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{{LineageInfobox|Height=3'6" - 4'6"|Weight=120 - 240 lbs|Size=Medium|Base Speed=20 ft|Appearance='''Mountain Dwarves'''
{{LineageInfobox|Height=3'6" - 4'6"|Weight=120 - 240 lbs|Size=Medium|Base Speed=20 ft|Appearance='''Mountain Dwarves'''


<u>Skin</u>: Shades range from brown to pale
<u>Skin</u>: Shades range from Brown to Pale


<u>Hair</u>: Blonde, Brunette, Granite-Gray, or Black
<u>Hair</u>: Blonde, Brunette, Granite-Gray, or Black


<u>Features</u>: Both genders grow thick, bush beards adorned with trinkets of precious metals. Stocky in stature.
<u>Features</u>: All  genders grow thick, bushy beards adorned with trinkets of precious metals. Stocky in stature.


'''Crag Dwarves'''
'''Crag Dwarves'''
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<u>Hair</u>: Shades of Red or Brown
<u>Hair</u>: Shades of Red or Brown


<u>Features</u>: Large Dark Eyes. Tend to be tall and lanky.
<u>Features</u>: Tend to be comparatively tall and lanky.


'''Deep Dwarves'''
'''Deep Dwarves'''
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<u>Features</u>: Beardless. Large eyes. Stocky in stature.|Lifespan=<u>Maturity</u>: Around 16 years
<u>Features</u>: Beardless. Large eyes. Stocky in stature.|Lifespan=<u>Maturity</u>: Around 16 years
<u>Lifespan</u>: 300 years|image=dwarf.png}}
<u>Lifespan</u>: Roughly 300 years|image=dwarf.png}}


Stout and hearty dwarves are the masters of the subterranean realm where their ingenuity and natural affinity with the earth see them digging mighty underground cities and building long lasting civilizations. Endless dangers prowl the lightless caverns and dwarves have developed their mastery of trap and defense against all manner of threats both above and below. Dwarven fortresses are some of the most impenetrable bastions in the known world. While many dwarves took to subterranean dwellings as a way to avoid the horrendous scourge of Kaijan during the first supereon, an intrepid nation of dwarves stayed on the surface and fought back. Those mighty dwarves that killed a fearsome Kaijan and used an ancient, mysterious artifact to turn the Kaijan’s corpse into the first dragon are often held in reverie by other dwarven nations. Dwarves are generally distinguished by three sublineages: the mountain dwarf, crag dwarf, and deep dwarf. Mountain dwarves, or “Strugar”, carve their homes in the tallest peaks and laud their thick beards and natural resistance to the coldest heights. Crag dwarves, or “Kharn’Khan” build their cities within massive canyons, both natural and dwarf-made, where each layer is carefully excavated and then settled. Lastly, the beardless, pale- skinned deep dwarves, or “Uhn’Gunder”, settle within the deepest caves of the earth where stories of “daylight” are told to frighten children.
Stout and hearty dwarves are the masters of the subterranean realm where their ingenuity and natural affinity with the earth see them digging mighty underground cities and building long-lasting civilizations.


==='''Dwarven Culture'''===
Endless dangers prowl the lightless caverns and dwarves have developed their mastery of trap and defense against all manner of threats both above and below. Dwarven fortresses are some of the most impenetrable bastions in the known world.


Dwarves of all types pride their craftsmanship and architecture. They honor their ancestors with massive shrines.  
While many dwarves took to subterranean dwellings as a way to avoid the horrendous scourge of Kaijan during the first supereon, an intrepid nation of dwarves stayed on the surface and fought back. Those mighty dwarves that killed a fearsome Kaijan and used an ancient, mysterious artifact to turn the Kaijan’s corpse into the first dragon are often held in reverie by other dwarven nations.  


'''Mountain Dwarf'''
Dwarves are generally distinguished by three sublineages: the mountain dwarf, crag dwarf, and deep dwarf. Crag dwarves, or “Kharn’Khan,” build their cities within massive canyons, both natural and dwarf-made, where each layer is carefully excavated and then settled. The beardless, pale-skinned deep dwarves, or “Uhn’Gunder,” settle within the deepest caves of the earth where stories of “daylight” are told to frighten children. Lastly, mountain dwarves, or “Strugar,” carve their homes in the tallest peaks and laud their thick beards and natural resistance to the coldest heights.


Mountain dwarves celebrate rare metals and gems, often using them to embellish their crafts and structures. As such, dwarvish goods are highly valued in trade.  
==== <big>Dwarven Culture</big> ====
Dwarves of all types prize their craftsmanship and architecture. They honor their ancestors with massive shrines.  
 
