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Centaur

Swift, strong and bulky, Centaurs are particularly skilled with ranged
weaponry.
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Deep Dwarf

Deep Dwarves live underground and cannot regenerate health naturally, but they
are very resilient to damage and carry tools to heal.
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Deep Elf

The most magic-affine elf, but also the most fragile.
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Demigod

They will never follow a god, but Demigods make up for this with divine
attributes and health.
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Demonspawn

Demonspawn are half human, half demon. They acquire strong demonic mutations as
they grow.
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Draconian

Draconians are versatile hybrids. They mature when reaching level 7 and develop
a colour.
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Formicid

Formicids are humanoid ants adept at digging. Their limbs are exceptionally
strong and they live in a state of permanent stasis.
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Felid

These many-lived cats possess sentience, but are incapable of advanced item
manipulation or the use of armour or weapons.
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Ghoul

An undead, damned to rot eternally. They are always looking for rotten food to
eat, hacking away with their claws.
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Gargoyle

Made of living stone, Gargoyles have a preternatural affinity for the earth.
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Halfling

Small but hardy, Halflings excel with slings. They have an increased resistance
to mutagenic effects.
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High Elf

Proud elves, who can cast spells as well as they can fight with the sword.
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Hill Orc

Orcs are skilled in close combat, and often dabble in offensive magic. Hated by
most, orcs are very proud and many of them feel superior.
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Human

Mundane and average.
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Tengu

Bird-people who love to fight, both with weapons and spells. They are quite
fragile, but they learn to fly swiftly later on.
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Kobold

Small, mischievous and a little fragile, but multi-talented. They can and will
eat any meat.
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Merfolk

Half fish, half human, Merfolk are citizens of both water and land. They are
strong combatants, and adept at using magic to assist in battle.
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Minotaur

A large muscular human with the head of a bull. They excel at all forms of
close and ranged combat.
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Mummy

An undead figure covered in bandages and embalming fluids, compelled to walk by
an ancient curse.
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Naga

A hybrid; human from the chest up, with a scaly, muscular torso trailing off
like that of a snake. They move slowly but are naturally resilient.
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Octopode

A species of amphibious cephalopods. They can wear eight rings, but almost no
armour fits them.
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Ogre

Large and strong, they're mostly seen as brutes. Ogres are very comfortable
with the basics of magic, however.
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Spriggan

Very small, very frail and very fast. Spriggans make highly competent stabbers
and spellcasters.
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Troll

Large brutes, ready to maim anything with their claws, never thinking twice.
They're always hungry.
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Vampire

Shifting between the states of life and undeath, Vampires are accomplished
stabbers and casters.
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Vine Stalker

Frail symbionts, Vine Stalkers cannot regain health from devices or potions.
Their magical reserves absorb damage, and they pack a magic-restoring bite.
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