Heh. Noctural creatures. Sounds like a good way to keep them in bed. As long as they are harmless. :D Fighting would be punished if done outside of training, and there would be a strict schedule. But there should be some nice things for the orphans as well. Things like a bath, soft beds, time to play, and some time with massage therapy. They will need that last one if they are going to be fighting and exercising a lot at a young age. 

We can have them train to be mages, if that is what they want to do. But what I meant was that Harry Potter was a human who just happened to be born with magic powers. He was still human. I get your point, though. 

Well, how about our halflings be like what you said, without hairy feet and who can use footwear but hate doing so and won't do it unless they have to go into town for some reason. Perhaps the children who dress in more could use shorts and sleeveless shirts, as opposed to what the dracons and kobolds and the like use.