The Races of KRYNN
1) Humans
- Common: (The Common people of Krynn)
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 10 08 10 - 08 -
Maximum - 16 - 18 - -
Appearance
Height: 5'1" - 6'8".
Weight: 106 lbs - 200 lbs.
Hair: Blonde - Red - Brown - Black.
Eyes: Brown - Blue - Green.
Ears: Round.
Age: 60 - 100 years (20 Adult 50 Old).
Other:
Personality
The bulk of Ansalon's population avoids the dangerous life of
adventuring.Still ,some commoners get embroiled in adventures or
even wars.Commoners are generally farmers or skilled tradesmen
such as blacksmiths,innkeepers, and herbalists.
- Barbarians: (Mountain, Plains, and Desert)
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 10 08 12 - 08 -
Maximum - 16 - 18 - -
Appearance
Height: 5'6" - 7'2".
Weight: 116 lbs - 210 lbs.
Hair: Brown - Black.
Eyes: Brown - Blue.
Ears: Round.
Age: 60 - 100 years (20 Adult 50 Old).
Other: Barbarians have deep golden skin. They mainly wear fur and
leather.
Personality
Pride: Barbarians are proud people. They set themselves
apart from others because of their standards.
Traditional: They are a very tradition orientated. Because of
their in their history they are very reluntic to
change their ways.
Naturalists: They respect nature granting each plant and animal
it's due.
Isolationistic: Because of their love of nature they distrust
civilized humans for their lack of respect. They
especially dislike mages.
(Ice)
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 10 08 12 - 08 -
Maximum - 16 - 18 - -
Appearance
Height: 5'6" - 7'2".
Weight: 116 lbs - 210 lbs.
Hair: Red - Light brown.
Eyes: Blue.
Ears: Round.
Age: 60 - 100 years (20 Adult 50 Old).
Other: Ice Barbarians have pallid skin.
Personality
Ice barbarians have the same personality with Mountain, Plains and Desert
Barbarians.
(Sea)
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 10 08 12 - 08 -
Maximum - 16 - 18 - -
Appearance
Height: 5'6" - 7'2".
Weight: 116 lbs - 210 lbs.
Hair: Black.
Eyes: Blue.
Ears: Round.
Age: 60 - 100 years (20 Adult 50 Old).
Other: Have richer skin tones that ranges from light brown to glowing
black.They wear their hair closely cropped to their heads.
Personality
Sea barbarians differ from other Barbarians, they are loud ,friendly and
brim with good cheer.Althouth they theat others they meet fairly, given
time they develop strogn friendships.Thought of their pride they away
from other races.
2) Dwarves
- Mountain:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 08 03 12 03 03 03
Maximum 18 17 19 18 18 16
Appearance
Height: 3'2" - 4'1".
Weight: 134 lbs - 170 lbs.
Hair: Brown - Black - Gray - White.
Eyes: Blue - Green.
Ears: Round.
Age: 252 - 450 years.
Other: Mountain Dwarves have wide vocal range, so they form
choruses and sing traditional song it the depths of their
mountains.
Personality
Passion: Despite their gray colors and pessimism Dwarves have
have a passion for work, drink, history and songs.
Comfort: Althought not greedy, Dwarves like their creature
comforts.Dwarves are natural-born collectors.
Hard Work: From their younger years of life Dwarves, learn about
responsibility.When Dwarves work never complain or
delay their work.They work until their job is done and
then the celebrate.They never retire.
Isolation: Dwarves tend to be suspicious of other races, so they
live isolated in their strongholds under the mountains.
- Hill:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 09 03 14 03 03 03
Maximum 18 17 19 18 18 12
Appearance
Height: 3'2" - 4'1".
Weight: 134 lbs - 170 lbs.
Hair: Brown - Black - Gray.
Eyes: Blue - Brown.
Ears: Round.
Age: 252 - 450 years.
Other: Althought they have deep voises only a few Hill Dwarves
can sing.
Personality
Mountain Dwarves have the same personality with Hill Dwarves.
- Gully:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 06 06 03 03 03 03
Maximum 18 19 12 09 09 09
Appearance
Height: 3'7" - 4'2".
Weight: 120 lbs - 140 lbs.
Hair: Dirty blond - brown - rust - gray - dull black.
Eyes: Blue - dull green - brown - hazel.
Ears: Round.
Age: 35 - 55 years ( 5 Adult 25 Old).
Other: Gully Dwarves live under very poor conditions.Females
give birth to one children per year.
