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Races of AnsalonDesigners: Cam Banks, Sean Macdonald, Clark Valentine, Trampas WhitemanAdditional Design: Jamie Chambers, Sean Everette, Ben Jacobson, André LaRoche, Joe Mashuga,Ashe Potter, Jean Rabe, Scott WilliamsEditing: Christy Everette m Devlopment: Cam Banks m Proofreading: Jamie ChambersProject Manager: Sean Everette m Layout & Page Design: Digger Hayes, Sean EveretteArt Director: Renae Chambers m Cover Artist: Larry ElmoreInterior Artists: Lindsay Archer, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Daniel Bryce, Jason Engle,Michael Franchina, Jeff Jenkins, Quentin Johnson, Ron Lemen, Adrian Majkrzak, Jennifer Meyer,Dzu Bguyen, Chris TackettCover Graphic Designer: Ken Whitman m Interior Graphic Designer: Kevin T. SteinSpecial Thanks: Luis Fernando De Pippo, Matt Haag, Tobin Melroy, Heine Kim StickThis d20 System game accessory utilizes mechanics developed for the new Dungeons &Dragons game by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, and Peter Adkison.This Wizards of the Coast Official Licensed Product contains no Open Game Content. Noportion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more aboutthe Open Gaming License and the d20 System License, please visitwww.wizards.com/d20.Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, Dungeon Master, Dragonlance, the Dragonlance Logo,d20, the d20 System Logo, Wizards of the Coast, and the Wizards of the Coast Logo are registeredtrademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. 2006 Wizards of the Coast,Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.First Printing—2007. Printed in the USA. 2007 Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. MargaretWeis Productions and the Margaret Weis Productions Logo are trademarks owned by Margaret WeisProductions, Ltd. All rights reserved.Additional information and content available atwww.dragonlance.com.Written & Published byMargaret Weis Productions, Ltd.253 Center Street #126Lake Geneva, WI 53147-1982United Stateswww.margaretweis.com
Chapter One:Humans. 5A Brief History.5Common Traits. 7Civilized Humans.8Civilized Human Racial Traits. 8Nomadic Humans.13Nomadic Human Racial Traits. 13Nomadic Human Cultures.14Ithin’carthians.18Physical Appearance. 18Psychology. 18Religion. 19Language. 19Racial Relations.20Ithin’carthian Racial Traits.20Humans in Other Eras.21Human Alternative Class Features. 22Chapter Two:Dwarves. 24A Brief History. 24Common Traits. 25Hill Dwarves. 25Physical Description.64Magical Practices.66Language.67Racial Relations.68Qualinesti Racial Traits. 71Silvanesti, High Elves. 71Physical Description. 71Magical Practices.75Language. 77Racial Relations. 77Silvanesti Racial Traits.79Sea Elves. 80Physical Appearance.80Language.82Racial Relations.82Dargonesti Racial Traits.82Dimernesti Racial Traits.83Half-Elves. 84Physical Appearance.84Language.85Racial Relations.85Half-Elf Racial Traits.86Elves in Other Eras. 86The Kirath. 87Kirath Alternative Class Features. 89Physical Appearance.26Magical Practices.28Language.29Racial Relations.29Hill Dwarf Racial Traits. 31Chapter Four:Gnomes. 90Physical Appearance . 31Magical Practices.35Language.36Racial Relations.36Mountain Dwarf Racial Traits.38Physical Appearance.92Magical Practices.95Language.96Racial Relations.96Tinker Gnome Racial Traits.98Mountain Dwarves.31Dark Dwarves. 38Physical Appearance.38Racial Relations. 41Dark Dwarf Racial Traits. 41Gully Dwarves. 42Physical Appearance.42Racial Relations.44Gully Dwarf Racial Traits.45Half-Dwarves. 45A Brief History. 90Common Traits.91Tinker Gnomes. 92Mad Gnomes, “Thinkers”. 99Physical Appearance.99Language. 100Racial Relations. 100Mad Gnome Racial Traits . 101Wild Gnomes.101Physical Appearance. 