Peoples of Varada

The peoples of Varada are vast, numerous and diverse. After the Cataclysm and the Quieting, myriad peoples found themselves stranded on strange new islands amidst an endless sea. Some of these people found themselves amongst communities and nations already known to them and rebuilt those old institutions and empires. Others found themselves scattered amongst many, forced to band together to survive. And in the centuries since the first fledgling communities were built, countless have taken to ships to travel and trade and migrate among other civilisations on other islands.
So the picture today is one of vast diversity: you might see folk of the Feywild who have emigrated to the free city of Elatela, where they are simply citizens living their lives or conversely it is not unheard of for people to join up with a faction or country that calls to them. Dwarves, Genasi, Dragonborn and all kinds can be found among the ranks of Fey, free city-states, Exiles, Corsairs and many others.

This list is not exhaustive - it merely exists to give you an idea which of the playable races that have been accounted for in the world, and which haven't. Other strange planar and aquatic people exist out in Varada, some of them even quite common. There could be any kind of people you imagine who have been living on the next undiscovered island or on a new Sea.
In particular, there are numerous strange and wonderful people native to the Feywild and the depths of Varada's Seas that have not been accounted for here.
The "Unknown" section may contain races that either exist but whose existence is not known by the wider world or races that simply have not yet been thought of in the world-building process.

Common

Race	Source
Dwarf	PHB / WB *
Eladrin	MPMM
Elf	PHB / WB *
Genasi(Water)	MPMM
Gnome	PHB / WB *
Halfling	PHB / WB *
Hobgoblin	MPMM
Orc	MPMM / PHB / WB
Triton	MPMM / WB

Uncommon

Race	Source
Aarakocra	MPMM
Aasimar	MPMM
Bugbear	MPMM / WB
Centaur	MPMM / WB
Dragonborn	FTD / WB
Fairy	MPMM
Firbolg	MPMM / WB
Genasi(Air)	MPMM
Genasi(Earth)	MPMM
Genasi(Fire)	MPMM
Goblin	MPMM
Harengon	MPMM
Hexblood	VRGR
Minotaur	MPMM / WB
Owlin	SCC
Tiefling	PHB / WB *
Tortle	MPMM
Satyr	MPMM
Sea Dwarf	SoV
Sea Elf	MPMM
Shryke	WB *
Uvaren	WB *

Rare

Race	Source
Autognome	UA: TotM
Changeling	MPMM
Deep Gnome	MPMM
Deva	ZPG
Dhampir	VRGR
Disembodied	GH: TPG
Duergar	MPMM
Githyanki	MPMM
Hadozee	UA: TotM
Kobold	MPMM
Lizardfolk	MPMM
Locathah(Fishfolk)	LR
Plasmoid	UA: TotM
Reborn	VRGR
Shifter	MPMM
Snakefolk	MPMM
Tabaxi	MPMM
Warforged (The Created)	ERLW

Unknown

Githzerai {MPMM}
Goliath
Gnoll
Human
Kalashtar
Kenku
MTG Races: Leonin, Loxodon, Vedalken etc.
Shadar-Kai

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Source Key:

ERLW - Eberron: Rising from the Last War
FTD - Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
GH: TPG - Grim Hollow: The Player's Guide
MPMM - Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
LR - Locathah Rising
PHB - Player's Handbook
SoV - Seas of Vodari
SCC - Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
UA: TotM - Unearthed Arcana: Travelers of the Multiverse
VRGR - Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
WB - Homebrewed by me
ZPG - Zeitgeist Player's Guide