The People

The 5 Seasons are home to hundreds of intelligent races, ranging from the sprawling kingdoms of humankind and the dark lairs of terrible creatures that may only number a score. The people are just as varied as the land, with creatures of every size and shape in every corner of the world.
The people of Sezony are survivors, whose ancestors have suffered much. Ancient wars between dragons , fey and other creatures meant that only the clever survived (see the Dragon War and The Great Purge). More than 2000 years ago, the people of this land threw off the shackles of their dragon overlords and took control of their own destiny. Rising from the ashes of civilization long past, the House of Sezony, with the adopted sigil of a red Phoenix on a black field, started a new kingdom for humankind. Elsewhere, other races began to forge their own destinies.
Of the people of the 5 seasons, only a dozen or so are considered ‘civilized’. Humans are by far the most numerous race, expanding their sprawling kingdoms wherever they can. The Elves seek only to retain what they have always seen as theirs and have recently removed most humans from their island. The Dwarven people are rare and far between, since the absence of the Dwarven holdings in the war of the dragons, many have not appeared from their mountain homes since. The Halfling people, at least those who have thrown off their nomadic traditions, form an integral part of human kingdoms and have largely integrated with their taller cousins. The Gnomish people are in disarray after the assassination of their beloved king, continuing to fight over what little landholdings they have left, whilst continuing to push back the Accacian Elves from taking their woodland homes.
Stranger races are also abound. The Dragonborn, those complicit in the dragon cult that begun the war of the dragons, try to meek out an existence among the people they tried to end and face constant prejudice for their choices in the wars gone by. The Orcish people continue to integrate with the ‘less civilised’ sections of human society but maintain some of their traditional homes in icy areas.
As the empire expands, so too do the people within it as races from across the horizon such as Tabaxi, Kenku and Phanaton join the fray. Races also once seen as savage are becoming more prevalent as Goblinoids, Kobolds, and Firbolg become a larger part of politics. New races such as Necropolitan and [[Scarlet Constructs [RACE] | Scarlet Constructs]] are becoming apparent, and may play a role in years to come.