Chapter 1 : Playing Your Race

 Faerun is home to hundreds of intelligent peoples, divided into thousands of tribes, clans, nations, and ethnicities.  Some of these races are monstrous predators armed with terrible powers and others are bloodthirsty marauders who terrorize their weaker neighbors, but most are good-hearted folk who wish to live in peace.  This great diversity in physical nature, magical talent, belief, and values creates a vast patch work of cultures that spans the continent, a tapestry so complex and wondrous that no mortal can ever comprehend it in its entirety.

 Inside A Land Far Away, the races available to the player are the same as those provided in Neverwinter Nights 2 and its expansions.  However, there are a few cases where things may differ, whether it be how we handle them in ALFA, or the actual mechanics.   Even if you are familiar with the different races, it can't hurt to have a quick skim over the following entries.  If you are not familiar with the Forgotten Realms or Dungeon and Dragons races, you'll find links to the wiki pages for each subrace below.

Dwarf:
Sub Races: Duergar, Gold Dwarf, Shield Dwarf
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Dwarf
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/races.htm#dwarves
Notes: Duergar are considered Extraordinary PCs.  Please contact an HDM before playing one.

Elves:
Sub Races: Drow, Moon Elf, Sun Elf, Wild Elf, Wood Elf
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Elf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_(Dungeons_&_Dragons) [ignoring all except the FR elf section]
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/races.htm#elves
Notes: Drow are considered Extraordinary PCs.  Please contact an HDM before playing one.

Gnome:
Sub Races: Rock Gnome, Svirfneblin
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Gnome
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Gnome

Notes: Svirfneblin are considered Extraordinary PCs.  Please contact an HDM before playing one.

Halfling:
Sub Races: Lightfoot Halfling, Strongheart Halfling
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Halfling
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Halfling
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/races.htm#halflings
Notes: Halfling are not different in any noteworthy way in ALFA.

Half-Elf:
Sub Races: Half-Drow, Half-Elf
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Half-elf
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Half-elf
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/races.htm#halfElves
Notes: Half-Drow are considered Extraordinary PCs.  Please contact an HDM before playing one.

Half-Orc
Sub Races: None
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Half-orc
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Half-orc
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/races.htm#halfOrcs
Notes: Half-Orc are not different in any noteworthy way in ALFA.

Gray-Orc
Sub Races: None
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Gray_orc
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Gray_orc
Notes: Gray-Orc are considered Extraordinary PCs.  Please contact an HDM before playing one.
It is not currently recommended playing a Gray Orc in ALFA.

Human
Sub Races: None
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Human
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Human
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/races.htm#humans
Notes: Humans are not different in any noteworthy way in ALFA.

Plane Touched
Sub Races: Assimar, Tiefling, Air Genasi, Earth Genasi, Fire Genasi, Water Genasi
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Planetouched
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Planetouched
Notes: All Plane Touched are considered Extraordinary PCs.  Please contact an HDM before playing one.

Yuan-Ti Pureblood
Sub Races: None
Links: http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Yuan-ti_pureblood
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Yuan-ti
Notes: Yuan-Ti Pureblood are considered Extraordinary PCs.  Please contact an HDM before playing one.
It is not currently recommended playing a Yuan-Ti Pureblood in ALFA.

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