#ngl i don't think i'm going to post more of Fransil

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I read all of Dungeon Meshi a while ago, and wanted to explore the idea of a mixed race Elf/Half-Foot. As far as I'm aware, Marcille is the only mixed race character we see heavily explored?

In terms of age, what we know is that crosses between long-lived races and short-lived races will have lifespans exceeding both parents, with Marcille estimated to live around 1,000 years. They also mature at an unstable rate, and are unable to have children. Elves reach maturity at around 80, and Tallmen at 15. Marcille was revealed to be 50 recently, meaning despite having an initially delayed growth, she reached maturity (or teenage equivalent) faster than a pure blooded Elf.

For simplicity's sake, because the lifespans of Half-Foots and Tallmen are extremely close, I'm going to assume that a mixed blood Half-Foot / Elf will have the same life expectancy of around 800-1,000 years depending.

For height, the average height of female Half-Foots is 3'1", and the average height for female Elves is 4'11". Males are 3'3" and 5'1" respectively. I think Fransil, being an Elf / Half-Foot, would likely be around 3'9". For those familiar with The Adventurer's Bible or Daydream Hours (most of you if you're on tumblr) you'll know Chilchuck is exceedingly tall for a Half-Foot at 3'7". On the other hand, Otta is a fully grown Elf who is only 4'3", with those extremes in mind, I think it's reasonable to place a mixed race individual at slightly taller than the average height for Half-Foots, given how short Elves can go.

For magic-use, it's been shown that Half-Foots don't have a lot of mana (Marcille ran out of mana after one explosion during the changling arc) so despite having one parent with a high concentration of mana, I feel like prolonged use of magic would not be feasible, and Fransil would rely more on the skills Half-Foots tend to excel in, such as trap-detection.

As for names, Fransil has aspects of names from both heritages! Half-Foots have their first and last name given to them at birth, and their surname is their father's firstname with "s" or "z" added to it (if this doesn't make sense, the wiki explains it better) so Fransil's first name is "Fran" and her second is "sil". For the Elven side, admittedly I'm only aware that Marcille's Elven side of the family is implied to be Italian, so I chose "Fran" as a first name given the number of Italian names like Francesca and Francis that include "Fran" in them.

Elves are adept at identifying mixed-blood Elves but other races aren't so skilled, hence why Marcille having a Tallman father was a surprise to her party. Half-Foots are often mistaken for Tallmen children, but with a Elf / Half-Foot, other races would mistake them for a Elven child. Assuming Fransil matured at an early 50 years by Elven standards, many Elves could recognize her as a mixed-blood Elf, but assume the short-lived parent was a Tallmen and she's still a child by all standards. I think this route is a bit funnier than having Elves just recognize her as an Elf / Half-Foot immediately, as it leaves room for some funny misunderstandings.

Ha, that was a wall of text! I think I'm more invested in the world-building of Dungeon Meshi than I am with the OC herself. If anyone has other thoughts on possibilites, headcannons etc for mixed race Dungeon Meshi characters, please let me know!