FR list of races?

[Gundark]

What races do we know that will be making it into the FR players guide. There was talk a awhile back about a "secret race". Details?

 

[Shroomy]

I thought that the drow and genasi were getting the full racial treatment in the FRCS.

 

[Nyaricus]

I thought that the drow and genasi were getting the full racial treatment in the FRCS.

They should be, alongside the Aasimar I'd imagine.

 

[questing gm]

What about the Aasimars ?

 

[Draksila]

Personally, I'm just pissed that they keep short-listing the saurials. I expect this latest edition likely writes them off as 'died in a fire.' Based on how the developers have turned up their noses at them, I must have been the only person that loved the Finder's Stone series.

 

[Green Knight]

There's apparently only going to be two races, and from the looks of things, it'll be Drow and Genasi (though when it comes to the former, I'm thinking it may be

Spoiler

Dark Elves

instead).

 

[dontpunkme]

Anyone who's finished "The Ascendancy of the Last" should probably be able to figure out what the secret race is.


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Spoiler

Using high magic drow wizards were unable to free some of the drow from the curse of the Seldarine -- Some of the drow will now be dark elves (brown-skinned, black hair, definitively not drow, and likely to lose certain drow features such as darkness, spell resistance, and light sensitivity). However, this appears to only apply to drow who are of Miyeritarian descent and do not bear the taint of Wedonai. How the corrupted drow (who will remain very drow from all appearances) will react to the sudden transformation of their brethren is still largely up to debate. Hopefully, the 100 year leap into the future will answer this. Also, this theory seems to meld well with the inherent elf worship perpetrated by WoTC.