The Sacred Star

 

Humans

 

Ambitious, sometimes heroic, and always confident, humans have an ability to work together toward common goals that makes them a force to be reckoned with. Though short-lived compared to other races, their boundless energy and drive allow them to accomplish much in their brief lifetimes. Humans strength truly lies in their passion and desire. The urge to complete their goals has shaped the world more quickly than any other race.

 

Acceptable Ages:

16 and up

 

Life Span

Around 84 years.

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

Dwarves

 

These are the short and stocky defenders of the Ghartem mountain fortress, they are often seen as stern and humorless. Many are known for mining the earth’s treasures and crafting exquisite items from ore and gemstones. They have unrivaled affinity for the bounties of the deep earth, Dwarves also have a tendency toward traditionalism and isolation.

 

Sub Types

Mountain Dwarves: 

Unrivaled stone masons, and natural warriors, these dwarves work above land and expand their homes deep into the Ronketh Mountains. Mountain Dwarves are wider than the average dwarf; they’re shorter and stockier too. Mountain dwarves have made alliances with other races to better outfit themselves as well as their homes.

 

Deep Delver Dwarves:

Ancient cousins of Mountain Dwarves, the Deep Delver live deep underneath their surface dwelling brethren. Thinner, and taller, Deep Dwarves are the nimblest of dwarves. Their adaptations to squeeze through crevasses and navigate through tunnels make them experts at operating underground. 

 

Acceptable ages

16 and up

 

Life Span

400-500 years

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

Elves

 

Tall, noble, and often haughty, elves are long-lived and are subtle masters of the wilderness. Elves once excelled in the arcane arts. In centuries past, they often used their intrinsic link to nature to forge new spells and create wondrous items that, like their creators, seem nearly impervious to the ravages of time. Now they are a private and often introverted race. Elves can give the impression they are indifferent to the plight of others, caring more for the world itself than the inhabitants of it.

 

Subtypes

Wood Elves:

Living high in the ancient treetops, the Wood Elves are druidic in nature. Slender and graceful, wood elves share characteristics of the wild they inhabit. Dark hair of browns and reds, with dark and tan skin. Wood elves can spend years tending one patch of woodland, treating it as a personal garden.

 

Dusk Elves:

Dusk elves are furtive, haunted, and suspicious. These elves restrict their emotions to a narrow range, showing little joy and less grief. Dusk elves value their privacy and guard their lands from trespassers. During private moments, they reflect on their nature, their people’s history, and exactly what they plan to accomplish. More confident than their relatives, Dusk Elves tend to look down on other races. Hair is typically black and skin pale as the moon.

 

Mountain Elves:

Mountain Elves are more hearty and have more girth than other elves; their natural grace traded for guile and persuasive talents instead. Their knowledge of emotions and cohesion is not a well known trait, but their knack as merchants to the Mountain races is where they gain their names.

 

Acceptable Ages

16 and Up

 

Life Span:

900 years

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

Drow

 

Dark reflections of surface elves, drow are shadowy hunters who strive to snuff out the world's light. Drow are powerful and menacing creatures who see elves with only malice and hate. Only their chaotic nature stops them from wiping out all of the surface dwellers. Nothing can deter a drow from fulfilling its evil plans, with the exception of its need to destroy a true elf.

 

 

Acceptable Ages

16 and Up

 

Life Span:

900 years

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

Orcs

 

Savage, brutish, and hard to kill, orcs are often the scourge of far-flung wilderness and cavern deeps. Many orcs become fearsome barbarians, as they are muscular and prone to bloody rages. Those few who can control their blood-lust are invaluable as warriors. It is often said that the only creature capable of stopping an orc, is an Orc.

 

Subtypes

Feral Orcs: 

Savage, wild, and well beyond disorganized. The Feral Orcs stand a head taller than the average Orc, their muscles and bodies harder and stronger than usual. Feral Orcs are savage and dangerous creatures, laying no allegiance to any faction. The take what they want with brute force, and never retreating from a fight.

 

Acceptable Ages

16 and Up

 

Life Span

How long a Orc can live is unknown. There have been no orcs that have died of old age; though they become venerable at age 250.

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

Animen

 

A race of graceful explorers, Animen are both clannish and curious by nature. They tend to get along with races that treat them well and respect their boundaries. They love exploration, both physical and intellectual, and tend to be natural adventurers. Many animen avoid using weaponry and armor; their natural traits interfering with the common sizes and styles, some however embrace the steel and fire of the other races. Animen normally look like their animal only as a bipedal.

 

Animen are now open to all mamals and birds that inhabit the world now.

 

Acceptable Ages

16 and Up

 

Life Span:

700-800 years

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

Half Orc:

 

Often fierce and savage, sometimes noble and resolute, half-orcs can manifest the best and worst qualities of their parent races. Many half-orcs struggle to keep their more bestial natures in check in order to epitomize the most heroic values of humanity. Unfortunately, many outsiders see half-orcs as hopeless abominations devoid of civility, if not monsters unworthy of pity or parley. Respected by their parent races and shunned by others, Orcs view Half Orc with pride and loathing. Though smaller and typically weaker, their ability to keep their temper in check and plan strategies is invaluable to a tribe.

 

Acceptable Ages

16 and Up

 

Life Span:

350 years

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

Half Elf

 

Often caught between the worlds of their progenitor races, half-elves are a race of both grace and contradiction. Their dual heritage and natural gifts often create brilliant diplomats and peace-makers, but half-elves are often susceptible to an intense and even melancholic isolation, realizing that they are never truly part of elven or human society.

 

Acceptable Ages

16 and Up

 

Life Span:

400 years

 

Cost: Free

 

 

 

 

Centaurs

 

Centaurs spend much of their early life learning their rich heritage from the elders of their tribe. The elders spend their time cultivating herd animals and gathering herbs and berries from their forest homes. This race has existed with complete equality for ages, and some might say that they are one of the only races who are truly symbiotic to nature. Never taking more than they need, and treating their habitat with utmost respect. Though pacifistic in nature, entire tribes from young to old will take up arms in defense of their homeland. Centaurs take extra time to tend to the wounded and bury the dead of their enemies as well as their own, believing that which came from nature must be returned to it.

 

Those centaurs which are born out in the wilderness would belong to tribes; each tribe is named after a tree and that tree would be a centaurs last name. This lets all know where they were born. One does not have to choose this life of a tribe centaur and you are more than welcome to have your centaur born else where, such as in a city. Tribes are most common.

 

Acceptable Ages

16 and Up

 

Life Span:

700-900 years

 

Cost: Free