Beldkind

The Beldkind, also called Mankind or Subjects of Deshen, are a broad classification of races created by Beld. The Beldkind were created due to Beld's desire to see the world appreciated and enjoyed by more than the Gods. To create Beldkind, Beld combined essence of the Worldtree Yggdrasil, dirt and clay, and a spark of divinity which gave them self awareness. Beld created a multitude of races, and their intermixing created more races. Some races Beld fashioned after other animals crafted by Siita, while some he created from his own imagination. The bipedal nature of Beldkind is an emulation of the Gods, who are mostly bipedal. Before the Second Age, the Beldkind lived in immortality, ruled by Deshen, the first Human and first Beldkind. However, in the ruin of the War of the Gods, the Beldkind were struck mortal. A select few retain their immortality, but nearly all are doomed to meet Karad-Dun. The longest-lived are the Elves, who typically live to see a whole millennia. The shortest-lived are the Humans, who are lucky to even see a century.

Common Races

Common races are races which are frequently found across El-Bayir. Most realms have significant populations of these races. 

Uncommon Races

Uncommon races are races which can usually be found in most realms, but are present in far smaller numbers. They typically do not make up more than 10% of the population of any country they're in. 

Rare Races

Rare races are races which are rarely found in the wider world. They are typically exceptionally sparsely populated, and are sometimes also geographically concentrated, meaning that they rarely appear outside of their borders. 

* Warforged, as creations of Beldkind, are not Beldkind. Though for ease of access they are included here.

** A Warforged's body is immortal, but the Warforged's memory will "reset" every 700 years, effectively causing an end of life.

*** Denotes a sub-race which has been added for convenience

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Nearly every playable race is Beldkind.