Playable Species

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World Codex

Aarakocra

Species | Jul 17, 2024

The aarakocra, sometimes called birdfolk, evoke fear and wonder. Many aarakocra aren’t even native to the Material Plane. They hail from a world beyond — from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
Aasimar

Species | Apr 5, 2024

Aasimar are heritage of celestial walking Toriel's land. More often than not, they're not the direct child of a celestial, but in their distant lineage.
Centaur

Species | Apr 10, 2024

The proud race of creatures known as centaurs combines the speed and strength of horses with the determination and intelligence of humans.
Changeling

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Chagenlling are beings able to take on the form of any humanoid they please. This transformation is no mere illusion able to be shattered with a simple spell, but an authentic and complete metamorphosis.
Dragonborn

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, they were Shaped by dragon wizards. The dragonborn, are not the children of the dragon, any who dare to make that mistake will have to fear their wrath.
Dryad

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Dryads are mysterious fey both shy and alluring, whose powers of beguilement are as famed as their harmony with nature.
Dwarf

Species | May 2, 2024

Ancient and dauntless as the mountains they call home. Unlike the elves, the dwarves built their kingdoms deep within the northeastern mountains. Adept with metalworking and jewel crafting, the dwarves created countless cities in the Mountains.
Elf

Species | Apr 5, 2024

Tall, graceful, and extraordinarily beautiful, the elves claim the forest of their ancestors.
Fairy

Species | Apr 26, 2024

The Feywild is home to many fantastic peoples, including fairies. Fairies are a wee folk, but not nearly as much so as their pixie and sprite friends.
Firbolg

Species | Jul 17, 2024

Firbolg clans cloister in remote forest strongholds, preferring to spend their days in quiet harmony with the woods. When provoked, firbolgs demonstrate formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic.
Genasi

Species | Apr 26, 2024

The influence of planes sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth, carry the power of the planes in their blood. The genasi are one such people, the offspring of genies and mortals.
Gith

Species | Nov 21, 2023

Gith are inhabitants of the Plane of the Weave, also known as the Astral Plane. The story of the gith is rooted in a cruel twist of cosmic fate.
Gnome

Species | Mar 25, 2024

Ingenious and full of energy, gnomes are considered to be distant descendants of the fey. Slightly shorter than the halfling, and with long pointy ears similar to the elves.
Goblin

Species | Apr 5, 2024

Goblin occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat.
Goliath

Species | Apr 12, 2024

The Goliaths of Toriel are tall, daunting, yet peaceful people. Adapted to the coldest climates, the goliaths are rarely seen as they settle on land no one else would dare to go.
Grung

Species | Jul 17, 2024

Grungs are aggressive froglike humanoids found in rain forests and tropical jungles. They are fiercely territorial and see themselves as superior to most other creatures.
Hadozee

Species | Nov 17, 2023

Hadozees’ progenitors were awakened mammals of the beastlands no bigger than house cats. Nowadays hadozees are bipedal natural climbers.
Halfling

Species | Oct 8, 2023

Anyone who has spent time around halflings, and particularly halfling adventurers, has likely witnessed the storied “luck of the halflings” in action.
Harengon

Species | Sep 11, 2023

Harengons originated in the Feywild, where they spoke Sylvan and embodied the spirit of freedom and travel.
Hedge

Species | Feb 16, 2024

The most diplomatic and good natured of all the folk of the feywild, hedges like to live quiet lives in villages throughout the Woods.
Hobgoblin

Species | Oct 18, 2024

Hobgoblin are tall goblinoids, loosely resembling goblins, but are the complete opposite. Cowardice is more terrible to hobgoblins than dying, for they carry their living acts into the afterlife.
Human

Species | Oct 6, 2023

No doubt humans are the most common in Toriel, from the tundra up north, to the vast desert to the south, they can be found in most locations.
Jerbeen

Species | Feb 16, 2024

Jerbeens are small mouse-like folk with long, furred tails that help them balance.
Kalashtar

Species | May 29, 2024

Kalashtar are a compound race created from the union of humanity and renegade spirits from the plane of dreams — spirits called quori. Kalashtar are often seen as wise, spiritual people with great compassion for others.
Kenku

Species | Jul 17, 2024

Kenku are a crow-like race with dark feathers and sharp minds. Their reputation in the Autumn Court society is nothing short of villainous, and they are regularly cast as the antagonists of any given situation.
Kobold