'''Crag Dwarf'''


'''Crag Dwarf'''
Crag dwarves tend to focus their societies around ancient ruins and archeological treasures found in their mines. They are well known for their clay crafts and stonework. Many crag dwarf cities are built in restored ruins of ancient dwarven or elven civilizations and their clothes and creations are an integration of long-forgotten styles. 


Crag dwarves are well known for their massive canyon cities built within miles-deep crevices carved by time and dwarven hands. Here great waterfalls spin massive turbines that send elevator lifts hurtling upward and downward between hundreds of stone bridges that crisscross every possible level and gap. Crag dwarves dig their settlements by quarrying the dirt and stone in long layers parallel to streams and rivers, often uncovering long-buried ancient dwarven or elven ruins from ages past. They then rebuild such ruins, reinforcing previous fortifications and repurposing structures as they see fit.  In addition, their clothes and creations are an integration of long-forgotten styles found there. Crag dwarves tend to focus their societies around ancient ruins and archeological treasures found in their mines. They are well known for their clay crafts and stonework. Lastly, the crag dwarves are the most surface-adapted dwarves and often extend their territory into nearby forests and plains where farmlands or hunted game can supplement their stone and clay crafts.
'''Deep Dwarf'''


'''Deep Dwarf'''
Deep dwarves are naturally the most isolated of the sublineages and tend to be wary of outside influences. Their dangerous environments leave them little room for arts or frivolity and their societies focus more on survival than long term legacy. Deep dwarves have a particular affinity for the ancient technologies and structures found below the earth and have absorbed much of their discoveries into their own societies. In fact, many deep dwarf nations have large populations of remnants, as well as smaller but notable populations of raedeen.


Deep dwarves are naturally the most isolated of the sublineages and tend to be wary of outside influences. Their dangerous environments leave them little room for arts or frivolity and their societies focus more on survival than long-term legacy. They have a particular affinity for the ancient technologies and structures found below the earth and have absorbed much of their discoveries into their own societies. In fact, many deep dwarf nations have large populations of remnants, as well as smaller but notable populations of [[raedeen]].
'''Mountain Dwarf'''


==='''Dwarf Traits'''===
Mountain dwarves celebrate rare metals and gems, often using them to embellish their crafts and structures. As such, dwarvish goods are highly valued in trade.


==== <big>Dwarf Traits</big> ====
'''Height:''' 3’6” - 4’6”
'''Height:''' 3’6” - 4’6”


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'''Appearance:''' Dwarves tend to have stocky proportions and often have skin and hair tones that reflect their environments, due to generations of evolution.  
'''Appearance:''' Dwarves tend to have stocky proportions and often have skin and hair tones that reflect their environments, due to generations of evolution.  


'''Crag Dwarf'''
* Crag dwarves have an earthier coloration, with skin tones like clay or sandstone and hair ranging from red to dark brunette. Generally taller and comparatively lankier than other dwarven sublineages.
'''Deep Dwarf'''
* Deep dwarves look almost alien, with pale skin that borders on translucent and large, dark eyes adapted to navigate the utter blackness of cavern living.
'''Mountain Dwarf'''
'''Mountain Dwarf'''
* The most plentiful dwarven lines are mountain dwarves, and there are few mountain ranges in the world where you cannot find at least one outpost. With skin colors ranging from brown to pale, most of these dwarves, regardless of gender, grow thick and bushy beards looped with trinkets of precious metals. In most mountain dwarf societies, you can tell a dwarf’s status by the length of their beards and the sheer number of gold and platinum adornments therein. Their hair ranges in shade from blonde and brunette to granite-gray or black.
* The most plentiful dwarven lines are mountain dwarves, and there are few mountain ranges in the world where you cannot find at least one outpost. With skin colors ranging from brown to pale, most of these dwarves, regardless of gender, grow thick and bushy beards looped with trinkets of precious metals. In most mountain dwarf societies, you can tell a dwarf’s status by the length of their beards and the sheer number of gold and platinum adornments therein. Their hair ranges in shade from blonde and brunette to granite-gray or black.
'''Crag Dwarf'''
* Crag dwarves have an earthier coloration, with skin tones like clay or sandstone and hair ranging from red to dark brunette. Deep dwarves look almost alien, with pale skin that borders on translucent and large, dark eyes adapted to navigate the utter blackness of cavern living. They are generally taller and comparatively lankier than other dwarven sublineages.
'''Deep Dwarf'''
* Deep dwarves are the rarest of dwarves and the least likely to be seen on the surface world. As denizens of the deepest caves, deep dwarves stand apart from their cousins by their pale skin, large eyes, and beardless faces. Their cities often contain tightly packed and protected districts hidden behind layers of trapped corridors and hidden passageways. Few outsiders ever have the opportunity to travel their tunnels.
'''Lifespan:''' Dwarves reach maturity around 16 years of age and can live as long as 300 years.
'''Lifespan:''' Dwarves reach maturity around 16 years of age and can live as long as 300 years.


