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          RACES:

     This is a list of the Races allowed to Player Characters in the Known World, including any restrictions placed on the Races.

HUMANS
     The Human Race is by far the largest of the Races in the Known World. Humans rule all of the Countries, save one, and their cities can be found across the entire Known World. They remain unchanged from the Player’s Handbook.

DWARVES
No one has seen a Dwarf for centuries; they retreated from the world of Man shortly after the Dark War. Their influence is still evident across the Known World, though. Dwarven hands built many of the great Human cities and the cunning adventurer can still find magical artifacts built by their Artificers. It is unknown what happened to the Dwarves. Rumors abound of a great Dwarven civilization built underground where they remain to this day. No proof of this can be found though. Dwarves remain unchanged from the Player’s Handbook.

ELVES
What was once the most powerful Race in the Known World is now a small remnant of a once proud culture. Most Elves remain hidden in the forests of Glenfaddich, content to let the Humans do to themselves as they wish. They are creatures of magic, able to wield the flows of “The Gift” without aid of books or scrolls. They are at one with nature and have a strong bond with GAI, “The Earthmother.” Elves in the Known World are no longer automatically proficient in the Longsword and Rapier, instead they are proficient in the Elvish Longdagger. See WEAPONS to learn more about the Elvish Longdagger. Their favored class becomes Ranger.

GNOMES
Gnomes do not exist in the Known World.

HALF-ELVES
Half-Elves are extremely rare in the Known World, still they exist. Many Humans admire the alien beauty of Elves and some Elves find Human passion very attractive. Occasionally members of the two Races consort and produce offspring. Unfortunately Half-Elves are more commonly the result of violence. In the ongoing war between Calaran and Glenfaddich, atrocities have been known to happen, this is where most Half-Elves come from. Because of this, life can be very hard for Half-Elves, they often find themselves on the outskirts of civilization, accepted by neither race. Half-Elves remain unchanged from the Player’s Handbook.

HALF-HOBGOBLINS
The Goblinoid tribes in the North are abundant with Hobgoblins being the most prolific of the Goblinoid races. Half-Hobgoblins are always the result of violence. Racial hatred on both sides often result in Half-Hobgoblins being killed at birth. Still, the rare Half-Hobgoblin does exist. Half-Hobgoblins are identical to Half-Orcs in the Player’s Handbook.

HALFLINGS
Halflings do not exist in the Known World.

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