

They grow up in similar manner as their parents, depending on whether the couple lives in a human village or an elven village. Even though this is a mixture of human and elven DNA, if the woman is elven, she will still only a have a few children. Clothing will also depend on where and which culture the child is raised in.

Half-elves are looked upon with pity and fear in elven circles, while curiosity and hatred in humans. On an individual basis, people can get along with half-elves just fine, but as a whole elves pity half-elves because they will not live as long as themselves and will not harbor the magic they do. Humans envy them for their longer lives and use of magic, but are also curious about them. Half-elves find themselves often ignored or alone.

If you are to change them from normal half-elves in your campaign I would let them pick one good stat from their elven parent and one from their human parent, and then pick one bad stat from each. If they grow up with elves they are able to use bows well. If they grow up with humans they are often good at speaking many languages.
Tomorrow: Minotaurs