Races
All six playable races, their sides, starting cities, and base strengths.
Related in General: Character Creation | Sides | Races
Each race belongs to one side and starts in its homeland city. Base stats are set at creation and shape your early combat style.
Free Peoples races
- Human: Balanced all-rounder, starts in Sinraen
- Elf: High smithing and finesse, starts in Faelwyn
- Dwarf: Heavy armor specialist, starts in Mitron
Dark Forces races
- Orc: Strong attacker with solid armor, starts in Tien
- Goblin: Fast and aggressive, starts in Salderan
- Dark Elf: Elven finesse turned to shadow, starts in Vael
Gender options
- Human, Elf, Orc, and Dark Elf can be created as male or female.
- Dwarf and Goblin are male-only at creation.
Race and the world
Your race also matters outside character creation:
- Safe zones: cities ruled by your race protect you from murder
- Discounts: homeland cities grant cheaper Local Vendor prices and Merchant trades
- Hero bonuses: heroes of your race in your current city boost your power
Racial Traits
Each race also has its own pool of equippable Racial Traits (separate from Skills). See Racial Traits.