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Revision as of 18:45, 27 March 2014
Aloria is host to many unique and interesting races, both alive and extinct. You can learn more about the cultures, backgrounds and histories of the playable races, their homelands and much more. You will also be able to learn about the races of ages ago, forgotten forces that influence Aloria to this day.
Yanar
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Pronunciation | Yah-nar |
Classification | Magus |
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Languages | Modern Altalar, Nātl, Common |
Naming Customs | See Language section |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Plant-like humanoids with a mysterious past and open future |
Maximum Age | 500 years. |
Height | from short to tall, depending on Floral Shift. |
A syncretic Race that once lived alongside the ..→
Ailor
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Pronunciation | eye-lor |
Classification | Human |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Varied, see Ailor Naming |
Naming Customs | Varied, see Ailor Naming |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | A culturally diverse people conquering both each other and the world. |
Maximum Age | 100 years |
Eye Colors | Brown, green, grey, blue. |
Hair Colors | blond, ginger, brown, black, grey. |
The Ailor are the most widespread and equally most disliked ..→
Qadir
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Nation State | Al-Alus |
Ruler | Technocratic Council by Examination |
Other Present | Regalian Empire |
Languages | Zahram, Common |
Religion | Unionism |
First Recorded | 10,000 BC |
Demonym(s) | Qadiriq |
The Qadir Ailor are a Lineage of Ailor that shares a common ancestry with Ailor, but ..→
Slizzar
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Nation State | Sarakand |
Ruler | The Duarchy |
Other Present | None |
Languages | Zoram, Common |
Religion | Draconism |
First Recorded | Pre-Allorn |
Demonym(s) | Slizzar |
Perhaps the oldest kin to have continuously existed on Aloria, the Slizzar are serpent-alien-like shapeshifters that are rarely seen in their ..→
Songaskia
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Pronunciation | Song-gah-ski-an |
Classification | Human |
Subraces | N/A |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Sofaal |
Naming Customs | Malian names found on earth [1] |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Half-Draconian descendants of the Bronze Dragons |
Maximum Age | 250 |
Eye Colors | Amber/Orange reminiscent of fire |
Hair Colors | Jet black, snow white, sandy brown/blonde, or dark-muted-brown. |
Skin Tones |
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Humans
Maraya
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Pronunciation | Maa-raa-ya |
Classification | Maia |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Shalota |
Naming Customs | Fluently flowing names with frequent usage of Ls and Ms |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Ancient sleeper Race re-awakened by the Cataclysm |
Maximum Age | 250 |
Height | Average to Tall |
A people caught out of place, out of time, the Maraya are tiefling-like with distinct unique ..→
Sihai
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Pronunciation | Seehai |
Classification | Human |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Wai-lan |
Naming Customs | See Language section |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | An Eastern Human race of loyal Dragon-worshipers who uphold their principles to the bitter end. |
Maximum Age | 250 |
Eye Colors | Varying per Kingdom |
Hair Colors | Varying per Kingdom |
Skin Tones | Varying per Kingdom |
To be Sihai is to know reason and calm, to uphold ..→
Extinct Races
- Aloria has beheld many Races over the millennia of civilizations that have risen and fallen across its many diverse lands. Some have reigned long while others lasted only for a very short time, but all of these civilizations have left some level of impact on the world.