Personality
Survival: Gully Dwarves chief virtue in their minds is
survival.Individually they are harder to kill them
than other creatures.
Pride: Gully Dwarves feel pride for themselves because they
never ask for help from other races.
Innumeracy: For Gully Dwarves "one" is singular "two" is plural.
They rarely have any use of large quantities.
Cheerfulness: Despite heinous pescecutions Gully Dwarves are
always chearfull.
Clannishness: Gully Dwarves never sell out a friend.
Cunning: Altought Gully Dwarves intelligence is underestimated
by other races, they are inteligent enought to
manipulate them by playing the fools.
Gluttony: Gully dwarves know that they will face examine soon
,so they try to past their time as best as they can.
Gullytalk: The language of Gully Dwarves is so unique that not
even brilliant non-Gully can speak it.Gullytalk is
not a formal lunguage but defer from place to place
depending on the surrounding races.
3) Elves
- Half:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 03 06 06 04 03 03
Maximum 18 20 18 18 18 18
Appearance
Height: 4'8" - 5'6".
Weight: 110 lbs - 150 lbs.
Hair: All Colors of elves and Humans.
Eyes: All Eyes of Elves and Humans.
Ears: Pointed.
Age:
Other: Half - Elves can grow facial hair,they are slightly taller
and more stocier.
Personality
Half - Elves have the same personality as the Elves and Humans ,they are
coming from.
- Qualinesti:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 07 07 07 08 06 08
Maximum 18 19 17 18 18 18
Appearance
Height: 4'6" - 5'4".
Weight: 90 lbs -120 lbs.
Hair: Ranging from Honey Brown to Blond.
Eyes: Blue - Brown.
Ears: Pointed.
Age: 550 - 700 years ( 80 Adult 550 Old ).
Other: Elves have no facial hair.They are smaller and darker than
other Elves and not so attractive.They prefer earth-toned
clothing.
Personality
Shaping: They see themselves as the gardeners in a the garden
called Ansalon. They believe in territorialism and if
taken aay from the home they feel homesick.
Foresight: Elves live for centuries and that makes them feel
lonely, which makes them act arrogant, cold and
uncaring in order of avoiding viewing generations of
mortals die.
Pride: Elves take their role as the chosen of the Gods very
serious acting sometimes as superior race than the
others. They see other races's art as crude and
transient.
Hedonism: Because of their long lives Elves tend each as unique
and rare.They see even the most difficult work with
joy. They feel no sorrow,loss, or regret and they never
think of the past but the future.
Other: They are more socciable with other races ,than the oter
Elves and they deal with others hopefully and joyfully.
- Silvanesti:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 03 07 06 10 06 12
Maximum 18 19 17 18 18 18
Appearance
Height: 4'6" - 5'4".
Weight: 90 lbs -120 lbs.
Hair: Ranges from light Brown to Blonde White.
Eyes: Hazel.
Ears: Pointed.
Age: 550 - 700 years ( 80 Adult 550 Old ).
Other: Silvanesti Elves wear green and brown clothes and they
usually wearing long capes and flowing robes.
Personality
Silvanesti Elves have the same personality as the Qualinesti Elves
Other: They are proud arrogant and they don't want to have any
connection with other races.They are deal with other races
only when they have something to gain.
- Kagonesti:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 08 08 08 03 08 08
Maximum 19 20 19 12 18 18
Appearance
Height: 4'6" - 5'4".
Weight: 90 lbs -120 lbs.
Hair: Ranging from Black to Light Brown.
Eyes: Hazel.
Ears: Pointed.
Age: 550 - 700 years ( 80 Adult 550 Old ).
Other: Kagonesti Elves tend to be more muscular than the other
Elves and they have designs in clay, paint, tattoo. they
wear light clothes.
Personality
Kagonesti Elves have the same personality as the other Elves
Other: They love the nature and they are trying to protect her as
much is possible. They are not iniating in wars but they
are pacifists either.
- Dargonesti:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 03 10 03 08 08 08
Maximum 17 19 18 18 18 18
Appearance
Height: 4'6" - 5'4".
Weight: 90 lbs -120 lbs.
Hair: White.
Eyes:
Ears: Pointed.
Age: 550 - 700 years ( 80 Adult 550 Old ).
Other: They are aquatic creatures with blue skin and webbed
fingers and toes. They can change themselves into
Dolphins.
Personality
Dargonesti Elves have the same personality as the kagonesti Elves.