101Language.102Racial Relations.102Wild Gnome Racial Traits.102Physical Appearance.45Language.46Racial Relations. 47Half-Dwarf Racial Traits. 47Half-Gnomes. 102Chapter Three:Elves. 54Gnomes in Other Eras. 105Gnomish Tinker. 106Gnome Alternative Class Features. 109Gnomish Contraptions.110Sample Contraptions. 117Dwarves in Other Eras. 48The Golden Hammers. 48Dwarf Clan Alternative Class Features 52A Brief History. 54Common Traits. 56Kagonesti, Wilder Elves.57Physical Appearance.57Magical Practices.59Language.60Racial Relations.60Kagonesti Racial Traits.63Qualinesti. 64Physical Appearance.102Language.104Racial Relations.104Half-Gnome Racial Traits.104Chapter Five:Goblins.121A Brief History.121Common Traits. 122Goblins. 122Physical Appearance.122
Language.123Racial Relations.124Goblin Racial Traits.125Bugbears. 125Physical Appearance.125Language.126Racial Relations.126Bugbear Racial Traits. 127Bugbear Racial Class. 127Racial Traits. 127Class Features.128Hobgoblins. 128Physical Appearance.128Language.129Racial Relations.129Hobgoblin Racial Traits.130Half-Goblins. 130Physical Appearance.130Language. 131Racial Relations. 131Half-Goblin Racial Traits.132Goblins in Other Eras. 132Sikk’et Hul Freedom Fighters. 133Sikk’et Hul Alternative Class Features. 134Chapter Six:Kender. 136Racial Relations. 172Thoradorian Minotaur Racial Traits. 172Thoradorian Minotaur Racial Class.173Racial Traits. 173Class Features. 173Minotaurs in Other Eras. 174Minotaur Legions. 174Minotaur Legionary Alt. Class Features176Minotaur Alternative Class Features.179Chapter Eight:Ogres. 180A Brief History. 180Common Traits.181Ogres, “the Fallen”.181Physical Appearance. 181Language.185Racial Relations.185Fallen Ogre Racial Traits.188Fallen Ogre Racial Class.188Racial Traits.188Class Features.189Half-Ogres. 189Physical Appearance.189Language. 190Racial Relations. 190Half-Ogre Characters. 190Half-Ogre Racial Traits. 191A Brief History. 136True Kender.137Irda.191Afflicted Kender . 144Other Ogre Races. 195Physical Appearance. 137Magical Practices.139Language. 141Racial Relations. 141Kender Racial Traits.144Language.145Racial Relations.145Afflicted Kender Racial Traits.146Half-Kender. 147Physical Appearance.147Language.148Racial Relations.148Half-Kender Racial Traits.149Kender in Other Eras. 150Belladonna’s Eyes. 150Belladonna’s Eyes Alt. Class Features. 152Nightstalker. 153Handler Prestige Class. 156Kender Pouch Grab. 159Kender Pouch Grab Items.161Chapter Seven:Minotaurs. 162A Brief History. 162Minotaurs. 163Physical Appearance.163Magic.166Language.167Racial Relations .167Minotaur Racial Traits.170Thoradorian Minotaurs. 170Physical Appearance. 171Language. 171Physical Appearance. 191Racial Relations.193Irda Characters.193Irda Racial Traits.195Irda .196Ogre Mages.196Trolls.197Ogres in Other Eras.197Ogre Alternative Class Features.197Ogre Slaver. 199Chapter Nine:Other Races.202Centaurs. 202Kyrie. 207Phaethons. 210Thanoi. 214Ursoi.217Elder Phaethon Prestige Class. 221Other Race Alternate Class Features. 222Feats. 224Armor. 227Weapons. 227Gear and Special Items. 234Magic Items. 235Artifacts. 237Vital Statistics.240Appendix. 224
IForewordthought I knew what a half-elf was.I’d read the manual, you see. A half-elf was like a low-calorie version of an elf, with some ofthe powers, and a few more class options. He could pass for either, and often did. He was friends withelves and humans alike – in fact, he got along with most races. Everyone liked hi
For me, Dragonlance was an eye-opener: the first time a game I played really challenged the genre’s norms. There were elves, yes, but there were different nations of them and they didn’t get along. There were dwarves, both hill- and mountain-flavored, and they’d fought a war that nearly wiped out both nations. There were humans, of course, but not just the standard, wandered-in-from-the .
