Races

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This is a Class B (silver star) article.
This article is about classes of intelligent beings. For non-intelligent creatures, see Fauna.

Numerous races of intelligent beings inhabit the world of Eamon, many of them familiar races that commonly appear in works of fantasy but some strange or unfamiliar ones that may be unique to the planet. Races are distinguished from other classes of fauna by the fact that their members possess characteristics such as intelligence or reason and the capacity for speech. Certain beings like dragons straddle this line, with some authors presenting them as highly intelligent and others simply as animals; in such cases they appear in both categories.

Known races

Most common

A handful of races appear frequently in Eamon and make up the great majority of characters that the player encounters. Races appearing in numerous adventures include the following:

Human
Humans make up the overwhelming majority of characters in Eamon and are assumed to be the most common race on Eamon, or at least in the region of Evenhold.
Dwarf
Humanoids of short statue and stocky build, dwarves are best known as miners, skilled crafters, and strong fighters.
Elf
These long-lived humanoids, agile and often conversant with magic and nature, tend to appear in support of worthy or noble causes.
Giant
Enormous humanoid beings that tend to live in remote or wild areas. Hill giants are most common but a number of varieties inhabit Eamon.
Goblin
Goblins and the closely-related hobgoblins and bugbears are small, fierce, and devious creatures who tend to be feared or hated by other races.
Orc
Usually shown as devious and corrupt, orcs are frequent adversaries.
Troll
Large, strong humanoid creatures, trolls are often depicted as lumbering and dangerous.

Less common

Catfolk
A small population of these feline humanoids is known to live on the island of Melosia.
Centaur
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Fey
Diminutive magical beings, the Fey consist of a diverse family of species including fairies, leprechauns, pixies, sprites, and others.
Gak
Also called Gakkians, Gaks are humanoid beings who have the head and face of a boar.
Gnoll
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Halfling
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Harpy
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Kobold
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Lizardfolk
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Merfolk
Identified as mermaids and mermen, these fish-tailed, semi-humanoid beings dwell in the sea.
Minotaur
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Ogre
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Triton
Like merfolk, Tritons are water-dwelling but have legs and come from the Plane of Water.