If you have chosen a race other than Human, this page lists the various other races of the Realms.

By far, it is not all inclusive. A very brief description is given for each race or subrace. If you wish to know more about ability modifiers and special racial features, please ask me. In addition, contact me if you want to find out about bonus languages, bonus equipment and/or regional feats.

As with human ethnic groups, certain sub-races will be more common (their rarity is indicated in their description). Again, it is important to come up with a good character history to support your choice.

Finally, it is important to remember that some sub-races and races have Effective Character Levels (ECLs) and/or Racial Hit Dice. ECLs help balance out a character who might have supernatural abilites or special features due to their race. Depending on where the party's level is at, some races (particularily those with high ECLs and/or Racial Hit Dice) might not be appropriate.

Tel'Quessir (Elves)

1. Ar (Sun) - Sun Elves are a deliberate and patient sub-race. The greatly enjoy magic and tend to be arrogant. They have bronze skin and golden, copper or black hair. Eyes are green or gold.

2. Teu (Moon) - More impulsive than other elves, Moon Elves also tend to be more sociable and friendly with other races. They have fair skin tinged with blue and hair color is silver-white, black or blue. Eyes are blue or green with gold flecks.

3. Sy (Wood) - The most numerous of Faeruns elves, Wood Elves are calm and have a great love for the woods. They like to hunt. Their skin is coppery and tinged with green. Hair is usually black and they ten to have brown, green or hazel eyes.

4. Or (Wild) - Wild Elves do not trust others and are very reclusive. They value the martial arts. They tend to be more stocky, have dark brown skin and they have light brown to black hair and eyes.

5. Ssri (Dark) - Drow society tends to be evil and matriarchal. Sensitive to sunlight, they make their homes underground. However, some good Drow live on the surface. They have shiny black skin and stark white or pale yellow hair. Eyes tend to be red.

6. Mithral (Star) - Very rare in Faerun, the Star Elves hail from Yuirwood in Aglarond. They are cautious and aloof. Recently arrived from another plane, they have little understanding of other races. They look like Moon Elves but with gold or red hair.

7. Alu (Aquatic) - Aquatic Elves inhabit the seas surrounding Faerun. They are skittish and have a strong sense of community. Skin and hair are in various shades of blue & green with patches & stripes of white or brown. Eye color varies widely.

8. Aril (Avariel) - "Winged Elves," these people are free spirits who enjoy flight. They can be rude to land dwellers. Pretty rare in the Realms, they have fair skin and silver white or black hair. Their large eyes are usually bright blue or green.

9. Jin (Zakharan) - Extremely rare in Faerun, they come from Zakhara (where tolerance of other races is better). An arid clime and semi-nomadic lifestyle make them more active during the night. Pale-skinned, dark-haired, & green eyes.

The Stout Folk (Dwarves)

1. Inugaaklikurit (Arctic) - These people live in the northernmost regions of Faerun. They have little in common with other dwarves, but tend to be friendly. Normally fair skinned, they like to be sunburned. They have curly white hair.

2. Ae (Gold) - Interested in honor and wealth, the Gold Dwarves tend to come from the Great Rift in southern Faerun. Bloodline is important. They have light brown skin, dark or gray hair and brown or hazel eyes.

3. Duergar (Gray) - These dwarves usually have a bitter attitude. Generally scorned by other races, the Gray Dwarves typically live in the Underdark. Usually bald, they have gray skin and dull black eyes.

4. Barak (Shield) - Probably the most encountered dwarf, Shield Dwarves can be found in various areas throughout northern Faerun. Despite being dour, they usually get along with other races. They have fair skin and green or blue eyes. Hair is light brown to red.

5. Urdunnir (Orecutter) - "The Children of Dumathoin" is another name for the Urdunnir. They have a remarkable aptitude with stone and ore and a deep respect for nature. Skin is light gray and hair tends to be gray. They have silver eyes.

6. dur Authalar (Wild) - Prefer to be called "Wild Dwarves" by outsiders, they live in the jungles of Chult and tend to have a primordial attitude. Tattoos are common on their dark-skins. Eyes and hair are dark brown.

7. Korobokuru (Kara-Tur) - They come from the many countries of Kara-Tur, but are very rare in Faerun - usually found in the Shou-towns. Korobokuru tend to be insular and have a "wild" look. Like the Shou, skin tends to be yellowish and hair is usually dark.

8. Dervak (Zakharan) - Like Zakharan Elves, these dwarves are used to a higher degree of racial tolerance. In their native land, they are proficient at finding water sources. Extremely rare in Faerun, they tend to have darker hair and skin colors.

9. Desert (Maztican) - Related to Shield Dwarves - who tunneled under the ocean and now live in the desert north of Maztica. They look like Shield Dwarves (albeit more tan), but, culturally, are similar to Zakharan Dwarves. Extremely rare in Faerun.

The Forgotten Folk (Gnomes)

1. Svirfneblin (Deep) - These people live deep underground. Often thought as evil (like the drow and duergar), they are actually friendly. They have brownish-gray skin, dark gray eyes, and women have gray hair.

2. Forest - As their name implies, these gnomes usually dwell in forested areas. They tend to be quiet & shy and enjoy the illusionary magic arts. Smaller than other gnomes, there is the color of bark, hair is dark (white with age) and eyes are brown.

3. Rock - The most commonly encountered sub-race, Rock Gnomes are dedicated workers. They like gemwork and make fine artisans. Bards are common. Skin color is in various shades of brown and their hair is usually white.

4. Neb'linar (Zakharan) - Physically, these gnomes look a lot like Rock Gnomes. Greatly valued in Zakharan society, Zakharan Gnomes make good merchants. A little more common than Zakharan Dwarves and Elves in southern Faerun (but still very rare).

