Category:Races and Cultures

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PC Races

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At character creation, player characters may choose any of the thirteen playable races:

For the effects of a character's race, see the list of race modifiers.

Once a race has been chosen, a character may additionally choose a culture, which indicates the shared background of various population groups. Some cultures are specific to the chosen race, while others may be available to multiple races due to a common history. Culture may affect the languages that the character knows, but does not have other repercussions on game mechanics.

NPC Races

There are many other races that inhabit Elanthia. While player characters may not choose any of these as their background, they can appear as NPCs.

Terrestrial - Independent

Terrestrial - The Grimswarm

Subterranean

Aquatic

Extraplanar

Resources

Subcategories

This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.

 

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Pages in category "Races and Cultures"

The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total.