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<blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 3502139" data-attributes="member: 360"><p><strong>Races</strong></p><p></p><p><em>humans </em> - the overwhelming majority of the population of Khorvaire, and therefore of Eberron, is human; nonhumans (other than half-elves) were hit harder by the cataclysm, and largely did not share in the improvements in agriculture, medicine, and industry that allowed the human population to explode in the last few centuries</p><p></p><p><em>changelings </em> - the Cataclysm and the centuries immediately afterward were not kind to changelings; not because the great evils sought them out, but because their ancestry made them safe targets for men and Khorvar who could not face the great evils. In the major nations of eastern and central Khorvaire, changelings are extremely rare, and even their closest friends often don't know the true nature of changeling until his or her death makes it obvious.</p><p></p><p><em>dwarves </em> - the dwarves of the Mror holds and other mountain hideaways had the disadvantage of being right in the path of the forces that bubbled up from Khyber along with, or ahead of, the still greater evils that were released in the cataclysm. Dwarves still survive today in small numbers, but no dwarvish communities larger than small villages do. Outside of the regions where most of the surviving dwarves live, few have seen or heard of them, and have no strong opinions aobut them.</p><p></p><p><em>elves </em> - outside of Aerenal, a handful of people of mostly-elven lineage remain (enough that as far as their natural abilities are concerned, they are true elves, though some Aerenal might argue the point), but, although they are respeceted, they are very rare. Most humans see elves as being an ancient, magical, and fading people.</p><p></p><p><em>gnomes </em> - while the gnomes of Eberron tried to remain unobtrusive, none of the great evils failed to notice who was the source of the elemental-powered machinery of the nations of Khorvaire, and the artificers of Zilargo were sought out by them. Though small in numbers, the gnomes of modern Khorvaire have turned to alchemy and technology as their new passions. House Sivis' crowning achievement is the telegraph line from Flamekeep to Sharn, only a few decades old.</p><p></p><p><em>half-elves </em> - the half-elven Khorvar largely live within human society, and are the only non-humans to exist in great numbers in present-day Eberron; they are found in all nations. Most humans see little difference between Khorvar and humans. House Lyrander has remained a force in shipping, and its steamships are the fastest means of crossing the rivers and oceans of Eberron.</p><p></p><p><em>half-orcs</em> - most humans don't really believe half-orcs exist anymore, and outside of a few bands in western Khorvaire, they're correct.</p><p></p><p><em>halflings </em> - the halflings of the Talenta Plains were poorly positioned to defend themselves, and as such were hurt badly by the great evils and their servants; the halflings that survive today are decendants of their urbanized cousins, except for a handful of tribes on the Alindan plains.</p><p></p><p><em>Kalashtar </em> - the Kalashtar are gone, but revered for their sacrifice in dying to the last in the battles against the Quori. The bond between Dul Quor and Eberron has been severed (and with it the source of psionic power in Eberron).</p><p></p><p><em>shifters </em> - even more than changelings, shifters were the victim of (mostly) unjustified prejudice during the cataclysm and in the centuries immediately afterward. The small number of surviving shifters live in western Khorvaire, and try to avoid the humans of the great nations.</p><p></p><p><em>warforged </em> - Although there are rumors than some warforged survived the cataclysm, it has never been proven; if they have, they have hidden themselves very well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drothgery, post: 3502139, member: 360"] [b]Races[/b] [I]humans [/I] - the overwhelming majority of the population of Khorvaire, and therefore of Eberron, is human; nonhumans (other than half-elves) were hit harder by the cataclysm, and largely did not share in the improvements in agriculture, medicine, and industry that allowed the human population to explode in the last few centuries [I]changelings [/I] - the Cataclysm and the centuries immediately afterward were not kind to changelings; not because the great evils sought them out, but because their ancestry made them safe targets for men and Khorvar who could not face the great evils. In the major nations of eastern and central Khorvaire, changelings are extremely rare, and even their closest friends often don't know the true nature of changeling until his or her death makes it obvious. [I]dwarves [/I] - the dwarves of the Mror holds and other mountain hideaways had the disadvantage of being right in the path of the forces that bubbled up from Khyber along with, or ahead of, the still greater evils that were released in the cataclysm. Dwarves still survive today in small numbers, but no dwarvish communities larger than small villages do. Outside of the regions where most of the surviving dwarves live, few have seen or heard of them, and have no strong opinions aobut them. [I]elves [/I] - outside of Aerenal, a handful of people of mostly-elven lineage remain (enough that as far as their natural abilities are concerned, they are true elves, though some Aerenal might argue the point), but, although they are respeceted, they are very rare. Most humans see elves as being an ancient, magical, and fading people. [I]gnomes [/I] - while the gnomes of Eberron tried to remain unobtrusive, none of the great evils failed to notice who was the source of the elemental-powered machinery of the nations of Khorvaire, and the artificers of Zilargo were sought out by them. Though small in numbers, the gnomes of modern Khorvaire have turned to alchemy and technology as their new passions. House Sivis' crowning achievement is the telegraph line from Flamekeep to Sharn, only a few decades old. [I]half-elves [/I] - the half-elven Khorvar largely live within human society, and are the only non-humans to exist in great numbers in present-day Eberron; they are found in all nations. Most humans see little difference between Khorvar and humans. House Lyrander has remained a force in shipping, and its steamships are the fastest means of crossing the rivers and oceans of Eberron. [I]half-orcs[/I] - most humans don't really believe half-orcs exist anymore, and outside of a few bands in western Khorvaire, they're correct. [I]halflings [/I] - the halflings of the Talenta Plains were poorly positioned to defend themselves, and as such were hurt badly by the great evils and their servants; the halflings that survive today are decendants of their urbanized cousins, except for a handful of tribes on the Alindan plains. [I]Kalashtar [/I] - the Kalashtar are gone, but revered for their sacrifice in dying to the last in the battles against the Quori. The bond between Dul Quor and Eberron has been severed (and with it the source of psionic power in Eberron). [I]shifters [/I] - even more than changelings, shifters were the victim of (mostly) unjustified prejudice during the cataclysm and in the centuries immediately afterward. The small number of surviving shifters live in western Khorvaire, and try to avoid the humans of the great nations. [I]warforged [/I] - Although there are rumors than some warforged survived the cataclysm, it has never been proven; if they have, they have hidden themselves very well. [/QUOTE]
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