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Shorter than a halfling but of similar build, this orange-skinned humanoid has a reptilian head. In its hand it wields a dagger big enough to serve it like a short sword.
Lizardfolk

Species | May 16, 2024

Only a fool looks at the lizardfolk and sees nothing more than scaly humanoids. Their physical shape notwithstanding, lizardfolk have more in common with iguanas or dragons than they do with humans, dwarves, or elves.
Locatah

Species | May 29, 2024

These resilients and proud fish-folk have endured war, slavery, and mistreatment at the hands of other aquatic creatures. They dwell in submerged tribal communities along the coast and hunt both above and below the water.
Loxodon

Species | Jul 17, 2024

The humanoid elephants called loxodons are often oases of calm in the busy streets of Hobgoblin city. Their serene wisdom, is a tremendous asset to the hobgoblins, that value their well been.
Mantis

Species | May 1, 2024

The Mantis, also known as the Thri-Keen, are an insectoid monstrous humanoid race that primarily lives in the Underdark. They are known for their complex societies and organized structures.
Mapach

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Naturally curious, mapachs are a medium-sized racoon-like race. They are crafty, hearty, and tough, but their true strength lies in the potential they see when looking at the world around them.
Merfolk

Species | Jul 4, 2023

Merfolk tribes and kingdoms span the world, and their people are as varied in color, culture, and outlook as the human races of the surface.
Minotaur

Species | Jul 4, 2023

The minotaurs are strong in body, and courage. They are at home on the battlefield, willing to fight to their death. They combine a burning fury in battle with enormous strength.
Orc

Species | Jan 12, 2024

The orcs are a prolific and physically powerful race. Originally a shamanistic people cultivating a primitive clan-based society, the orcs were corrupted by Baphomet
Owlin

Species | Jul 17, 2024

Owlin are an owl-like race with silent feathers and agile bodies. Distant kin of giant owls from the Beastland, owlin come in many shapes and sizes, from petite and fluffy to wide-winged and majestic.
Plasmoid

Species | Nov 3, 2023

Plasmoids are a type of ooze that are believed to have developed from Juiblex, the demon lord of slime and ooze. They possess a unique ability to alter their shape at will, and are said to have developed sentience and intelligence.
Satyr

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Satyrs have a well-earned reputation for their good spirits, gregarious personalities, and love of revels. Most satyrs are driven by simple desires, to see the world and to sample its every pleasure.
Shifter

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Shifters are sometimes called the weretouched, as they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race.
Simic Hybrid

Species | Dec 4, 2023

Simic hyrid are strange hybrid, part monstruosity part human they are among the rarest sight in Toriel.
Tabaxi

Species | Apr 3, 2024

Hailing from the World Tree Woods within Green earth, tabaxi are feline-like humanoids driven by honor and curiosity. Most tabaxi remain in their homeland, content to dwell in the branch of the giant trees, their clans prospering safely up there.
Tiefling

Species | Jul 4, 2023

To be greeted with stares and whispers, to suffer violence and insult on the street, to see mistrust and fear in every eye: this is the lot of the tiefling. Tieflings know that this is because of more often than not ancient fiendish lineage.
Tortle

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Tortles have a saying: “We wear our homes on our backs.”. Tortles don’t have a unified story of how they were created, but they all have a sense of being mystically connected to the natural world.
Triton

Species | Oct 18, 2024

Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the elemental planes, and other dangerous spots far from the eyes of land-bound folk.
Vulpin

Species | Jun 30, 2023

Vulpins are fox-like in appearance, with light builds and sharp fangs. Vulpins have earned a bad reputation that isn’t entirely deserved. Much of this stems from the fact that vulpins are ambitious.
Warforged

Species | Jul 17, 2024

Warforged are constructions, human-sized puppets built at their core with wizardwood and covered in a framework of steel and protected by armor. The use of wizardwood in their creation can grant them the ability to be self-aware
Yordle

Species | Apr 26, 2024

The Yordle are a race of fey creature who generally take the appearance of mammalian bipeds.
Yuan-ti

Species | Apr 17, 2024

The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are an ancient civilization. Ages ago, during the dragon era, they prayed their god for protection, and a new god arose for the Yuan-ti, Sseth, granting them protection during the era of dragons.

Cover image: Farewell by Greg Rutkowski