Population

The Namegiver races are scattered across Barsaive. There are some settlements and enclaves that are home to a single race, but most villages and towns have residents of different races. This is a legacy of the Scourge, when different groups pooled their resources to construct their kaers. While this has resulted in a rather cosmopolitan culture in the larger towns and cities, smaller villages are still liable to distrust strangers, regardless of their race.

No true census of the province exists. Dwarfs are the most populous Namegiver race, making up roughly one-third of the population. Orks and humans make up another third, split roughly equally between them. The remaining third is mostly divided between the elves, trolls, and t’skrang. Windlings and obsidimen have a very small representation, with only about one percent of the population made up of each.

Most scholars divide the population into three main areas. The Kingdom of Throal is home to about one-third of the province’s total population. The lowlands, Barsaive’s plains and forests, as well as the Serpent River valley, are home to about half of the population, with half of those living in the major cities of Kratas, Jerris, Travar, and Iopos. The remaining population—about one sixth—lives in the highlands, Barsaive’s mountains and plateaus. The largest population in this area are the legendary Crystal Raiders of the Twilight Peaks, troll clans that sail the skies and raid caravans and villages.