Ancient Extinct Races
Seraph
The Seraph were an all-powerful civilization with many wondrous constructs and powers at their fingertips. Their architecture ranged from great complexes and high towers to ..→
Asha
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Nation State | The Ashal States |
Ruler | N/A |
Other Present | N/A |
Languages | Ibeth, Common |
Religion | Baskarr |
First Recorded | 20,000 BC |
Demonym(s) | Ashal |
The Asha are the oldest continuously existing Race on Aloria, even pre-dating the Elven Allorn Empire, though has undergone massive ..→
Dwarf
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Pronunciation | Dwoh-rf |
Classification | Human |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Barrudh |
Naming Customs | Old Norse with permutations |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Stout, mountain-dwelling people who show unerring perseverance and skill with crafting |
Maximum Age | 200 years |
Eye Colors | brown, gray, green, and blue. |
Hair Colors | Blond, brown, black, red, and (when older) gray or white. |
Skin Tones |
Secretive and proud, the Dwarves are the only known civilization to live underground in the world of Aloria, building their grand holds with vast tunnel networks that run like highways across the various continents. The Dwarves are equally a very ancient Race, predating many of the modern races in the world, and potentially even the Allorn Empire in having a civilized state structure, though keeping themselves distinctly ..→
Kathar
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Pronunciation | Ka-thaar |
Classification | Nelfin |
Subraces | Interchangeable Cults |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Pannarokh (Katharic) |
Naming Customs | See Language section |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | A Race hellbent on unlocking the next stage of evolution by any means necessary, with any ally gained or any enemy crushed. |
Maximum Age | 500 Years |
Eye Colors | Extremely Varied |
Hair Colors | Extremely Varied |
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The Kathar are a relative new Race, having only existed for roughly 300 years since the fall of the Allorn Empire and the last Void Invasion. What once was a cult of magical debauchery, eventually converted into a full-blown Race that would found Rokhaval (also called the Dread Empire) which many nations continue to see as the main "evil-state" in the world (though as per usual, morality is never that black and white). Kathar ..→
Fin'ullen
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Pronunciation | Feen-oo-len |
Classification | Magus |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Altalar and in some rare cases Allorn. |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Rough, passionate and militaristic nautical Elves. |
Maximum Age | 500 |
Height | Average to tall |
Eye Colors | Any shade of blue or green. Heterochromia is common. |
Hair Colors | Always black, though shades such as Raven Black or Midnight Black is possible. |
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Allar
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Pronunciation | All-lar |
Classification | Gorr |
Subraces | Many |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Pidato |
Naming Customs | Indonesian, not including Muslim/Arab names |
Racial Traits | |
Maximum Age | 200 years |
Eye Colors | Slitted pupil (some also round) with a yellow/orange/blue/green iris and white or dark-gray sclera |
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Urlan
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Isldar
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Nation State | Life and Death Isldar States |
Ruler | Tower Councils |
Other Present | Varied |
Languages | Altalar |
Religion | Varied |
First Recorded | 100 BC |
Demonym(s) | Isldar |
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Maquixtl
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Nation State | Tlan Iuitletl (Chantli only) |
Ruler | Emperor Suel (Chantli only) |
Other Present | Sovereign |
Languages | Nātl, Altalar |
Religion | Estelley, Dragon Worship |
First Recorded | 50 BC |
Demonym(s) | Maquixtl |
The Maquixtl (pronounced Ma-kwee-still, sometimes called Maquis by the Ailor) are a ..→
Bralona
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Nation State | N/A |
Ruler | N/A |
Other Present | N/A |
Languages | Brix, Common |
Religion | Varies |
First Recorded | 310 AC |
Demonym(s) | Bralonic |
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Teledden
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Pronunciation | Teled-enn |
Classification | Magus |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Altalar. |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Careful, charismatic and wise high Elves. |
Maximum Age | 500 |
Height | Tall |
The Teledden are the ..→
Suvial
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Pronunciation | Soo-vee-al |
Classification | Magus |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Agasi and in some rare cases Altalar. |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Contemplative, Spiritual, Demon taming Fire-Elves. |
Maximum Age | 500 (though functionally undying) |
Height | Average to tall |
Eye Colors | Any shade of brown and rarely green. |
Hair Colors | Any shade of dark Brown, Black, and Reddish Brown. |
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Solvaan
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Pronunciation | Sol-vaan |
Classification | Magus |
Common Nicknames |
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Languages | Altalar |
Racial Traits | |
Distinctions | Disciplined and military vanguard Elves of the Ailor Regalian Empire |
Maximum Age | 500 |
Height | Tall |
The Solvaan, sometimes also called the Empire Elves or Settler Elves, are Elves who left their Allorn Empire before its fall ..→
Narim
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Nation State | Regalian Empire |
Ruler | Emperor Alexander I |
Other Present | Integrated People |
Languages | Common, Other |
Religion | Unionism |
First Recorded | 10,000 BC |
Demonym(s) | Narim |
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Mystech
- Mystech is an in-lore term that describes an artificial life form that is self-aware and has some form of consciousness, though not approaching the complexity of the souls of the living mortals of Aloria. Mystech as a term combines the Mystical Spirits, the Technical Automata and the Synthetic Homunculi which are all classified as artificial life forms. Mystech is a fairly novel concept in Aloria, with Spirits having barely been researched and Homunculi and Automata being relatively recent ..→
Lanlath
Lanlath | |
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Nation State | Lathan Empire |
Ruler | Varied Princes and Princesses |
Other Present | None |
Languages | Altalar |
Religion | Estelley |
First Recorded | 15,000 BC |
Demonym(s) | Lanlath |
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