Maelstrom Campaigns: Inhabitants of Roil

Humans are the only race known to have originated on more than one continent. Belara is an ancient homeland of humanity in Roil's eastern hemisphere, while Tulmaria gave birth to the human races of the west. The northern and southern polar regions of Lornkira and Yindurin also have human inhabitants, though it is unknown if they originated in the iceland. The continent of Kaladia is the birthplace of many races of humans, and is populated by all of the known races.

"They are as prolific as rabbits, or so the elves say. They are more fickle than the faerie folk, or so the dwarves say. And the ferocity with which they attack their environment rivals the voracity of the halflings, or so I say. Altogether, humans are the most fascinating race I have ever encountered..." Nadamis the Legender

Humans are the dominant race of Roil. They are also the most diverse of any of the races. The various continents of the humans have each born different races of humans. The most dominant of these races are typically named for the land from which they hail. It is important to note, however, that these are the major races of humans, and there are many others.

Humanoids and Non-Humans comprise a virtually countless collection of Roil's intelligent races of inhabitants. The word humanoid is not entirely synonymous with the phrase non-human, for while all humanoids are non-human, not all non-humans are humanoids.

"The word humanoid implies a two-armed, bipedal creature which stands upright on its own volition. While human sages have on occasion argued that dwarves, elves, gnomes, half-elves and halflings would fall into such a category, the debate has never been a popular topic with the aforementioned races. But in any event, discussion of the subject is undoubtedly pointless. While a dwarf, elf, gnome or halfling might devote decades of thoughtful consideration to such a debate, it is unlikely that the human lifespan would provide sufficient time to produce any argument which might sway the opposing viewpoint.

It is said that the dwarn people are the chosen of Chaulatae, and that the elfanir are the favored of Kaichea. But most humanoid and non-human creatures have their ties to the powers of light or darkness. Many scholars would debate the origin of the humanoid races, but there are several which are indisputable. Of the gorgons wrought by Sethanit there are the medusa; conceived as a product of love-making between the Lord of Evil while in the guise of a man, and mortal women. And there are the orgons, or ogres, borne from the wicked giants created by Sethanit's vile servant Volgathis. Lastly, there are the orcanians, or orcs, also wrought by Sethanit's gorgons, and favored by Mharow..." Nadamis the Legender

The term humanoid applies to fantastical and monstrous creatures such as faeries, giants, goblins, orcs, and trolls. Humanoids and non-humans live on all of the seven known continents, they dwell underground and in the air, and they exist within the oceans and seas. The myriad of humanoid creatures in all of Roil defies categorization, but there are only a few which can be found in virtually every land.

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