Hi, and welcome to our Races area. Here, you can find out about all the races of Krynn. There will usually be a short description of what the race looks like, and then a brief history of how the race came to be. I hope you find what you're looking for!
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Humans make up the largest part of the continent of Krynn. They usually average about 6 ft. tall.
Humans can become any profession, and live all over the place. They were one of the first original races.
Humans have a life span of about only 80 years old. Some of the humans are Plainsman. There are Four plainsman tribes, the Que-Shu, the Que-Nara, the Que-Kiri, and the Que-Tara who used to live underground.
Elves are shorter than humans, but taller than dwarves. They cannot grow beards(with the
exception of half-elves), but have pointy ears and acorn eyes. They are very much in touch with nature.
They mostly live in Silvanesti, and Qualinesti. There are 5 types of elves-
- Silvanesti-these elves are normal looking, and live in Silvanesti. They're leader is the Speaker of the Stars.
Qualinesti-the second largest group of elves, live in Qualinesti. They're leader is the Speaker of the Suns.
Kagonesti-also known as the wild elves, they live in the forests of Silvanost and Qualinost. They were enslaved
by the other two elf groups above after the Cataclysm, but turned it to their advantage by using those slaves as spies.
Dargonesti-the sea elves, these elves live in the Blood Sea of Istar. They can turn into dolphins when they want to.
Gnomes are smaller than most races. They almost all live in Mt. Nevermind on the island of Sancrist.
Gnomes are funny little men who always come up with ideas, and then add all types of switches and levers and gears
and safety systems, making it impossible to do whatever it was supposed to do. Gnomes usually live about 350 years old. They are always more interested in conspiracies and
th like instead of the truth. Gnomes are always trying to finish their LifeQuest. A LifeQuest is a quest given to
a gnome when he/she is born. Gnomes have very long names for everything, especially their personal names. Their names include a long history of their whole
family, made-up and real. Some names can get up to a couple of giant books long! They or a descendant have to finish it or they don't get to go to the afterlife.. Gnomes became
gnomes when a couple of great forger humans got to help Reorx forge stuff. They got greedy and selfish and thought that they didn't need Reorx to
forge stuff. So Reorx took away all their greed and selfishness, but left their curiosity and the likes.
And that's how gnomes became! It's also said that they're one of the first races created.
Dwarves are about the size of gnomes, maybe a little bigger, and they are more solid than the other taller races. They live to be about 350 years old.
All dwarves love their beards. Even the females have whiskers! Most dwarves live in Thorbardin, a mountain kingdom in the Kharlois mountain range.
They are great craftsman, especially with stone or when they're forging things.
The rest of the Dwarves live in hills around Thorbardin. The hill dwarves are despised by
the mountain dwarves because they refused to help their Mountain-dwelling cousins
during the cataclysm, and the hill dwarves hate the Mountain Dwarves.
Their are nine types of dwarves that live in Thorbardin or the hills(well, except Gully Dwarves,
they live everywhere other races won't).
- Hylar-the Hylar are the noblest of the seven races. Their kingdom is
in the giant stalactite called the Life Tree.
Daewar-The Daewar are allies with the Hylar. They excell at
crafting and war.
Theiwar-The dark dwarves, they are the only ones to use magic. They're always conspiring.
They have large eyes because they prefer the dark.
Daergar-These guys are like the Daewar are to the Hylar to the Theiwar. They are the strength btw the two
Dwarve kingdoms.
Dewar-The third dark dwarve group, they live way beneath Thorbardin,
outcast because of their insanity. In fact, sane Dewar are looked down upon!
Aghar/Gully Dwarves-Extremely stupid and disgusting, the Aghar live in places
no one else would ever live. Their extreme cowards, except when they're
backed into a corner. They are a cross of Gnomes and Dwarves. In fact, Aghar is
old Dwarven word for Misery.
Klar-A crazy clan of hill dwarves, these guys were subjugated by Hylar after the Dwarfgate Wars.
Neidar-All other hill dwarves, they lost the Gatewars, but are
generally good. They don't like the underground.
Zhakar-The last group of dark dwarves, these guys lived in Thorbardin
before Severus Stonehand threw them out.
Kender are smaller than most humans and slight of build. They are also beardless, making you
think of them as children almost. Kender always "find" things that aren't theirs. They can also be extremely annoying.
Also, Kender almost can't fear (unless it's something extremely scary
like the Shoikan Grove). This trait can be extremely useful in battle.
At some time or another, Kender get a feeling called Wanderlust, where
they decide to scower the globe, following all roads, and adventuring
all over the place.
Minotaurs live mostly on the isles of Mithas and Kothas in the Blood Sea of
Istar. They're usually about 7 ft. tall, and are a mix between Humans and cows
with really big horns.They think they are the ultimate race, though they
have been enslaved many times. Minotaur's honor is more important than
anything else. The way to advance in their society is to beat other Minotaurs
in the Arena. If you beat all of your opponents, then you become the champion.
They are a sea-faring race, since they live on islands and all. They can live up to 150 years old.
Draconians are an evil bunch, made by evil wizards from the
captive Good Dragon eggs, shortly before the War of the Lance. About
the size of humans, they have the looks of a Dragon with their scales
and wings (except for Auraks, who have no wings). They are immune to dragonfear,
human diseases, and can live up to 1,000 years old. Great shock troops, these
guys follow orders better than the other monsters, and some can do
magic. There are a few female Draconians, but only since the Chaos War.
There are five types of Draconians:
- Bozak-Bozaks are the guys who can do magic, up to a 4th
level magic-user. These guys explode when they die, injuring or killing
anybody near it at it's death. They come from the eggs of Gold Dragons.
Baaz-Baaz are the smallest guys, usually going around in disguise.
They turn to stone when they die, trapping whatever in itself,
after a while they turn to dust though.
Kapak-Kapaks are usually mercenaries/assassins of them, coating their
weapons with their poisonous saliva (or spit in Laimen's Term). When they die,
they melt into a large puddle of poison. Copper dragons are their
egg parents.
Sivak-Sivaks are the only Draconians who can actually fly.
They've got an armored tail, and use huge two-handed swords. Sivaks can
change their shape to that of humanoid or smaller creature that they have
recently killed. But after they shape-shift that creature, they can't transform
into that creature again.
Aurak-Auraks are a magical and smart group of Draconians.
They have no wings, and small limbs. They have an ability to partly control
their victims minds. Auraks must be killed twice, th first time they
start attacking with only melee attacks, not spells. Then they blow up
after a while.
Dragons are the coolest of all the races. They are children of the Gods, the first guys on Krynn.
Dragons grow to gigantic size. They also have great magical abilities
that only great mages can compete with. Dragons also have breath
attacks. Some can use fire, some poisonous gas, and some an icy blast.
They all have extremely long life spans, lasting millenias long. All
Dragons can fly, and they all have extremely hard skin that only
Dragonlances can pierce. Dragons use Dragonfear to paralyze or impair
their enemies. This means easier kills (a-hem, hmmm?!? oh yeah, Dragons are cool!)
And since they are able to live so long, they can learn more, be more
cunning, and just be more powerful. They hatch from eggs, and then mature real rapidly.
There are tons of different Dragons, each with their own speacial abilities.
Chromatic Dragons
Black Dragons-Blacks can breath underwater, and are evil.
They can use darkness to blind their enemies, or their powerful spells
and acid to kill their prey. These guys are REALLY, and I mean really
independent.