To start your journey, you must create a character. Every character can start in a different place. You can start with an amazing idea, like "embittered thief who steals because it's the only fun left to them", or simply a race/class combo you'd like to try. Either way, you will need to select a race, class and nation.
Firstly, please select a race. You will find all the basic races, as well as many you have probably never heard of! Some are missing, and figuring out why will be something to discover in game.
Your race will give you a suggestion of where you are from. Feel free to choose it, or not! You can be from any named location on the map. Your city gives no benefits, but the nation you select will set up the basic culture and values you are likely to have. More importantly, they give you a bonus at character creation!
From there you must choose a class. Here some of the classes have been thematically renamed to suit the tone of the world. All basic classes are here. However, some subclasses are not here. This is again something to discover during play, as the reasons are very lore heavy. Please keep in mind that there is a list of banned spells that will not appear in this game, not even for npcs. Another thing to discover in play.