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Are the Races of D&D races of Human or seperate Species according to lore?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 7809381" data-attributes="member: 6802951"><p>Or maybe there is some narrative force within the multiverse that pushes development in a certain direction. </p><p>For example you could look at the Drow from both Eberron and FR/Greyhawk and decide that they are (physically) the same race. Yet the paths they took to develop from the base race of elves is completely different: Geyhawk/FR drow split directly from the elves created by Corellon, under Llolth's influence. Eberron Drow were created by the giants of Xen'drick from elves, which were in turn created from eladrin, which in turn may or may not have developed from the elves created by Corellon.</p><p></p><p>OOC of course we know why different worlds develop the same recognisable races. But the in-game reasons may not be known.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cap'n Kobold, post: 7809381, member: 6802951"] Or maybe there is some narrative force within the multiverse that pushes development in a certain direction. For example you could look at the Drow from both Eberron and FR/Greyhawk and decide that they are (physically) the same race. Yet the paths they took to develop from the base race of elves is completely different: Geyhawk/FR drow split directly from the elves created by Corellon, under Llolth's influence. Eberron Drow were created by the giants of Xen'drick from elves, which were in turn created from eladrin, which in turn may or may not have developed from the elves created by Corellon. OOC of course we know why different worlds develop the same recognisable races. But the in-game reasons may not be known. [/QUOTE]
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