Tertiary Races

The Tertiary Races is a slightly demeaning term for those that have neither enjoyed a period of great success, nor are notably on the rise. Its use outside of ethnographic academia is rare and somewhat insulting.

• Lizardfolk were created to serve the Dragonborn, but now seek their own path.
• Gnolls are a race corrupted by demonic rage, always struggling against an insatiable hunger.
• Centaurs have never formed a powerful state, valuing their freedom above power.
• Featherfolk were created as messengers of the Titans during the Colossus War.
• Loxodon have long been the power behind the thrones of the Tabaxi and the Minotaur.
• Kobolds were created in error and given a simple task, which they have pursued doggedly ever since.
• Smoothfolk were bequeathed resource-poor lands, and struggle to make something of them.

The category also includes a number of groups that are not distinct species in the usual sense, but which are populace enough to be considered distinct races.

• Giant-Kin are the various diminished offshoots of the Giant race.
• Aasimar and Tieflings are individuals or bloodlines touched by the infernal or the divine.
• Mixed Lineages are those who mix the heritage of more than one race. They are more common than many people would like to admit.
• Harpies are the descendents of Elves cursed by a jealous god.
• Forgeborn are the products of mortal tinkering with Titanic science, sentient constructs who struggle against the narrow purposes of their creation.