Races of Erôth

The world of Aurôrum has on its surface many continents. Across these continents are countless races that struggle to find their place in history. Perhaps the continent that has the greatest struggles in the past few centuries is the continent of Erôth. He were are going to explore the races of Erôth, from the most common to the most legendary, and all their various features.

Choosing a Race

Humans are the most numerous people of Aurôrum, and they live and work alongside hobgoblins, orcs, gnomes and a myriad of other peoples besides. Not all of them take to the road.

Humans, peren and hobgoblins are the peoples that most often produce adventurers, and they make up the bulk of the companies one meets on a road. Gnomes, hafuwë and námomycin are met with less often. The Terrane, who keep to the deep places, and the sil, who are hunted by their gnomish cousins, are the rarest of all to be found abroad.

A Note about ‘Racial Tensions’ of Erôth

Erôth keeps almost no racial tension of the old kind. There are tensions in plenty, but they run between nations and between cultures; no ancient feud obliges one people to make war on another for the blood in its veins.

The exception: the Sil, a gnome subrace the gnomes made by accident, and whom the gnomes hold to be an abomination that ought to be removed.

Playable Races

Listed here are the peoples one is likeliest to meet abroad, and the regions they most often come from, set down in order of their density of population on the continent.

Where a people is set down as coming from ‘Any’ region, that is not to be read as including the isolated realms: Angband, Escaria, Silencio.

Common Races

These are the predominant adventurer races, those most commonly encountered on a quest. It’s nearly impossible to stumble upon an adventuring party that doesn’t include at least one from this list.

Human

Any, even Silencio

Peren

Abstergo

Any, bult likely Peredhel

Hobbins

Any; but likely Idir, Yovance.

Hobgoblin

Idir, Yovance, or Peredhel (Yovincia).

Half-Orc

Any; but likely Barren Lands or neightboring it.

Uncommon Races

Less common, but also encountered on quests. Perhaps they hail from locations that provide excessive comfort, making them less inclined to answer the call of adventure. It could be that their numbers are limited. Whatever the reason, you wouldn’t be surprised to find these individuals in an adventuring party.

Gnome

Ustos

Hafuwë

A land neighboring Eldamar, or Eldamar itself.

Lizardfolk

Daelands or neighboring it.

Kurru

Barren Lands.

Orc

Barren Lands, Kijinxi or Peredhel (Ladenô, Daelaegas).

Other races of Erôth

These peoples are held to exist, and very few on the continent know that they do. They are not met with on any ordinary road.

Rare Races

Mountain Men

Sil

Planetouched

• Al’hwa (Air)

• El’ard (Earth)

• El’nar (Fire)

• Al’mah (Water)

Encountering one of these individuals on an adventure would be almost alarming. What could prompt them to emerge from their seclusion? In fact, this might be the first time you’ve come across a member of their race, and it may be the last. Count your blessings for this rare opportunity, or offer your prayers for their unique journey.

Very Rare Races

Goblin

Terrane

Triaxian

Námomycin

Planetouched

• Ma’lakon (Postive)

• Shay’tan (Negatvie)

First and foremost, shock courses through you. Some of these races you genuinely doubted existed. Others, you were convinced were no smarter than a house cat. Yet, here you are, encountering one of these creatures on an adventure! You already anticipate a tough sell when recounting this tale to your pals at the tavern…

Legendary Races

Aasimar

Slōko

Tiefling

Mere whispers, perhaps. A scant rumor at best. Yet, that’s all you’ve ever heard about these beings. Even as they stand before you now, disbelief lingers. You half-expect a nearby gnome playing a trick on you. Surely, this is a tale best kept to yourself; sharing it might lead others to question your sanity.