Hin (Halfling)

1. Ghostwise - Elusive and scarcer than other Hin, the Ghostwise are usually found in the Chondalwood. They have strong families, natural telepathy, and a deep love of nature. They have dark brown hair and males have some facial hair. Skin is a pale tan.

2. Lightfoot - Lightfoot Hins are more common in northern Faerun due to the Hin Ghostwars. They have varied behaviors that almost reflects that of humans. They have a ruddy complexion and black hair.

3. Strongheart (Luiren) - Live in agricultural communities found throughout the southern country of Luiren. Cooperation is stressed. Their ears tend to be pointier than other Hin and their skin & hair color varies (tending towards tan - due to the clime).

4. Halmari (Zakharan) - These Halflings generally live peaceably amongst the human populations of Zakhara. Likened to cats, these people tend to appear and disappear whenever they feel. Similar in appearence to the Lightfoot and rare in Faerun.

5. Little Folk (Maztican) - These halflings live in the deepest jungles of Maztica (extremely rare in Faerun). They do not like humans (with isolated exceptions) and have been known to use poison. Leaner and darker-complected than other halflings.

Half-Orc

[The following Orc sub-races are those most likely to be the parent of an orc/human offspring. Keep in mind that Orcs can also be characters.]

1. Gray - These Orcs occupy the Moonsea lands and Endless Wastes areas of Faerun. Gray Orcs tend to be mean and savage, but they lack the desire to conquer. Less bestial looking, they are somewhat hairy, have gray skin (& hair), and yellow to red eyes.

2. Mountain - These northwestern Orcs tend to be tall and stocky. They are warlike & destructive and believe the world belongs to them. Skin color varies and they have black hair. Often they decorate themselves with scars and warpaint. Eyes are red.

3. Orog - Orogs live in the Underdark. They look like Mountain Orcs, but with pale eyes and larger ears. They are just as bestial and destructive as the Mountain Orc (maybe even more so) but they tend to enjoy the spoils and luxuries that conquest brings.

Half-Elf

[Any of the sub-races of elves can be the parent of an elf/human offspring. However, two sub-races are particular to Faerun - as they have created their own culture].

1. Crinti (Half-Drow) - The Crinti are originally from Dambrath. They are a mixture of Drow, Human, and a small group of Loviatar worshipping Half-Elves. They are often cruel rulers. Skin color is various shades of gray, hair is either silver or white, and eye color varies.

2. Cha (Tel'Quessir) - Descended from Wood Elves of the Yuirwood and Human settlers, the two banded together for defense in Aglarond. A quiet and courteous people. They have coppery skin (possible green tinge) and black or blond hair.

[It was the half-elves of Aglarond who were originally called "Cha'Tel'Quessir." However, this name is now used for other half-elves in the Realms.]

Other Notable Races

[As these races are generally less common and because of our "No Evil" House Rule, I only listed those that tend to be good or neutrally aligned. Again, I am open to anything (even good or neutral characters who comes from an evil race) so long as the player comes up with a good character background.]

1. Planetouched - Generally, the Planetouched are humans (mostly) who have had some ancestor who was from the Elemental Planes, the Celestial Planes, or the Infernal Planes. Usually they retain some minor physical and supernatural attribute from their ancestor.

2. Aarakocra - Originally form Maztica, these birdlike people are capable of flight. They often pity other races and love to travel. Their head has a mixture of parrot and eagle features. Males have bright feathers (red, orange) while females are brown or gray.

3. Centaur - This race usually inhabits forested areas. They are honorable and protective of nature. They have shorter life-spans. With the torso of a humanoid and the bodies of horses, they have pointed ears & bronze skin. Hair color varies.

4. Lizardfolk - Lizardfolk tend to inhabit temperate or tropical climes, preferably in marshes or swamps. They have veracious appetites and enjoy hunting. An ancient race, they live in a patriarchal society. Reptilian in nature, their scales are green to brown.

5. Wemic - Torso of a humanoid and the body of a lion, Wemics hail from the arid lands in Faerun - The Shaar, the Shining Plains, & southern Anauroch. Tribal and they enjoy hunting. Men have dark manes on their lion-like heads. Bodies are covered in golden fur.

6. Loxo - Want nothing more than to be left alone, they are nomads who move about tending groves of trees. Large elephant headed humanoids with two trunks (used as appendages). Bluish-gray skin and very stocky. Live in the Shaar.

7. Thri-Kreen - These are a mantis-like people who also live in the Shaar. Their behavior is totally unpredictable and alien. They have six limbs - two are used for walking. Are capable of psionics. Sand colored exoskeleton, compound eyes and a pair of antennae.

8. Volodni - Once human - transformed into their current forms. They have pine green skin and their flesh is woody. Hair resembles the bark of a tree. Sometimes disspasionate towards others, they defend and seek to expand the forests. Found around Great Dale.

9. Spirit Folk - Descendants of humans and spirits of nature. From Kara-Tur and (rarely) found in some Shou-Towns (where they tend to look like these peoples). Sub-races include Mountain, Bamboo, River, and Sea - with powers related to these environs.

10. Hengeyokai - Intellegent, shape-shifting animals that can change into human or hybrid form (they are not lycanthropes). Found in the lands of Kara-Tur and very rare in some Shou-Towns. A few varieties include Badger, Cat, Fox, Sparrow, Crab, and Dog.

11. Vanara - These are monkeylike humanoids from the southern jungels of Kara-Tur. Childish and irritating personalities, these people are pretty much unheard of in Faerun. White, light blue, brown, or black fur.