Changes: Quarter-elf

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	Or an elf, or even half-elf. You even consider quarter-elves inferior—
- Elf present at Bleobheris to human attendees, pg. 20 Blood of Elves (U.K. edition)

Quarter-elf, or the rarely used term quadroon, are terms used on the Continent to refer to one who has a quarter elven blood, being born of one human and one half-elf or two quarter-elves.^[3] Only those pickiest about race consider them nonhuman.^[4]

In spite of wars, humans and elves formed mixed relations together for centuries, only for humans to condemn them in the 1230s. This resulted in wider persecution^[3] and made quarter-elves targets of the same racial slurs as others of Aen Seidhe origin.^[5]

Notable quarter-elves

For a complete list of known quarter-elves, see Category:Quarter-elves.

Trivia

In Polish, aside from "ćwierćelf" (literally "quarter-elf"), Sapkowski sometimes uses the word "kwarteron", which translates as "quadroon", a word lifted from actual history, part of a hypodescent vocabulary developed to distinguish levels of either African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry, which is now considered offensive. However, likely because of the real-world connotations, the word was left out of the English translation of the books by David French. The term "quadroon" was also sometimes used in the English products from CD PROJEKT RED's The Witcher franchise.

Footnotes

↑ Adela was confirmed by the mages to be Falka's daughter, but this information was never brought to public.

References

[6] Adela was confirmed by the mages to be Falka's daughter, but this information was never brought to public.

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-In the world of ''The Witcher'', the term '''quadroon''' refers to a person who has one quarter [[Elf|elven]] blood (whose parents are either one [[human]] and one [[half-elf]], or two quadroons). Only the pickiest about race consider them [[nonhuman]].
+|aka = Quadroon<ref name="tw3">{{Tw3}}</ref><ref name="gwent">{{Gwent}}</ref>
-==Notable quadroons==
+|languages = [[Common Speech]]
-* [[Yennefer]] of [[Vengerberg]]
+|locations = Across the [[Northern Kingdoms]] and the [[Nilfgaardian Empire]]
-* [[Goidemar]]
+|skin_color = Varies
-* [[Falka]]
+|hair_color = Varies
-* [[Fiona]] or [[Adela]]<ref>Later information dug up by [[Jacob Fenn|Fenn]] would suggest that Fiona was actually Falka's daughter, not [[Riannon]]'s. In this case, that means Adela would be 3/8ths elf while Fiona would be (at least) 1/8th.</ref>
+|eye_color = Varies, often inherited from elven ancestors
-* [[Amavet]] (see previous item)
+}}
-* [[Vestibor]]
+{{Quote|text =Or an elf, or even half-elf. You even consider quarter-elves inferior—|citation = Elf present at [[Bleobheris]] to human attendees, pg. 20 {{BoE}} (U.K. edition)}}
-* [[Berengaria Thyssen]]
+'''Quarter-elf''', or the rarely used term '''quadroon''', are terms used on the [[Continent]] to refer to one who has a quarter [[Elf|elven]] blood, being born of one [[human]] and one [[half-elf]] or two quarter-elves.<ref name="boe">{{BoE}}</ref> Only those pickiest about [[race]] consider them [[nonhuman]].<ref name="sesb">{{SESB}}</ref>
+In spite of wars, humans and elves formed mixed relations together for centuries, only for humans to condemn them in the {{Year|year=1230|canon=yes}}s. This resulted in wider persecution<ref name="boe"/> and made quarter-elves targets of the same racial slurs as others of [[Aen Seidhe]] origin.<ref name="sod">{{SoD}}</ref>
+==Notable quarter-elves==
+{{For|For = a complete list of known quarter-elves|see = Category:Quarter-elves}}
+* [[Amavet]]
+* [[Anton de Creigiau the Younger]]
 * [[Edmund Thyssen]]
+* [[Falka]]
+* [[Fiona]]<ref group="N">[[Adela]] was confirmed by the [[mage]]s to be [[Falka]]'s daughter, but this information was never brought to public.</ref>
+* [[Goidemar]]
+* [[Leticia Charbonneau]]
 * [[Ramona Thyssen]]
+* [[Vestibor]]
+* [[Yennefer of Vengerberg|Yennefer]]
+== Trivia ==
+*In Polish, aside from "ćwierćelf" (literally "quarter-elf"), Sapkowski sometimes uses the word "kwarteron", which translates as "[[Wikipedia:Quadroon|quadroon]]", a word lifted from actual history, part of a [[wikipedia:hypodescent|hypodescent]] vocabulary developed to distinguish levels of either African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry, which is now considered offensive. However, likely because of the real-world connotations, the word was left out of the English translation of the books by [[David French]]. The term "quadroon" was also sometimes used in the English products from {{Series|series=cdpr}}.
-==Trivia==
+== Footnotes ==
+<references group="N"/>
-*This term is lifted from actual history, part of a [[wikipedia:hypodescent|hypodescent]] vocabulary developed to distinguish levels of either African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry, which is now considered offensive.
-== Notes ==
+== References ==
 <references />
-[[de:Kategorie:Rassen]]
 [[fr:Quart-elfe]]
 [[it:Quarteroni]]
-[[pl:Kwarteron]]
+[[pl:Ćwierćelf]]
+[[ru:Квартерон]]
-[[Category:Quadroons| ]]
+[[cs:Kvarteron]]
+[[es:Cuarterón]]
+[[Category:Quarter-elves| ]]
 [[Category:Races]]
+[[Category:Humans]]