Editing Category:Demi-Human Races (section)

==General Racial Attitudes Towards Others==

In a recent survey on racial attitudes, the inhabitants of Flanaess were asked the question, ''''"On a scale from 1 - 10, where 1 is the lowest ranking and 10 is the highest ranking, how highly do you rank your fellow inhabitants of Flanaess?"''''  Based on survey size, results are accurate within a margin of 0.001% error 19.75 times out of 20.  Human sampling includes subgroups from every country in Flanaess. Each demi-human race considered without subgroupings.

'''Racial Preferences: A Numerical General Overview'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 width="100%"
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Player Races''' 
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Dwarven''' 
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Elven''' 
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Gnome''' 
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Half-Elven''' 
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Hobbit/Halfling''' 
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Half-Orc''' 
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Human''' 
|- 
| '''Dwarven'''
| style="background: purple; color: gold" | 10
| style="background: silver; color: black" | 9
| style="background: silver; color: black" | 9
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 4 (Stouts +3)
| style="background: red; color: yellow" | 0
| style="background: beige; color: black" | 3
|-
| '''Elven'''
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: purple; color: gold" | 10
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 4 
| style="background: orange; color: black" | 1
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 4 (Tallfellows +1)
| style="background: red; color: yellow" | 0
| style="background: beige; color: black" | 3
|-
| '''Gnome'''
| style="background: silver; color: black" | 9 
| style="background: beige; color: black" | 3
| style="background: purple; color: gold" | 10
| style="background: silver; color: black" | 9
| style="background: silver; color: black" | 9
| style="background: red; color: yellow" | 0
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
|-
| '''Half-Elven'''
| style="background: beige; color: black" | 3
| style="background: beige; color: black" | 2
| style="background: silver; color: black" | 8
| style="background: purple; color: gold" | 10
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: orange; color: black" | 1
| style="background: silver; color: black" | 9 
|-
| '''Hobbit/Halfling'''
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: purple; color: gold" | 10
| style="background: red; color: yellow" | 0
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
|-
| '''Human'''
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 6
| style="background: beige; color: black" | 3
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 6
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 4
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | 7
| style="background: red; color: yellow" | 0
| 10 to 2
|-
|}

'''Racial Preferences: A 1-10 Scaled View'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 width="100%"
| style="background: purple; color: gold" | '''Prefered'''
| style="background: silver; color: black" | '''Goodwill'''
| style="background: darkblue; color: white" | '''Tolerated and Accepted'''
| style="background: beige; color: black" | '''Neutral but Suspicious'''
| style="background: orange; color: black" | '''Antipathy'''
| style="background: red; color: yellow" | '''Hostile'''
|-
| 10
| 8-9
| 4-7
| 2-3
| 1
| 0
|-
| Open, Welcoming and Relaxed
| Peaceable,and Friendly
| Indifferent and Impartial
| Careful, Guarded, Distrusting
| Closed; Strong Dislike 
| Hatred, Rancorous 
|-
|}



To accentuate that the term "Halfling" is actually offensive, D&D Halflings are referred to as Hobbits (above). The term "Halfling" is derogatory and applies to any mixed race. Hobbits accept the appellation. Halflings and "half-breeds" prefer to be identified with one race or the other but would rather not be called half-anything. For medieval thinking this is not a racist/nationalist attitude but a puritanical one. It is unappreciated by any person being labelled but it is common practice and not considered impolite by the standards of the time. It is uncommon courtesy to refrain from such labels, however, and will be instantly recognised and appreciated. 

A half-elf may declare him or herself to be Human and try to hide his or her Elven parentage. Note, however, it would be harder for a half-breed to hide in a Demi-human community. 

Hobbits have accepted the term "halfling" for their race name without harbouring a grudge on the one (typically a Human) who uses it to refer to a Hobbit. The Hobbit attitude in this regard is to inwardly condescend to the offender regarding such a person to be uneducated and uncouth.

Races that are Hostle to each other will attack on sight or otherwise seek the other's destruction.