| Elf
[A pair of elves, one male and one female]
Arrived 2791 BDC Created by Serenewyn Height 5' — 6' Lifespan Up to 350 years Known for Long life, angular features, safeguarding forests
Elves originated from the undying plane of Aedurūn where they knew immortality and lived for many thousands of years in peace with their creator. After the Age of Ash and Ruin began to bleed into Aedurūn, they were commanded by Serenewyn to depart for Aedelor. The planar transition robbed the… |
| Elfkin
[An elfkin female]
Arrived c. 2000 BDC Created by N/A Height 5' — 6½' Lifespan Up to 150 years Known for Qualities of both elves and humans
Elfkin were originally the half-breed result of human and elven parentage. They were sometimes called half-elf, but this eventually became considered derogatory. They possessed an amalgamation of qualities from both |
| Fiendling
[A fiendling female]
Arrived c. 3350 BDC Created by Narakar Height 5' — 6' Lifespan Up to 100 years Known for Fiendish features
Fiendlings were mortal creatures who had their usual ancestry mutated by some influence of the lower planes. They were one of three types of planetouched. Fiendlings might have been the result of an ancient blood debt to a devil, a demonic possession, or even just the whims of influential evil gods. Although they could be born to any othe… |
| Giantkin
[A giantkin female]
Arrived c. 1500 BDC Created by Fjellskjaerer Height 7' — 8' Lifespan Up to 100 years Known for Height and stony appearance
Giantkin began as the mindless obedient thralls of giants that lived north of The Reach, in the lands later covered by inhospitable permanent ice and chilling blizzards. They were created by giants in their own image and represented the height of giants' mastery over shard manipulation and what they called soul magic. Giantk… |
| Halfling
[A halfling female]
Arrived c. 5000 BDC Created by Sarasaamun Height 2½' — 3½' Lifespan Up to 100 years Known for Short stature, nimbleness
Halflings were created at the moment of the Shattering when shards large enough to create life, but too small to create |
| Human
[A human male and female]
Arrived c. 5000 BDC Created by Sarasaamun Height 5' — 6½' Lifespan Up to 100 years Known for Ubiquity, versatility
Humans were the most populous ancestry in Aedelor. They were also one of the oldest, having been created as a result of the shattering along with |
| Lohiken
[A lohiken male and female]
Arrived c. 1 DC Created by Lohikapen Height 6' — 7' Lifespan Up to 100 years Known for Draconic features
To many in Aedelor, lohiken were a reminder of a time when dragons dominated much of the world. Attitudes towards them varied wildly between fear, distrust, respect, and reverence. Lohiken proudly bore the similarities with their draconic origins despite the animosity it sometimes brought them. Their proud, hearty, and clever nature ma… |
| Quetzlaka
[A quetzlaka female]
Arrived c. 100 DC Created by Teocoatl Height 5' — 6' Lifespan Up to 60 years Known for Amphibious nature, stunted emotions
Quetzlaka were a distinctly reptilian people native to the Scarred Isles south of Ealia. They were one of three ancestries created after the Withering, along with ak'arii and azu. Quetzlaka were amphibious and spent nearly as much time in the water as they did on land. Because they did not experience the same range of emot… |
| Üneküm
[A quetzlaka female]
Arrived c. 800 BDC Created by Morabis Height 5½' — 6½' Lifespan Up to 80 years Known for Qualities of both humans and orcs
Üneküm combined the features of a human and an orc. Originally the half-breed outcome of interbreeding between those two, üneküm were given the ability to parent their own children by Morabis making them their own ancestry. Üneküm were sometimes called half-orcs, though this was considered derogatory by some given the nature … |
