Eberron Race guesses...

[Plane Sailing]

I know we've not got much to go on yet, but as my current campaign is an Eberron one, I was idly toying with the idea of what races would go where.

Elves are quite interesting in that I could see

Valenar elves = Elves
Aerenal elves = Eladrin (don't know about the fey step though)

Dragonborn = characters (invaders/refugees?) from the dragon island of Argonessen.

Tieflings = invaders/refugees from another plane (such as shavarath, the eternal battlefield)

Gnomes of Zilargo - imported from the monster manual

... Although how to fairly balance Kalashtar, Changelings, Shifters and Warforged against new amped-up PC races might be a little... interesting!

Better thoughts anyone?

 

[Khaalis]

I think your guesses are pretty close to the mark. On a side note, based on what is stated in R&C, I think as a player race will not be addressed UNTIL they do Eberron. They currently have no guiding vision for gnomes aside from the tinker/WoW gnome which really has no home Other than in Eberron. My guess would be that gnomes become the poster race for the artificer when it is introduced in Eberron.

As for Warforged, they are specifically mentioned in R&C as well. Some notes that stand out:
* Constructs don't have the long list of immunities as in 3E which inherently makes them much easier to balance as a 1st level PC race.
* Warforged bleed.
* "You can't poison a warforged, but you can paralyze him or sap his strength."
* Warforged are good at resisting some effects that can hamper others.
* Warforged no longer carry a list of immunities, but arr still an attractive option for fighters, paladins and warlords who can benefit from the stamina and endurance that come with this race.


Also there is a picture of a Shifter Ranger in R&C, but no mention of the others. Considering what we have seen so far on the retooling of the core races, I think they will do a good job re-tooling the Eberron races as well. I personally cant wait for the new Changeling.