fantasy RPG

Grantays is a world filled with many different people and creatures. some are sentient, others are not. some are good some are evil and others just don’t care to be labeled. amongst the sentient races there are, humans: are the most nuemerous and varied of the races. living close to 80 years on average, some posses the gift of magic, but not all do.

Beastmen (anthropomorphic animals): they are extremely strong and fast depending of the type of animal they emulate. Beastmen rarely if ever have a talent for magic and are often captured and used as slaves in gladiator pits or as added muscle for protection or even labor.

Beast-kin (humans with animal traits): although they are not as segregated against as the beastmen, beast-kin still are treated as second class citizens in most human nations. some are even enslaved and used for everything from labor to pleasure. some can use magic, but rarely given the opportunity to study it.

Elves: the longest lived if the races except for dragons and Dragin-born, they can live up to a thousand years. and almost all of them are gifted with magic. however, they have low birth rates and as such are very protective of their children. furthermore, they are few in number, and so often have to rely heavily on the humans for support at times because they did not get along with the Dwarves.

Dwarves: Dwarves are a mostly subterranean dwelling race. they are miners and master craftsmen. but as hard as they work, they also like to party. the average dwarf can live between 350 to 400 years, and often chose a single craft to specialize in. Dwarves, as a rule, do not use magic even if they have a talent for it. instead, they infuse runes on their equipment with mana to cause similar effects to magic.

Orcs: Orcs are tribalistic nomads, often traveling long distances and selling their services as bodyguards where they can. they can live about one to 200 years, though most die in battle. although they enjoy a good fight, they are not unreasonable. they usually stand at around seven to eight feet in height and have bulging muscles. very few can use magic.

goblins: small and green skinned, they have the same life expectancy of humans, much like gnomes and Halflings, they are a curious lot, but they have even less self control. this has led them to having something of a bad reputation for being thieves and perverts. the average goblin is only abou four to four and half feet tall with green skin and eyes that are either yellow or red. the height may increase though if they are a Hob goblin. some can use magic, and often have more control over themselves than the others do.

Trolls- Large and slow both physically and mentally, Ttolls are a nocturnal race that don’t like people all that much. they prefer to keep to themselves, but they do like gold and shines things, so they will sometimes set up tolls for people so that they can collect money for their passage. typically don’t have magic, and if they do, they probably don’t even realize it.

Naga: they are a serpentine race, they have no legs and instead have long snake like tails. the women of the species have more human looking upper bodies, while the males look more like lizard men without legs. Naga can life about f00 years, and a ployamourus view on relationships. only a small handful can use magic in anyway, causing them to focus more on the brewing of Potions and elixirs to get by.

Harpies: Harpies are bird like beings with human features. they are a matriarchal species, meaning that the women hold all the power. on the rare occasions that you see a male Harpie, one will notice that they bare more brightly colored feathers and have a more delicate appearance as opposed to the females who are larger, and typically have feathers of black, white or brown. they can live about 100 years on average. most can’t use magic, and the small handful that can are all male.

Dragon-born: essentially, Dragon-born are half dragons. one of their parents or even grandparents was a dragon who took humanoid form and mated with, most commonly, a human. Dragon born can stand anywhere from six to 10 feet in height and can have a myriad of different colored scales. they can live up to 3000 years on average and have various different personalities depending on the individual. most can use elemental magic. and only a few arcane magic.

Dragons: capable of living up to 10,000 years, Dragons are the longest lived of all the races, and also the largest. often choosing to live in caves, Dragons do not often bother with people in their true forms, instead choosing to dawn humanoid disguises by using their natural mastery of the mystic arts to shap-shift. they do collect and hoard gold, but that is more because it makes for a comfortable bed for them. all are masters of magic.

Arachne: Arachne are reclusive and mostly solitary with only a few exceptions. they have the lower body and legs of a spider with the torso of a human. they clan live up to 150 years in average and can stand at about ten feet in height, though there are some Arachne who do not get any taller than four feet. all can use magic to some extent, though some are better at it than others.

Halflings: Halflings, so. Ames for typically being half the height of the average man, they usually stand at around four feet in height, but they love to garden and forage. as well as to cook and drink. they are a simple people who sometimes have bouts of wanderlust. they can also be rather curious, but are dexterous and small enough that on the rare occasions they can’t control their curiosity, they can avoid being caught. they can live up to 100 to 150 years on average and some can use magic, though not all.

Gbomes: the smallest of the races, they usually don’t exceed three feet in height and often have some form of color tinted skin. they are a mischievous race that enjoys trying to make people laugh. though sometimes their antics have the opposite effect. they can live up to 100 to 150 years on average and most can use magic to some extent.