'''International Outlook:''' While dwarves tend to be insular in their communities, they frequently engage in trade and cooperation with friendly civilizations. They often form powerful alliances with elves, humans, and [[kleppin]] societies.
'''International Outlook:''' While dwarves tend to be insular in their communities, they frequently engage in trade and cooperation with friendly civilizations. They often form powerful alliances with elves, humans, and kleppin societies.


=== '''Dwarf Features''' ===
=== Dwarf Features ===


==== '''Dwarf Starting Features''' ====
==== Dwarf Starting Features ====
At level 1, you get the following features as a dwarf. You also gain additional features based on your sublineage choice.  
At level 1, you gain the following features as a dwarf. You gain additional features based on your sublineage.
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|'''Stonesense'''
|'''Stonesense'''
|You have a natural affinity for caving and the underground world. Gain +5 to any History, Geography and Navigating* checks made while underground.
|You have a natural affinity for caving and the underground world. Gain +5 to any History, Geography, and Navigating* checks regarding the underground.
|-
|-
|'''Darkvision'''
|'''Darkvision'''
|You can see in darkness to a limit, even without any light source. While using darkvision, you can see up to 30 ft, and then are blind beyond that point.
|You can see in darkness to a limit, even without any light source. Gain 30 ft of Darkvision.
|}
|}


===== '''Sublineage''' =====
===== Sublineage =====
As the dwarves have spread across Ancerra, they have evolved to meet the unique challenges of their environment. Choose your dwarven sublineage: mountain, crag, or deep. Gain all features of that sublineage at level 1.
As the dwarves have spread across Ancerra, they have evolved to meet the unique challenges of their environment. Choose one of the following sublineages and gain bonus 1st level features based on your selection.  
 
====== '''Mountain Dwarf''' ======
As a mountain dwarf, you gain the following features.
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!Feature
!Description
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|'''Frozen Fortitude'''
|Your FORT increases by +1. When making END checks to mitigate the effects of extreme cold, roll 2d20 and use whichever one is higher.
|-
|'''Mountainborn'''
|Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on the following skills. You cannot put more than +4 points into a single skill using this feature.


* <u>Acrobatics:</u> Balancing, Contorting
====== Crag Dwarf ======
* <u>Athleticism</u>: Applied Force, Athletics
Generally taller and comparatively lankier than other dwarven sublineages, the crag dwarves are well known for their massive canyon cities built within miles-deep crevices carved by time and dwarven hands. Here great waterfalls spin massive turbines that send elevator lifts hurtling upward and downward between hundreds of stone bridges that crisscross every possible level and gap. Crag dwarves dig their settlements by quarrying the dirt and stone in long layers parallel to streams and rivers, often uncovering long-buried ruins from ages past. They then rebuild such ruins, reinforcing previous fortifications and repurposing structures as they see fit. The crag dwarves are the most surface-adapted dwarves and often extend their territory into nearby forests and plains where farmlands or hunted game can supplement their stone and clay crafts.
* <u>Observation:</u> Appraising
* <u>Crafting*</u>: Brewing, Cooking, Jeweling, Leatherworking, Masonry, Smithing
* <u>Stamina</u>: Forced March
* <u>Survival</u>: Navigating*, Tracking, Dungeoneering, Evading


|}
====== '''Crag Dwarf''' ======
As a crag dwarf, you gain the following features.
As a crag dwarf, you gain the following features.
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!Feature
!Feature
!Description
!Description
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|'''Stone Minded'''
|'''Stone Minded'''
|Your WILL increases by +1. When a creature or effect attempts to impose Charmed on you, it must roll 2d20 and use whichever is lower.
|Your WILL increases by +1. When a creature or effect attempts to impose Charmed on you, it must roll 2d20 and take the lower.
|-
|-
|'''Ruin Dweller'''
|'''Ruin Dweller'''
|Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on the following skills. You cannot put more than +4 points into a single skill using this feature.  
|Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any of the following skills. With this feature, you may put up to +4 points into any individual skill.  


