Peoples of the Realms
This section presents the peoples currently available for player characters in Eldareth.
Their histories reach across many parts of the world. Some have called Vel'Nathar home for thousands of years, while others trace their origins to distant regions and established communities on the island much later. Peoples whose ancestral homelands lie elsewhere can also be found throughout Vel'Nathar today.
The entries that follow describe their origins, appearance, cultures, and the histories that have shaped them. Regional differences remain important, and communities of the same people may have developed very differently depending on where they live.
Many other peoples exist across Eldareth beyond those presented here. This collection reflects the options currently available to players, with additional peoples becoming available as the campaign expands.
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Aasimar
Aasimar are mortals born with a connection to the Upper Planes. Their births are rare and are sometimes accompanied by unusual dreams, visions, or other celestial phenomena that families and communities may interpret as omens. An Aasimar may be born...
Catfolk
The Ashera are feline humanoids whose oldest known communities come from the deserts of Malkaret and the coasts of Akkareth. Many early communities developed along routes connecting settlements across the south, and travel became a familiar part of Ashera life...
Changelings
Changelings trace their ancestry to particular Courtless communities of the Feywild, where changing one's appearance was an ordinary part of life. Courtless describes fey communities that recognize neither Seelie nor Unseelie authority. These communities have never formed a single people...
Dragonborn
Dragonborn begin life as the Unshaped. During this stage, their scales shift through prismatic colors and their elemental nature has not yet settled into the form it will carry through adulthood. The name refers to that unsettled draconic expression rather...
Dwarves
The dwarves of Eldareth trace their beginning to Thuradun, the vast complex known as the Forge of Wills beneath the mountains of Skorrheim. Its creators were Thalkor of the Stone Giants, Saaktar of the Fire Giants, and Thorden of the...
Elves
The elves of Eldareth share a common ancestry in the Feywild, though their lineages have been separated for thousands of years. The Vaela'drin and Falha'drin left during the First Elven Exodus. The Sera'drin remained in the Feywild much longer and...
Faun
Faun trace their ancestry to the Feywild, though most families in Eldareth have lived in the Material Plane for many generations. The circumstances that first brought their ancestors across are not recorded as clearly as the great elven migrations, and...
Firbolgs
Firbolgs descend from ancient giantkin whose communities settled in remote forests and highlands. Over many generations, they developed traditions closely tied to the lands in which they lived and to the natural and spiritual forces found there. Many Firbolg communities...
Genasi
Genasi are mortals born with a strong connection to elemental power. Most are associated with Air, Earth, Fire, or Water, though rarer manifestations tied to other elemental influences are also known. Their origins vary considerably. Some descend from genies or...
Gnomes
Gnomes are a small people with a long history in woodland regions across Eldareth. Many of their older communities developed in forests and valleys where families remained for generations, building a close familiarity with the surrounding land. These settlements are...
Goblins
Goblins trace their ancestry to the Feywild, though little survives from the earliest part of their history. Some ancient Goblin communities eventually crossed into Eldareth. Over thousands of years, their descendants diverged into the Murrkin and Giznat, the two major...
Goliaths
Goliaths descend from ancient giantkin whose communities once spread through the highlands and mountain regions of Eldareth. Many of their oldest settlements developed in remote country where difficult terrain and long winters made cooperation essential. Over generations, clan traditions placed...
Haflings
Halflings are found throughout the settled parts of Eldareth and are especially numerous in fertile regions such as Eastmarch and the lower highlands. Many long-established communities developed around farmland, rivers, orchards, and smaller towns, though Halflings also live throughout larger...
Half-Elves
Half-Elves are born to human and elven families and are common across Ethelra and Avermont, particularly in regions where the two peoples have lived alongside one another for generations. Their upbringing varies considerably. A Half-Elf raised primarily among humans may...
Half-Orcs
Half-Orcs are born into families with both human and Orc ancestry. Some come from communities where mixed families have been part of local life for generations, while others have much more recent connections between the two peoples. Their Orc ancestry...
Humans
Humans are the most widespread people in Eldareth. Their communities can be found in nearly every region, from the coasts of Célaine to the villages of the Northern Highlands. There is no single human culture. Regional history, neighboring peoples, and...
Orcs
Orcs were created by Yssarel, the Wildmother. Their descendants spread across Eldareth and settled in lands far removed from one another. Over thousands of years, those populations changed with the places in which they lived, eventually giving rise to the...
Ringtails
The Rakkari, commonly called Ringtails, are raccoon-like humanoids whose oldest known communities come from the wilds of Shahoya. Some of their oldest stories connect their origins to Feonar, though the nature of that relationship remains uncertain. Different communities preserve different...
Rootwardens
The Thal'Ruun descend from the Elaren Enclave, a druidic community of Elves, Firbolgs, and Orcs that once lived near the northern Greyspires and adjoining highlands. When the Creeping Rot spread through the region around 2000 B.U., the Enclave could no...
Serpentfolk
The Ssith'katha are a serpentine people whose origins lie in Zalthyx, the serpent kingdom south of Avermont and Shahoya. Their ancestors belonged to ancient southern peoples related to the Tavaska. Long before the Ssith'katha emerged, these communities had developed traditions...
Shifters
The Tavaska, often called Shifters by settlers of the Concord, are among the oldest peoples of Shahoya. Their communities existed long before the arrival of the Concord and before the rise of the serpentfolk kingdoms. In ancient times, peoples related...
Tieflings
Tieflings are mortals born into bloodlines marked by the influence of the Lower Planes. A bloodline can begin with fiendish ancestry or an old bargain, while direct exposure to Lower Planar power can leave the same mark on later generations....
Venthari
The Venthari descend from the monks of Rimecliff who encountered the surviving Naerids aboard Ithis Veyra during the Reckoning Years. The crystalline vessel had deliberately traveled to Eldareth before suffering catastrophic damage and crashing at Lake Morren. The monks brought...