Human

Humans are the most common species.

Humans are a persistent and adaptable people, hardened by the unyielding grip of the Material Plane. Humans do not have innate magic, but they can learn magic. Humans are a distrustful species, never quite open to change or new things.

Languages: Common, [language of choice]

Abilities:

• Use Ingenuity to get by with limited resources.
• Know a little bit of this and a little bit of that making them a Jack of All Trades.

Elf

The Elves are a rare and ancient species with deep roots in nature.

Elves are an elegant and aloof people, shaped by centuries of long memory and subtle magic. Elves are innately magical, their power woven into their blood. They are slow to trust, and even slower to forget, with rigid traditions and deep pride.

Languages: Elvish, Common

Abilities:

• Use Keen Senses to notice the subtle or hidden.
• Call upon their Innate Magic to shape the world in small, graceful ways.

Dwarf

The Dwarves are a gruff and grounded species, shaped by centuries of toil beneath the earth and within the mountains.

Dwarves are a stubborn and resilient people, with a fierce sense of kinship and legacy. Though not inherently magical, Dwarves are often deeply attuned to runes, relics, and old-world craft. They are slow to change, preferring what has been tested by time.

Languages: Dwarvish, Common

Abilities:

• Tap into Stonecunning to navigate ruins, tunnels, and ancient places
• Use Endurance to shrug off hardship, both physical and magical.

Beastkin

The Beastkin are a fierce and instinctive people with animal heritage woven into their form.

Beastkin are wild at heart, with strong ties to nature, the Wyld, or the body’s primal memory. Each Beastkin is part-human, part-beast, bearing physical traits and reflexes of their ancestral kin. Their magic, if present, is visceral—more instinct than intellect.

Languages: Sylvan, Common

Abilities:

• Use Bestial Reflexes to track, hunt, or fight.
• Enter Primal Focus to enhance physical abilities in times of stress.

Changeling

Changelings are a mysterious and mutable people, shaped by old fae bargains or fractured reality.

Changelings are secretive and ever-shifting, often unmoored from identity and belonging. Many live behind masks—literal or otherwise—and most possess some form of shape-altering magic, though it is unstable and mistrusted. They often live on the fringe of society.

Languages: Common, [language of choice]

Abilities:

• Use Shifting Form to adapt their appearance or identity.
• Tap into Echo Memory, glimpsing fragments of others’ pasts through touch or presence.

Shortfolk

The Shortfolk are a small but spirited people known for their quick minds, nimble hands, and bottomless curiosity.

Shortfolk are a cheerful, clever, and sometimes chaotic species who blend whimsy with wit. Many possess innate magical quirks, often tied to illusion, invention, or luck. Though often underestimated, Shortfolk are resilient survivors, drawn to puzzles, stories, and comfortable dens.

Languages: Common, Patter

Abilities:

• Use Cleverness to slip out of danger or into opportunity
• Tap into Whimsical Magic to produce odd, surprising, or amusing effects.