* <u>Acrobatics</u>: Balancing, Contorting  
* <u>Acrobatics</u>: Balancing, Contorting  
* <u>Athleticism</u>: Applied Force, Athletics  
* <u>Athleticism</u>: Applied Force, Athletics  
* <u>Crafting*</u>: Brewing, Carpentry, Cooking, Leatherworking, Masonry, Pottery, Weaving, Woodcarving  
* <u>Crafting</u>: Brewing*, Carpentry*, Cooking*, Leatherworking*, Masonry*, Pottery*, Weaving*, Woodcarving*
* <u>Knowledge</u>: History  
* <u>Knowledge</u>: History  
* <u>Luck</u>: Scavenging  
* <u>Luck</u>: Scavenging  
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====== '''Deep Dwarf''' ======
====== Deep Dwarf ======
The deep dwarves are the rarest of dwarves and the least likely to be seen on the surface world. As denizens of the deepest caves, deep dwarves stand apart from their cousins by their pale skin, large eyes, and beardless faces. Their cities often contain tightly-packed and protected districts hidden behind layers of trapped corridors and hidden passageways. Few outsiders ever have the opportunity to travel their tunnels.
 
As a deep dwarf, you gain the following features.
As a deep dwarf, you gain the following features.
{| class="wikitable"
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!Feature
!Feature
!Description
!Description
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|'''Dangersense'''
|'''Dangersense'''
|Your ANT increases by +1. When making an AWR check made to detect an ambush or trap, roll 2d20 and use whichever is higher.
|Your ANT increases by +1. When making an AWR check made to detect an ambush or trap, roll 2d20 and take the higher.
|-
|-
|'''Deep Dweller'''
|'''Deep Dweller'''
|Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on the following skills. You cannot put more than +4 points into a single skill using this feature.  
|Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any of the following skills. You cannot put more than +4 points into a single skill using this feature.  


* <u>Acrobatics</u>: Balancing, Contorting  
* <u>Acrobatics</u>: Balancing, Contorting  
* <u>Athleticism</u>: Applied Force, Athletics  
* <u>Athleticism</u>: Applied Force, Athletics  
* <u>Crafting*</u>: Alchemy, Brewing, Cooking, Masonry, Smithing  
* <u>Crafting</u>: Alchemy*, Brewing*, Cooking*, Masonry*, Smithing*
* <u>Observation</u>: Perceiving  
* <u>Observation</u>: Perceiving  
* <u>Stamina</u>: Forced March  
* <u>Stamina</u>: Forced March  
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==== '''All Dwarf Features''' ====
====== Mountain Dwarf ======
The most plentiful dwarven lines are mountain dwarves, and there are few mountain ranges in the world where you cannot find at least one outpost. With skin colors ranging from brown to pale, most of these dwarves, regardless of gender, grow thick and bushy beards looped with trinkets of precious metals. In most mountain dwarf societies, you can tell a dwarf’s status by the length of their beards and the sheer number of gold and platinum adornments therein.
 
As a mountain dwarf, you gain the following features.
{| class="wikitable"
!Feature
!Description
|-
|'''Frozen Fortitude'''
|Your FORT increases by +1. When making END checks to mitigate the effects of extreme cold, roll 2d20 and take the higher.
|-
|'''Mountainborn'''
|Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any of the following skills. With this feature, you may put up to +4 points into any individual skill.
 
* <u>Acrobatics:</u> Balancing, Contorting
* <u>Athleticism</u>: Applied Force, Athletics
* <u>Crafting</u>: Brewing*, Cooking*, Jeweling*, Leatherworking*, Masonry*, Smithing*
* <u>Observation:</u> Appraising
* <u>Stamina</u>: Forced March
* <u>Survival</u>: Dungeoneering, Evading, Navigating*, Tracking
 
|}
 
==== All Dwarf Features ====
You gain an additional feature at the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 29th levels. Choose from the features below.  
You gain an additional feature at the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 29th levels. Choose from the features below.  
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!Feature
!Feature
!PreReq
!PreReq
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|'''Craftsdwarf'''
|'''Craftsdwarf'''
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|''Repeatable.'' Gain +5 points to spend on skills with the Crafting* tag.
|''Repeatable.'' Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the crafting tag. With this feature, you may put up to +4 points into any individual skill.
|-
|-
|'''Darkvision II'''  
|'''Darkvision II'''  
|Darkvision  
|Darkvision  
|The range that you can see while using Darkvision extends by 30 ft.
|Gain +30 ft Darkvision.
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|'''Dwarven Constitution'''  
|'''Dwarven Constitution'''  
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|''Repeatable''. Gain +6 Skill Points to spend on skills with the Athleticism tag. You cannot spend more than 4 points on a single skill in this way.
|''Repeatable''. Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the athleticism tag. You cannot spend more than +4 points on a single skill in this way.
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|'''Dwarven Ingenuity'''  
|'''Dwarven Ingenuity'''  
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|Gain a +3 bonus to Awareness checks to detect hidden doors or traps.
|Gain +3 to AWR checks to detect hidden doors or traps.
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|'''Dwarven Ingenuity II'''  
|'''Dwarven Ingenuity II'''  
|Dwarven Ingenuity  
|Dwarven Ingenuity  
|(1/Rest) You may now spend 10 minutes to set a tripwire trap, given that you have the appropriate materials handy. When triggered, this trap uses your AWR to attack the target’s ANT. If you succeed, the target is Slowed until the end of its next turn.  
|Gain the Tripwire ability.
 
