Tel-Amhothlan

Because who says elf-orc breeding can't make something better?

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Mind you, being pretty on the outside doesn't mean she can't be twisted on the inside.

It's long been a subject of curiosity amongst the Dungeons & Dragons crowd on /tg/: if elves and orcs can both successfully interbreed with humans and produce fully viable halfbreed spawn, then what happens if you mate elf and orc? After all, in Tolkien, orcs were just corrupted elves.

Well, in most D&D official media, the official answer is "nothing happens, it doesn't work, it just doesn't, trust us, okay?"

Kingdoms of Kalamar isn't your typical D&D setting. Alongside other unconventional hybrids like the Half-Gnoll, Half-Dwarf and Half-Gnome, we have the Tel-Amhothlan, a hybrid of elf and orc also known as the "Guruk-vra" amonst their orcish kindred.

As per the typical half-orc, a Tel-Amhothlan is usually born of rape, though in a rarity, male elves are also known to be raped by female orcs to produce more of these hybrids. For the most part, tel-amhothlans look just like ordinary half-orcs; only their leaner build, elf-like ears and larger eyes give them away, which is why the race's existence hasn't been noticed by most every other race in the world. Personality-wise, tel-amhothlans are described as inheriting the strongest mental traits of both progenitor races, which makes them more dangerous than either, as this marries elven creativity and curiosity with orcish greed and violence. A tel-amhothlan is described as the kind of sadist who'd set a farmhouse on fire in the middle of the night to see if the sleeping people within will wake up and escape.

Ironically, despite the elven hatred of orcs, the respect for their own bloodline means elves aren't violently opposed to the existence of tel-amhothlans. Of course, this doesn't mean that they like them, just that their kinship is acknowledged; a tel-amhothlan born in elven communities isn't normally killed at birth, and when they meet, elves treat them like distant relatives - politely and with courtesy, but with no real sense of friendship.

+2 Dexterity, -2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma

Medium

Base Speed 30 feet

Low-Light Vision

Orc Blood: Treat as an Orc for all racial effects keying off of race

+1 racial bonus on saves against Enchantment school spells and spell-like abilities

+1 racial bonus on Listen, Spot and Search checks

Favored Class: Fighter