Half-Elf



Obsidian has confirmed that the Half-elf race will be included in NWN2.

Half-elves have the curiosity and ambition of their human parent, with the refined senses and love of nature of their elven parent, though they are outsiders among both cultures. To humans, half-elves look like elves. To elves, they look like humans. Half-elves are paler, fairer, and smoother-skinned than their human parents, but their actual skin tones and other details vary just as human features do. Half-elves tend to have green, elven eyes. They live to about 180.

Race features
Size: Medium

Favored Class: Any. When determining whether a multiclass half-elf takes an experience point penalty, her highest-level class does not count.

Land speed: 30 feet

Race Bonuses

 * Immunity to sleep spells and similar magical effects, and a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells or effects.
 * Low-Light Vision: A half-elf can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. She retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
 * +1 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks.
 * +2 racial bonus on Diplomacy and Gather Information checks.
 * Elven Blood: For all effects related to race, a half-elf is considered an elf.

Languages

 * Automatic Languages: Common and Elven


 * Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic)

Pre-release notes
NWN did not include languages, so it's possible that NWN2 might exclude languages for the same reasons.