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All the major races included in the Player’s Handbook are present in this game world. The only change from their representation in the PHB is that favored classes are discarded – all races effectively have the human favored class: any. One additional major race is present in this world, and they are detailed below.

Trolls – the Trolls of this setting differ significantly from the Trolls found in the Monster Manual. They are much smarter and have more forceful personalities, but lack such overpowering physical ability. They range in color from gray to green to reddish brown. Trolls grow to between seven and ten feet tall, and grow continuously throughout their lives. Trolls weigh between 350 and 650 pounds.

Troll player characters possess the following traits:

• Type: Humanoid
• Attributes
  • +6 Strength
  • +6 Constitution
  • -2 Charisma
• Size: Young and Adult Trolls are Medium sized. Middle aged and older trolls are Large, and gain all the qualities of Large creatures.
• Reach 5 feet, space 5 feet (10/5 feet if size Large)
• Speed: 30 feet
• Darkvision 60 feet
• +3 Natural Armor
• Natural Weapons: Claws (1d4, 1d6 if size Large)
• Special Qualities: Scent, Enhanced Healing: Trolls heal a number of hit points equal to their character level every hour.
• Skills: A Troll’s sensitive nose gives them a +2 Craft (alchemy)
• Languages: Common, Troll
• Aging: Trolls reach adulthood at age 25. Middle Age begins at age 58, Old Age at 86, and Venerable at 110 (dying of age 2d20 years later). They do not weaken much with age, but tend to lose their grip on reality. At Middle Age, Trolls receive the following ability modifications (in addition to becoming size Large): -2 Dexterity, +1 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom, +1 Charisma. At Old age, these repeat, and at Venerable the Troll receives -3 Dexterity, +1 Intelligence, -3 Wisdom, +1 Charisma. If a Troll’s wisdom score ever falls below 3, he goes insane and loses touch with reality. A troll in this state tends to go berserk, often being put down violently by its own clan.
• Level Adjustment +2

Note: The Trolls found in the Monster Manual are known as Nightmare Trolls, and come from the Dreaming like most monsters.

Most of the minor races of this world were created by interbreeding between the major races or by magical alteration and experimentation. Orcs and half-orcs are the product of Troll-Human unions, goblins are the product of orc-halfling or orc-gnome unions, hobgoblins are a product of experimentation on orcs, and kobolds and lizardfolk are dragon-tainted gnomes, halflings, and humans.

Pit’Hai – The Pit’Hai are the ancient enemy of the elves, centuries ago left behind on their home world. They are similar in appearance to half-orcs, but bear a pair of small horns on their forehead and have vertical slit pupils like a cat. The silence of the elves on the subject of their enemy has left everyone largely without information about them – their strengths, weaknesses, or abilities.

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