Originally Posted by RagnarokCzD
Originally Posted by Brewman
Well in that case we could also demand that Astarion and SH also get reactions to their race, but they barely get any.
Yes we can ...
And yes, we did ...

The problem here is that Shadowheart is Half-Elf ... and as far as i know, Half-Elves are usualy described as "welcomed everywhere, dont really belong anywhere" ... thats not much to build uppon, but if we meet some Half-Elves comunity, i would definietly expect them to react on her herritage.
As for Astarion, that is kinda hard, bcs even tho Elvish society is described as "holding together tight" ... he is not exactly Elf anymore, is he? I mean, i know that most people in this setting would never ever expect to meet a Vampire during daylight, but still ... it should be clear on first sight that there is "something off about him".

Anyway, i know for sure that there was some mentions in the past that if our Tav is Elf, dialogue with Kagha at least should recognize that, since as said abowe Elves tend to "stick together" ... so im quite sure simmilar (even tho possibly loosened a bit) rule should include Astarion, if we play as him. wink

It's also worth pointing out that Shadowheart has amnesia. She doesn't remember her past, so really her being a half elf is of course going to be secondary to her being a cleric of Shar.

Originally Posted by RagnarokCzD
Originally Posted by Brewman
Laezel is basically only getting reacttions because the githyanki are not as normalized as other aces are.
Yes, but that is the point ... isnt it?
Lae'zel is something exotic, rare, even unknown to most commoneers ... and therefore she is reffered as such.
Half-Elves, or Elves are ... well, maybe not exactly common, but certainly much better known than Githyanki ... hells, even Lizardfolk, Dragonborn, Tabaxi, Leonin, or Tortle should be more commonly known than Githyanki. laugh

Also it's worth pointing out that elves are one of the oldest fantasy races, period. We as the audience all pretty much get elves. We know their deal and what to expect with them. We have no context for Githyanki, so of course they're gonna be weirder and people are gonna be treating them as weirder. It's not about quantity of weird, it's about the fact we the audience are so familiar with them and unless you make an effort to spice them up, which d&d doesn't seem inclined to do since they are purposefully going for a more archetypal approach with them, it's hard to capture that old fashioned wonder.