Races

The races of Mithlonde are varied and numerous. Many races are associated with countless cultures and nations, while others are less numerous or prefer to be with others of their own kind.   For more information see Sapient Species of Mithlonde.   All characters may pick one (1) of the following: Traits: Contacts, Bushcraft, Hideouts, Privileged, Survival Instinct   In addition, a character gets a second trait based on their race.

Changeling

Changelings gain the Shapechange trait
Changeling
Species | May 14, 2022

A shape-shifting people driven to secrecy or exclusion by ancient and enduring prejudice. Nomadic communities connect the widespread species and provide a refuge for those tired of hiding.

Dwarf

Dwarves may pick one(1) of the following traits: Tough, Mystically Resilient.
Dwarf
Species | May 13, 2022

Hardy mountain folk. Distrustful of the arcane, they use steamworks and alchemy to reclaim the homes they were driven from in ages past.

Elf, Lurentian

Lurentian Elves may pick one(1) of the following traits: Augur, Wisdom of the Ancestors
Lurentian Elf
Species | May 14, 2022

The tower elves of Lurentia are well schooled in the arcane. Their seers use their visions to steer their culture and inform decisions, enacting plans and prophecies which take centuries to come to fruition.

Elf, Thelassian

Thelassian Elves may pick one(1) of the following traits: Dexterous, Wisdom of the Ancestors
Thelassian Elf
Species | May 14, 2022

The matriarchal dark elves of Thelassia seem to live a care free life in paradise. It is a life fought for over millennia and they will defend it through any means necessary.

Elf, Vale

Vale Elves may pick one(1) of the following traits: Green Thumb, Beast Tongue
Vale Elf
Species | May 14, 2022

A reclusive and poorly understood people. The Elves of the shadow vale have fully adapted to their forest homes. Most interactions with the wider world are a result of civilizations encroaching upon their woods, and the vale elves driving them back.

Gnome

Gnomes may pick one (1) of the following traits: Mirage, Mystically Resilient
Gnome
Species | May 13, 2022

Scattered by magical disaster, the gnomes of Mithlonde have long suffered. Naturally magic, a Gnome is seen as good luck by some, but an ill omen by others.

Goblin

Goblins may pick one (1) of the following traits: Beast Tongue, Tough
Goblin
Species | May 13, 2022

Enslaved by their larger cousins, the recently freed Goblins are fiercely independent and hostile to authority. Despite their small stature, they have managed to forge a home in a dangerous environment.

Halfling

Halflings may pick one (1) of the following traits: Dexterous, Green Thumb
Halfling
Species | May 14, 2022

Tied closely with their sister species the humans, Halflings struggle to find an identity of their own. Instead they tend to go with the flow of whatever culture they are living in.

Hobgoblin

Hobgoblins may pick one (1) of the following traits: Dexterous, Tough
Hobgoblin
Species | May 14, 2022

A people with a martial tradition and a dark past. The honorable hobgoblins of today look to prove themselves better than their ancestors.

Human

Humans may pick a second trait from the list above.
Human
Species | May 14, 2022

The dominant species of Mithlonde. Spread all over the continent, humans are the culturally varied inheritors of an ancient empire.

Orc

Orcs may pick one (1) of the following traits: Tough, Intimidating
Orc
Species | May 14, 2022

Orcs are physically imposing with a philosophy requiring strength and conflict. Outsiders see only raiders and warmongers, but the reality is more complex.

Planetouched

Planetouched may pick one(1) of the following traits: Planar Essence, Mirage
Planetouched
Species | May 14, 2022

The rare mortals born with essence from the other planes, as varied and misunderstood as the planes themselves. Often maligned and outcast by their birth communities, Planetouched travel far and wide in search of acceptance.

Skaeski

Skaeski may pick one(1) of the following traits: Poison Resilient, Intimidating
Skaeski
Species | May 13, 2022

A naga-esque species that suddenly and inexplicably appeared in Mithlonde post Cataclysm. Intensely secretive, the atheistic Skaeski are a mystery to all, even themselves.