- Dimernesti:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 03 10 03 08 08 08
Maximum 17 19 18 18 18 18
Appearance
Height: 4'6" - 5'4".
Weight: 90 lbs -120 lbs.
Hair: White.
Eyes:
Ears: Pointed.
Age: 550 - 700 years ( 80 Adult 550 Old ).
Other: They are aquatic creatures with blue skin and webbed
fingers and toes. They can change themselves into sea
otters.
Personality
Dimernesti Elves have the same personality as Dargonesti Elves.
4) Gnomes:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 06 08 08 08 03 03
Maximum 18 19 18 18 18 18
Appearance
Height: 3'3" - 3'8".
Weight: 39 lbs - 55 lbs.
Hair: Brown - Blonde - Red
Eyes: Blue - Green - Violet
Ears: Round
Age:
Other: Gnomes are basic Dwarf size and build. Their dress is
nothing but practical (nothing flashy). All have a toolbelt
and a notepad.
Personality
They run their sentences together and will not stop talking unless
forced (they answer each other's questions later in their sentence.
Misc.
Theirsentancesarealotlikethissoitisveryhardforanongnometounderstand
themwhichiswhysomepeoplegetsoirritated.
5) Kender:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 06 08 10 06 03 06
Maximum 16 19 18 18 16 18
On ability rolls, Kender gets -1 to STR and +2 to DEX
Appearance
Height: 3'2" - 4'4".
Weight: 83 lbs - 110 lbs.
Hair: Blond - Brown - Red.
Eyes: Blue - Green - Brown.
Ears: Pointed.
Age: 100 - 120 (Adult 20, Old 70).
Other: Facial Hair. Fair skinned but easily Tanned. Usually
wears bright clothes. Lots of pouches/pockets. Usually
long hair. Wrinkles are a good trait.
Personality
Curious: They are curious about everything.
Fearlessness: They fear nothing not even death.
Irrepressibility: Nothing other than death can stop a kender.
Independent: A Kender will not take orders, only suggestions.
Compassion: A kender has strong emotions for friends and
family.
Lazy: A kender has no concept about time schedules.
Taunt: Due to their curious nature Kenders usually have
shocking insight on other people. This gives
them the ability to cast damaging insults.
Handling: Kender do not know the meaning of ownership. If
they see something they need or like they simply
take it. This is not done for gain they simply
forget they have due to their short attention
spans. They are not thieves.
Misc.
Kenders are more or less about 8 - 12 year old kids with an adults
intelligence. Kenders are always happy and care free. Should one
be found otherwise, you can bet a devastating tragedy was the
cause.
6) Minotaurs:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 12 08 12 05 03 03
Maximum 20 18 20 18 16 16
Appearance
Height: 6'4" - 8'0".
Weight:
Hair: Blonde - black fur.
Eyes: Brown - Green - Blue.
Ears: Long (Animal like).
Age: 120 - 150 (Adult 40 Old 110).
Other: Horns grow 3" - 24". They are covered with fur. Their
feet are cleft hooves. Their faces are shaped like that
of a bull.
Personality
Honor: Minotaurs live by a Code of Honor. Like the Knights
of Solamnia, a Minotaur would never break his word or
cause dishonor to himself.
Strength: Minotaurs believe that "Might makes right." All legal
cases are settled in the Arena. The Arena is the heart
of their culture.
Family: The family is the blood of the culture. Without a
family a Minotaur has no source for nobility, honor,
or pride. A family in the Minotaur Nation functions
like a State in the US.
Superiority: Minotaurs believe themselves to be the "Master Race."
They believe the gods chose them to control the other
weak and dishonorable people of Krynn.
Misc.
Minotaurs are a very honorable race. Unfortunatly, they are also a
violent race because of how they value strength. They are great
fighters and sailors but they are limited in the other occupations.
They mostly keep to themselves because of their superior beliefs
except during war.
7) Irda:
Abilities STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Minimum 12 08 12 05 10 15
Maximum 18 20 16 20 18 20
Appearance
Height: 5'2" - 6'7".
Weight: 130 lbs - 180 lbs.
Hair: Black - White - Silver.
Eyes: Silver.
Ears: Pointed.
Age: 550 - 600 years.
Other: They dress in simple linen clothes usually and they don't
kill animals for anything, not even food. Irda have the
ability to change forms.
Personality
Irdas are the most strange characters in all Krynn. They were the chosen
of the Evil Gods but later they went under the protection of Paladine.They
are good and they are keeping themselves out of the life of other races.
Too few knows of their existance.
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