Why You Should Be A Halfling.

[Dalek348 1962]

A Guide to Halflings - Why you should play as a Halfling

The Halflings of The Vale are a generally quiet and industrious people, with little or no desire to travel or experience the hardships of the outside world. Quiet and peaceful, most halflings are quite happy to spend their lives enjoying the comforts of home: good food, good ale, good stories, and good company. Halflings are infamous for their love of food and ale, consuming copious amounts of the stuff throughout the day. They are peaceful farming folk, leaving great matters of the world to larger, more foolhardy races. They are somewhat of a reclusive and private race, not wanting too much bother amongst their quiet village.

The River Mead flows steadily through the centre of the village, winding lazily about to the southern seas. A paddle boat by the name of The Salty Salmon carries visitors to and from the Cloud Temple docks. The Drunken Sheep Inn is the centre of the village’s daily life, you can often find a drunken kerfuffle going on in there most days. The Vale is renowned amongst many for its peace and serenity.

So, why should you play as a Halfling? There are many reasons:

Friendly and helpful players:

Never as a Halfling will you find yourself in poor company. If, as a Halfling, you are inexperienced in roleplay then the Halflings will be sure to help you along the way. Many of our players are month-old players who are apt in the ways of roleplay and will always be there to smack you upside the head with a shovel if you happen to roleplay poorly, we are here to help and develop your roleplay, not reject it utterly.

The best thing about our open and friendly community is that we never quarrel amongst ourselves, we share everything with each other, and always are open to have a drink with each other. By playing a Halfling you will be avoiding the unnecessary drama, poor roleplay and no-RP kills which may come with other zones and towns.

Fun roleplay:

I can safely say that if there were a competition for the most humourous and enjoyable roleplay, then the Halflings of The Vale would win it by a country mile. We do not care for epic loot, swords, armour, or minas, our roleplay is centred entirely around fun, just as it should be. We dot not seek epic conquests of all the little pixel blocks, we exist to create enjoyable and funny situations while maintaining an intelligent level of roleplay.

Whether defending the town from an invasion of spiders, traveling across the seas to peddle our goods, or merely feasting and having a good time, the halflings rarely participate in an activity that is in any way unfun. And the more of you that become a halfling, the more of these events that can be had.

The beautiful land of The Vale:

Rolling green hills, a pristine river, and every other aesthetic pleasure a player could want. No other places in Asulon retain such a natural beauty, and nothing rivals the purity and serenity of The Vale.

Unique and awesome architecture:

Tell me you never wanted to live in a hobbit hole after watching Lord of the Rings. You'd be lying. Well, there isn't a single home in the Vale that isn't cozy and round. Most homes are custom built for each halfling; of course, you'll have to earn your home first. One of the many joys of Halfling life is the satisfaction of warming yourself in front of the nice toasty fire and reading a good book.

Why Not to be a Halfling?

If your goal is to PVP a ton, you should probably head over to the orcs.

If you just really want to mine until your eyes bleed, head to the dwarves.

If you want to bicker OOC and IC, head to another human nation.

If you want to build in whatever style you choose, you should probably head to the Wilds.

Being a halfling means something. It means being merry and jolly most of the time. It means farming and drinking and cooking. It means flaunting your best shovel to your neighbor. It means sometimes being scared, and sometimes conceding in physical fights. It means sometimes being honest and kind, and sometimes being a mischievous thief. Think about some of this before immediately clicking halfling.

I recommend reading A History of Halflings in the Halfling Roleplay Section, as well as the Halfling wiki page.

Thank you for reading this post, and we hope to see you in the Vale!

Signed Elder Faldo Featherfoot, of The Vale.

[ΚΨΙΞ 710]

I tested out a temporary Halfling character today, and I wasn't intending in keeping him. I am now, the RP is something unique.

[Thu'um 530]

I must say this man is infatuated with Halflings.

[6/26/2012 6:53:57 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: What's your current character?

[6/26/2012 6:54:00 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: Aren't you a dwarf?

[6/26/2012 6:55:44 PM] Dalek348: Halfling, was a Dwarf, but gone back to my old character

[6/26/2012 6:56:05 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: Hm, what do you do as a halfling? :>

[6/26/2012 6:56:14 PM] Dalek348: Have a fun time

[6/26/2012 6:56:32 PM] Dalek348: it's one of the few positions on this server where you can truly have fun

[6/26/2012 6:56:39 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: Elaborate? :D

[6/26/2012 6:57:19 PM] Dalek348: Well we just get into all sorts of drunken kerfuffles at the inn, be mischievous, usually do not succeed and are clumsy, insult each other in funny ways

[6/26/2012 6:57:22 PM] Dalek348: it's a good laugh

[6/26/2012 6:57:33 PM] Dalek348: Get to make up stories all the time too

[6/26/2012 6:57:49 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: Heh, I thought all halfling characters were kind of like Irish Plump Lepracauns who are quaint little farmers and live in huts

[6/26/2012 6:57:53 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: :3

[6/26/2012 6:58:07 PM] Dalek348: about river monsters and how the stars came to be, just today I told somehow how back at Dunwood we used to say the tide was caused by a big sea creature who breathen in and out

[6/26/2012 6:58:20 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: lol what

[6/26/2012 6:58:23 PM] Dalek348: yeah we do that too, we farm and live in burrows just like LOTR hobbits

[6/26/2012 6:58:36 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: Do you have some minature guard force

[6/26/2012 6:58:40 PM] Dalek348: doesn't have to be true stories, just make stuff up and believe in it

[6/26/2012 6:58:46 PM] Dalek348: nope

[6/26/2012 6:58:48 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: like 3 ft tall armored dwarfies?

