Races

The world is filled with many different races. Some of them live in peace with one another and some do not.

The main races of Iliadan are:

Humans
Human race is used as a word to describe all existing human races as one. Humans tend to look different depending on the area they live in and their ancestors. The most noticeable example is the skin tone which is darker in sunny and hot climates and lighter in cold climates with limited access to sunlight.

The human race inhabits most of the world and makes up most of the world population.

Halflings (/Dwarfs)
Halflings are a race of people originating from elves and humans. They are known for their great blacksmithing abilities and their helpfulness. They gladly help to fix things such as weapons and armour.

They are about half the height of a regular human. It is very common among male halflings to have long beards. They usually have red or black hair.

If the male is wedded, his beard is tied to the preference of his lover.

They live in regions with access to resources needed for blacksmithing.

Elves
Elves aren't well viewed among other races due to their stereotypical coldness towards people.

Elves are an incredibly intelligent race and are known for their inventions such as new medicine, weapons, and taming methods.

They are considered to be the first to live peacefully with wild creatures such as dragons and wyverns.

They look different from other races since their appearance may include:

- Iris of unnatural colour or multiple colours.

- Lack of pupil or unnatural looking pupils

- gills and Interdigital webbing

- Pale or dull skin.

- Differently shaped, pointy ears

- Fast-growing sharp nails

Elves live mostly in mountains close to forests or water.

They are a long-lived race.

Argonians
Some people do not view argonians as people, but animals.

Argonians are race-related to humans.

They're characterized by the scales-covered body, deformed or nonexistent ears, and reptile-like eyes.

Argonians are great swimmers due to their speed in water and ability to hold their breath for a long time.

Most of them live in or near swamps, or occasionally near deserts.

Dryads
Dryads are a minority of the world's population and a lot of nations or races do not accept them in their lands and kill them for entertainment.

Dryads are characterized by:

- brown and green skin

- rough tree-like skin (70% chance in males, 30% in females)

- long green or black hair. Rarely, dull blue

Dryads are short-lived and within a few decades might be threatened with extinction.

Countries/Countryhumans
Countries are a separate race. There isn't much known about them other than a few things.

Their "birth,, begins when a new country, alliance, union (etc.) is created. They seem to be a personification of them.

Most common appearance is a humanoid being whose skin has colours of flags.

Very often, Countries know everything about the thing or matter they represent / are a personification of.