* '''Tripwire (1/Rest).''' You may now spend 10 minutes to set a tripwire trap, given that you have the appropriate materials handy. Choose a point within 5 ft of you. When a creature moves into that square, make an attack using your AWR against their ANT. On a hit, the target is Slowed until the end of its next turn.
 
If a creature does not see you set this trap, they must make an AWR/Perceiving check against a DC equal to 10 + your AWR. A trap has 5 HP, an AR of 10, and can be disabled using the same DC.
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|'''Dwarven Ingenuity III'''  
|'''Dwarven Ingenuity III'''  
|Dwarven Ingenuity II
|Dwarven Ingenuity II
|Your Dwarven Ingenuity II tripwire gains 1d6 sharp [[damage]] if you hit. Additionally, if you hit, the target is knocked Prone in addition to being Slowed. Finally, you regain the ability to use this feature when you Recoup.  
|Tripwire becomes 1/Recoup. Additionally, on a hit, your Tripwire ability now deals 1d6 sharp damage and knocks Prone in addition to being Slowed.  
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|'''Earth-Blood'''
|'''Earth-Blood'''
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|Gain Resist Toxic 3.
|Gain Resist Toxic +3.
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|'''Earth-Blood II'''
|'''Earth-Blood II'''
|Earth-Blood  
|Earth-Blood  
|Increase your Resist Toxic number by 3. You are immune to nonmagical common and uncommon diseases.
|Gain Resist Toxic +3, Immune Common Diseases, and Immune Uncommon Diseases.
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|-
|'''Earth-Blood III'''  
|'''Earth-Blood III'''  
|Earth-Blood II, Character Level 20  
|Earth-Blood II, Character Level 20  
|You are immune to toxic damage and to being poisoned with nonmagical common and uncommon toxins.
|Gain Immune Toxic, Immune Common Poison, and Immune Uncommon Poisons.
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|'''Steel Heart'''
|'''Steel Heart'''
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|''Repeatable''. Your maximum HP increases by +5 each time you take this feature.
|''Repeatable''. Your max HP increases by +5 each time you take this feature.
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|'''Stoutling'''
|'''Stoutling'''
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|You can now carry 3 additional [[weapons]] and a total of 3 items with the Unwieldy tag.
|You can now carry three additional weapons and a total of three items with the unwieldy tag.
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|'''Treasure Hunter'''
|'''Treasure Hunter'''
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|''Repeatable.'' Gain +3 to Lockpicking and +4 to Dungeoneering.
|''Repeatable.'' Gain +3 to Lockpicking and +4 to Dungeoneering.
|}
|}
 
''*Updated to v1.2''
== Notes ==
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!Lineages
|-
|[[Bhrunai]] • [[Dragonfolk]] • [[Dwarf]] • [[Elemental]] • [[Elf]] • [[Fiendblood]] • [[Golem]] • [[Halfling]] • [[Hondu]] • [[Human]] • [[Kettek]] • [[Kleppin]] • [[Raedeen]] • [[Remnant]] • [[Satyr]] • [[Trollkin]] • [[Undead]] • [[Urkou]]
!Core Lineages
|[[Bhrunai]] • [[Dragonfolk]] • [[Dwarf]] • [[Elemental]] • [[Elf]] • [[Fiendblood]] • [[Golem|Golem •]] [[Halfling]] • [[Hondu]] • [[Human]] • [[Kettek]] • [[Kleppin]] • [[Raedeen]] • [[Remnant]] • [[Satyr]] • [[Trollkin]] • [[Undead]] • [[Urkou]]
|-
!Additional Lineages
|''Harker's:'' [[Batfolk]] • [[Dhampir]] • [[Gretchling]] • [[Hellspawn]]
|}
|}
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