​Dwarves​

Few of the valley's dwarves are farmers. Instead, they are artisans in urban centers or miners up in the foothills and mountains.

​Communities: Dwarves dominate the town of Krokarr and the surrounding Sardarian Hills. Recently, a dwarfclan has moved to Hemyulak, where its members are scouting the nearby mountains for ore.

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Elves​

The elves of the valley call its many forests home. Elves spend their time tending the great trees, hunting, gathering rare herbs, and perfecting wizardry.

​Communities: Built among the trees of the Oakwood, the town of  Shul Shennek is the largest cluster of elves in the valley. Shul Vaath in the Vaathwood runs a close second. Both the Oakwood and the Vaathwood have smaller elf hamlets as well. Elf communities are more sporadic in the other forests, and no elves live in the Forest of Turlek. Werewolves wiped them all out.

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​Gnomes

​Gnomes in the valley keep to their own, living quietly in thorps burrowed into the hills and rolling pastures that characterize the central pan of the valley. Many are shepherds or vegetable farmers.

Communities: Gnomes have a significant presence in Riverbend, and the Riverbend Carnival is justly famous for its skilled, entertaining gnomes.

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​Half-elves​

Half-elves have a reputation as diplomats and shrewd bargainers, so many gravitate to the merchant trades or other jobs requiring travel.

Communities: Those half-elves of the Valley of Obelisks who live with elves are usually found in ShuI Shennek. These individuals are treated as full-blooded elves in the community, set apart from the others only by their short life spans. Since the elves of ShuI Vaath disdain outsiders, half-elves are rare among them. Half-elves who live with their human kin are usually residents of large settlements such as Sumberton.

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Half-orcs

Full-blooded orcs once comprised the majority of the barbarian tribes roaming the fringes of the valley, but they began mixing with humans long ago. Many of these tribes are now made up entirely of half-orcs. A few such tribes wander the fringes of the Valley of Obelisks, hunting and gathering when they can, and raiding nearby settlements when they must.

Communities: The mountains north of the Valley of Obelisks and the headwaters of the Marrilach River are the territory of the two largest half-orc tribes.

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​Halflings

The Marrilach River that runs through the heart of the valley also runs through the heart of every halfling, it is said. The vast majority of halflings lives and works within a few miles of the river, many on the riverboats that carry goods back and forth between the Valley of Obelisks and the rest of the world.

Communities: Three halfling clans are particularly common in the valley. The Marktunsel halflings are historically from Sumberton; Lukrimar Keep is home to the Hundivarst clan; and the Faminestri clan is from Jewelford. Halflings from all three clans, as well as a scattering of "extended family" from other clans, live anywhere within sight of the Marrilach River.

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Humans​

The dominant race of the Valley of Obelisks, humans built the roads and erected the settlements where most of the valley's residents live. Human farmers make up the preponderance of the valley's common folk.

Communities: The city of Sumberton is the largest settlement in the Valley of Obelisks, and nearly half of its population is human. Jewelford is another town that has a large human population , and many of the smaller villages and hamlets such as Dondurran, Tulvercross, and Silvermont have a human majority.

 

 

Other Races

There are other races not mentioned here. The Valley of Obelisks is a big place. If you wish to play a race not mentioned here, please clear it with me first.