Here is a list of every race that we allow in Tolkeihyme for you to choose for your character's:

Elf - A magical creature that usually has long, pointy ears, and long silky hair. Their main weapons are bows and arrows and magical spells.

Drow - Drows are basically evil elfs. They often have white skin and black silky hair and are also skilled with bows but are often more adept in herbology and potion-making.

Troll - An enemy to the Giants, Trolls are tall, lumbering, ugly creatures that don't exactly have the best sense of personal hygiene. Their weapons of choice are clubs and sometimes swords.

Giant - Giants, An enemy of the Trolls, are much more civilized and more advanced than Trolls. They're basically just really tall humans on the outside. They use weapons of all kinds.

Barbarian - A warrior who travels around scavenging for food. They don't really speak English well, and tend to be not that bright. They usually use knives and sometimes clubs.

Viking [male] - A proud fighter who travels the oceans in search of treasure and glory. They usually own their own ships and a few crew members. They fight with swords.

Valkyrie [female] - Similar to a Vikings but not quite. Valkyries are also proud warriors but they usually ride in groups by horseback. If they can avoid confrontation they will, but if cornered, they will fight back. They are very skilled with a sword and shield.

Gnome - A small yet crafty cave dwelling creature. They usually run underground mines and covet large hoards of treasure. They use clubs to fight with.

Demon - Basically any descendent of the first great demon, Blestmenkon. These offspring of Blestmenkon are usually skilled in dark magic. They come in all shapes and sizes but usually have dark blue skin. The real only con of being a demon is that when Blestmenkon says something, you MUST do it.

Angel - Angels are high spirits that are usually concerned with the preservation of human life. They are very helpful in battle they're not known for their physical strength. They can use some of the strongest magic attacks out there. Angels and demons often get into huge battles...

Imp - A small magical creature that usually live in forests. They are in tune with nature and can use the earth itself to attack.

Orc - Cousins to Gnomes, Orcs usually use cowardly tactics to bring down enemies that are bigger and stronger than them. They often attack in groups and love to ambush their unsuspecting victims. They use small knives to attack with.

Necrohuman - Humans that have chosen the path of darkness usually end up as Necrohumans. They specialize in Necromancy, the dark art of raising the dead. They can summon skeletons from the ground to do their bidding. The stronger the Necrohuman, the more skeletons they can conjure up at once.

Spirit - A higher being, Spirits cannot touch anything solid. Usually gods take this form to communicate with lower life forms. Since they can't attack, they persuade others to do what they want for them. Dark spirits have been known to possess weak minded Orcs in order to get what they want...

Halfling - Halfling, could be human/dog, human/cat, human/elf, Orc/elf, anything like that. Hobbits are also considered Halflings.

Shape shifter - A shape shifter is a human that specializes the art of Mutation. They can change their shape into any other thing they please. It they want to replicate people however, they need a piece of the person's clothing. Shape shifters usually attack using their animal forms but other wise they'll use swords.

Lupine - Creatures in the Lupine family. Could simple be a dog or a wolf, or could be a werewolf, human at day, werewolf at night.

Felis - Creatures in the Felis family. Cats, leopards, tigers, or more mutant forms of cats fall under Felis.

Dwarf - A dwarf is small proud, human-like creature that usually live in high mountains. They often are known for living very long lives. They can live up to be 200 years old. They usually fight with hammers.

Oread - Pixie or fairy like creatures that are skilled in movement through rocky or earthy terrain.

Naiad - Pixie or fairy like creatures that live in or around water and are skilled in moving through it or over it.

Dryad - Pixies or fairy like creatures of the forest. They live in trees, bushes, and forests, and are often very in-touch with nature.

Pixie - Pixies are fairies that have sinned against nature. They have been stripped of their wings and been turned blue as punishment for their crime against the earth. They are bitter and usually fight against fairies in great battles. They use nature spells for evil.

Fairy - Fairies are a race dedicated to nature protection. They plant trees and purify the soil and the earth. They are at war with the pixies for their crimes against nature. They use nature spells for the benefit of Mother Nature.

Human - Human is the simplest of them all. They're normal people who live out their everyday lives in Tolkeihyme. They can use almost any weapon.

Centaur - The creature of Greek mythology, half-man, half-horse.

Satyr - half-man, Half-goat creature thing.

Lich - Spirits of evil mages, wizards, or magical beings, long dead.

Kitsune - Sort of like half fox half humans. Not classified as Halflings. they are very good with the elements and have an easy time mastering elemental magic.

Master Admin, Ian Askuren

This post has been edited by Ian Askuren on Jan 6 2006, 03:56 PM