This is what the People at Valar have to say on the relationships of the base races. not that with this i am not trying to limit how you RP your relations with your characters. this is just something that i found amusing.
Dwarves
"love is like stone"
Dwarves tend toward homospecies, heterosexuality, and monogomy. They usually choose one dwarf of the opposite sex and bond for life. Marriage is respected in the dwarven communities and held as a sacred vow. The community elders arrange most marriages. Love is an emotion dutifully cultivated within marriage. it does not come easily and requires much skill and shaping
Elves
"Love is like summer"
Elves enjpy life and love. They tend to share themselves sexually and emotionally with the elves, half-elves, and humans of either gender. Their sexual relationsips tend to be extensions of deep friendship. Sex is a form of sharing between two persons. the sexual aspect of the relationship tends to be transitory, lasting from a single encounter of a few hours to and ongoing affiliation of a few decades, both relatively short periods in an elf's long life. The friendships tend to last much longer.
The traditional concept of marriage, swearing to spend ones life with just one person, amuses elves who often cant understand why one would willingly repress himself or herself in such a manner. Elves as a species view the concept of eternal love as one of the greatest hoaxes of the universe.
(this is the elven view from the Book of Erotic fantasy there are others....
http://www.myth-drannor.net/DlabraddathNet/z-Cormanthyr/elves.htm#mental)
Gnome
"Loves is a toy."
Gnomes tend toward homospecies, and bisexuality. They like to have fun in a relationship and also view the concept of traditional marriage as a joke. Most gnomes tend to have many wives and husbands, although most stick to two "primaries" in order to avoid too much confusion.
Half-Elves
"Love is awkward'
Becuase of their heritage of both elf and human many half-elves tend to grow up confused and are prone to living lives of celibacy. They generally tend to adapt to the society in which they live. If they grew up in an elven community they tend to view love, sexuality and marriage as the elves do. If they grew up in a human community then they tend toward the human norms of marriage, sexuality, and love.
Half-Orc
"Love is sex"
Half-Orcs have a much easier time than half-elves. The tend to be able to keep up with their peers in either society in which they live. Half-orcs, because if their brutish nature, dont believe in the concept of love. They tend instead toward and emotionless single sexual encounter and then all is done and over with.If raised in a human community some half-orcs can find a partner that will overlook their apperance and will supress their feral inclinations for that person.
Halfling
"Love is sharing"
Community is central to life in halfling society. Love and acceptance flourish. they frequently copulate with others they merely like, or enjoy the company of. Halflings reach sexual maturity between 18-25 years, often culminating in a massive party in which the youth is set up with a willing partner, chosen by the rest of the clan. Like gnomes, halflings tend to group marriages and are very sexual open.
Humans
"Love is......"
Humans are the most diverse of all other humanoids. All forms of love and sexuality are common. Human society though tends to be very restrictive. Depending on the culture the taboos may become a big problem.
For those that are interested there is a table for chance of pregnancy
Celestial 100%
fiend 100%
Dwarf 10%
Elf 5%
Gnome 15%
Halfling 20%
Human 20%
(taken from the Book of Erotic Fantasy, publiched by Valar Project inc. and writen by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel and Duncan Scott.)
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