Half-Al Bhed The product of a union between an Al Bhed & a Hume, a Half-Al Bhed is a rare hybrid due to the

animosity felt between the Al Bhed & the Yevonites. Forever caught between two worlds, they must often forge their own path in life, & as such tend to be independent, possessing a quiet inner strength. Personality Much like their Hume & Al Bhed parents, Half-Al Bhed are mostly flexible & optimistic, despite the pressures of being sired by two races that have such poor relations. They do tend to grow quiet & reserved, though, preferring to wait until the right moment to speak their mind. This diplomatic streak affords them well, as does their gift for the medicinal arts, for they often make excellent healers, able to cure the ill & hopefully earn the respect of Hume & Al Bhed alike. Physical Description Like Humes & Al Bhed, the Half-Al Bhed average 5-6 tall & typically weigh around 130-180 pounds, with the females being significantly shorter & lighter. They appear almost entirely like a Hume, usually only distinguished by their differently-colored eyes (a condition known as heterochromia), one of which is always green. Other than that, they have the same wide range of skin tone as Humes, although they often (but not always) have the blonde hair of the Al Bhed. Relations As the dealings between the Humes & the Al Bhed are tense at best, their combined offspring are often rejected by both parents as resembling the others race. Most other races would mistake them for Humes anyway, so a Half-Al Bhed is rarely inclined to correct them on the point. Masquerading as a full-blooded Hume can be seen as offending both parents, so some half-breeds go to lengths to cover their tracks or avoid the issue entirely. Alignment The few Half-Al Bhed on Spira are just as diverse in their disposition as their parent races, & so may be of any alignment. In fact, they have even less a leaning toward Chaos than the Al Bhed, although they do retain the slight inclination to Good. As they often wish to be apart of a group, they commonly adopt the average alignment of their peer group. Half-Al Bhed Lands These half-breed have even less of a homeland than the full-blooded Al Bhed, & so Home is no real home for them. With no place of their own, Half-Al Bhed fit into Spiran society where they can, mostly living in the Hume settlements, including Besaid & Bevelle. Because of this, as well as their extremely low numbers, they almost never meet another like themselves, & thus have no racial identity. Religion The beliefs of a Half-Al Bhed usually reflect the people among which they were raised. If they were reared in the midst of Humes, then they almost always end up being Yevonites. If they instead grow up with Al Bhed, then they tend heavily toward rejecting Yevon. As many of them wish to belong to some group or another, they only rarely (if ever) deny the religion of their peers. Language Half-Al Bhed almost invariably speak Common, although many of them although speak Al Bhed. Some of them use Al Bhed as their primary language, but they will almost always know Common, as well. Because of this propensity for languages, some of the wittiest half-breeds speak Guado, Ronso, or even Hypello, too. Names Half-Al Bhed children are either given Hume names (if raised among Hume) or Al Bhed names (if raised among Al Bhed). Adventurers A Half-Al Bhed would go on an adventure for all the same reasons that a Hume or an Al Bhed would. They could join (or even start) a pilgrimage, they could work to oppose the Church of Yevon, or they could travel across Spira seeking ancient machina. Half-breeds seem to be drawn to adventure as a means of gaining the respect & independence that commonly elude them due to their heritage.

Racial Traits Medium: As Medium creatures, Half-Al Bhed have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size Humanoid traits Al Bhed Blood: For all effects related to race, a Half-Al Bhed is considered an Al Bhed Half-Al Bhed base land speed is 30 -2 Strength, +2 Dexterity 4 extra skill points at 1st level & 1 extra skill point at each additional level +2 racial bonus on Heal & Use Magic Device checks +8 racial bonus on Disguise checks when masquerading as a Hume Automatic Language: Al Bhed Bonus Languages: Common Favored Class: Summoner