The Lore book: The Awakening series

Ch10 : The Races of the Twelve realms

Humans : The most standard race in the twelve realms the humans dominate all of oasis and populate many regions across the twelve realms. They are a race of adventures and big dreamers having hope that one day all people well ascend back to the golden age. Skilled in a variety of aspects and professions the Human race is a mixed bag of all sorts of colors and ways of life. Currently you will find many humans in all sorts of walks of life from talented knights to skilled craftsmen, to even dangerous bandits or cunning thieves. they are a sort of mixed bunch with their culture reflecting various elements in life, from destination to destination you will find humans influenced by many things but one day they wish to re-spark the golden age once again bring vast wealth and technology to the realms.

Elves : The many elves that dot the landscape are vast and few in the relams. You will find mostly Drow , High Elves, and Wood elves who populate the regions. High elves are very perfectionist in their ways of life as they study many aspects of magic and with their long life span they see themselves more capable of dealing with situations some of the other races may not be knowledgeable to understand. They are still however some of the most gifted users of magic and talented scholars even though they can be ignorant at times. The Drow on the other hand are the complete opposite as they clash with the other races and elves a lot seeing themselves as the rightful creators of magic and practice a lot of the dark arts as they are not afraid to discover and uncover answers. Drow can be quite ruthless and uncaring at times but they are some of the most adept assassins and spies one could ask for. The wood elves are more of the friendly sort being very nature loving people they practice both modern day teachings and some of their own ancestral teaching , a skilled wood elf is a good traveling company or a good hunter when in need of food. You will also see other elf races in your travels , The Lunarai are a strange race of celestial and astral worshipers who both study the moon and the stars. They are quite knowledgeable about the gods and closely study the twin moons of Arava and the night sky. The Night elves are very secretive race and it's hard to even meet one but you occasionally see them in Alas luna or in LightStar. The Wild elfs are the most difficult to contact as they do not partake in normal social life and tend mostly to the Emerald Forest. Sometimes the venture out to Lighstar seeking new forms of magic to study but they are very untrusting of strangers and take time to get to know.

Dwarfs: A small but hardy race of mountain folk the dwarfs are race of gifted smiths and loyal followers. They make wonderful drinking company and are always ready for a good brawl or making something new. Like the humans they wish to see the Golden aged resparked and work to find the strange power source that once fuel the creation of futuristic technology. You will occasionally find a lot of them in Lightstar helping out in efforts to discover new technology. But they are also skilled combatants as they frequently brush with the Scourge who attack their home City as the Dwarfs continue to delve deeper to discover what the source of this blight is.

Orcs: one of the dangerous and courageous races in the twelve realms they strive to take back their homeland that has been cursed and tainted by Malthael's forces. Every day they labor constantly to pursue efforts to bring their homeland back and establish their kingdom once more. But all is not well with this race as they clash with their own kind who have either moved on or given up. These orcs have turned to a life of sinful practices or worship the void and the dread. But they will not be swayed by these evildoers and press on to fight for a better life, hoping that one day through hard work, talent, and the right magics they will reclaim their home. Orcs rarely buy their weapons or gear and are found mostly building their own as they do not believe in the some of the crafting techniques of other races. Orc craftsman ship is some of the hardest and dangerous weapons and can cut normal steel like a knife through butter.

Dragonkin: a proud and wise race of dragon like humanoids who descend from powerful dragon lords and queens. They are wise and strong beings able to hold their own against some of the toughest and mightiest of foes. Size does not matter to Dragonkin warriors as they welcome all obstacles of life. The bigger they are the harder they fall is common practice in Dragonkin society and having one in your party is both a knowledgeable and exciting experience. Most Dragonkin stand six feet tall and have been recorder to be eight feet tall. They are not easy to fight and just like their dragon ancestors they have powerful elemental magics and most can spew raging fires from their mouths or cover their bodies in almost unbreakable steel scales. They love a good challenge and welcome all those who wish to test their might. But fairness and just are but a few knowledgeable actions that are taught in all dragonkin societies. Fair in both treating people in right deals and earnings. Just and knowledgeable actions by slaying those who would cause the most harm rather than killing those who have done nothing wrong.