Dwarves are known for their skill in warfare, their ability to withstand physical and magical punishment, their knowledge of the earth's secrets, their hard work and their capacity for drinking ale. Their mysterious kingdoms, carved out from the insides of mountains, are renowned for the marvelous treasures that they produce as gifts or for trade.

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Half-elves are those born to one human and one elf parent or two half-elf parents. They share human and elf blood, and while they are usually born from a loving relationship, there are some born through instances of drunken revelry or rape. Due to their mixed blood, half-elves are not considered elves nor humans, which can be seen in their elongated but rounded ears or their slightly thinner frames than those of humans, though many half-elves versed in disguises can make themselves appear as either human or elf.

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Drow and elves are so similar that many speculate they were once the same race, though no historical evidence has been found to support this. Furthermore, there have never been any reports of a half-drow, half-elf child, discouraging the idea that the two can even bear offspring with one another; however, others point out that there are no half-moon elf, half-sun elf children either: the offspring of such a union resembles a full-blooded moon elf, sun elf, wood elf, or wild elf. Regardless of whether or not drow were once elves, however, it is known that new drow children come from one of two unions: a full-blooded drow is born from two drow parents, and a half-blooded drow is the product of a drow and human pairing or two half-drow.

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The origins of elves are unclear, with most having forgotten them long ago. Various ideas still persist, and some people even believe elves originated from a different plane of existence, but no theory has actual proof. What is known, though, is that elves currently come from other elves, as one would expect, and they come in four specific types: the bluish-toned moon elves; the coppery-skinned wood elves; the darker complexioned wild elves, and the bronze-colored sun elves. The specific sub-race a newborn falls into is often, but not necessarily, dependent on the parents; elves are born of the sub-race that closest matches their personalities, which usually is akin to at least one parent but need not be. Elven personalities, it should be noted, rarely—-indeed virtually never—-change drastically due to the tenacity inherent in having such a long lifespan, so it is undocumented as to whether drastic personality shifts could alter a race; theorists say no.