[6/26/2012 6:58:51 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: Hehe

[6/26/2012 6:58:51 PM] Dalek348: out only weapon is a shovel

[6/26/2012 6:59:03 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: Haha! Do Orcs raid you often?

[6/26/2012 6:59:07 PM] Dalek348: I like to do funny emotes like *brandishes his rather lethal looking shovel

[6/26/2012 6:59:10 PM] Thu'um [LoTC]: lol

[6/26/2012 6:59:11 PM] Dalek348: Nah, they stay away

[Austin 697]

I went to Vale once on my Prince William character, gotta say it was absolutely fantastic. I still have to get those buckets for Dalek :P.

Usually Orcs stay away, RP reason is we don't fit in the boat, OOC it's because Halflings don't have many players and we don't want to ruin their fun by slaughtering them.

[Dalek348 1962]

I tested out a temporary Halfling character today, and I wasn't intending in keeping him. I am now, the RP is something unique.

Great, recently The Vale has been full of life, I hope it stays that way. :]

I must say this man is infatuated with Halflings.

You would be if you had realised how awesome they are to play. :D

I went to Vale once on my Prince William character, gotta say it was absolutely fantastic. I still have to get those buckets for Dalek :P.

Usually Orcs stay away, RP reason is we don't fit in the boat, OOC it's because Halflings don't have many players and we don't want to ruin their fun by slaughtering them.

That was indeed fun, the way I walked out of my burrow and you seemed to fall out of the sky. Wish you could have stayed longer, was prepared to tell a few stories. And that's very considerate of your Orcs, though in a fight I'm sure our shovels and fishing rods would prevail. Not to mention the River Monster. ;]

[Thu'um 530]

Due to the quality of this guide, it deserves to be pinned in this section so new players can perhaps see a glimpse of another culture / subrace that awaits for them~

[Lym 849]

I just caught a glimpse of that soon to be ruled by Mogroka/Godfrey and his oh so mighty Oren Empire beautiful landscape. Gotta love Halflings <3

[Austin 697]

That was indeed fun, the way I walked out of my burrow and you seemed to fall out of the sky. Wish you could have stayed longer, was prepared to tell a few stories. And that's very considerate of your Orcs, though in a fight I'm sure our shovels and fishing rods would prevail. Not to mention the River Monster. ;]

Mhmm, I wanted to stay longer too but I had OOC stuff to do unfortunately.

[someguy45187 29]

They sound interesting, however, I'm stuck as Kharajyr 'til I get VIP. Will be sure to join the fun when I can!

[Lirinya 4021]

@Dwarf

Actually you can have a complete reset when ever, but this means stats also.

Halflings are one of my favorite races. They're essentially farmer, country bumpkins (fits me quite well, then). One thing I love about playing a Halfling is the dialogue. The accents I give my halflings are all 'farmerish' and it often confuses people.

They're nothing like humans or dwarfs, they're a unique subrace and I love them. I would like to see more halflings who are lore aware and enjoy the culture, rather than have the want to adapt else where. Having the Vale full of halflings who enjoy their lore, would be amazing.

Thankyou, Dalek!

[Eledyr 85]

you know what, I am going to make a halfling character who knows perhaps I might even start making him my main character.

[V0idsoldier 1139]

You truly made this guide look wonderful and enchanting, though I seem to only have one problem. Just as with the humans, this role play seems truly one sided. Many people, like myself, cant stand one sided role play. It is too "Boring" if you will. I feel as if there is quite literally no conflict. I have not played as a Halfling yet, and never truly planned on it, this is merely my opinion. As with much of Asulon, there seems to be literally little to no conflict. Not many people can do that kind of one sided rp. Correct me if I am wrong~.

[bungo 3965]

That was indeed fun, the way I walked out of my burrow and you seemed to fall out of the sky. Wish you could have stayed longer, was prepared to tell a few stories. And that's very considerate of your Orcs, though in a fight I'm sure our shovels and fishing rods would prevail. Not to mention the River Monster.

Honestly, those shovels are the one things Orcs are afraid of, that and you get lost underneath us and we won't be able to see you.

[LaCabra (Soda) 1519]

Different RP doesn't mean bad RP. One sided? My Halfling is a bit of a pyromaniac. I think people say it is one sided because it's different and usually less violent. I've played nearly every race, and I have to say that Halfling is where I belong.

[Watyll 1104]

Played as a halfling for the fist time today!^this guy burnt my eyebrow off but I loved every bit of the rp!