Races

There are 15 mortal races on Threshold. Each has its own attributes, special skills, preferences, and other characteristics. There is a help file for each.

Language

Common is the language that everyone speaks. It is easy to use, and it costs no spell points or energy to use. However, you also have a racial language (rsay) and this can only be understood by people that speak your racial language (it costs 1 spell point per use, since you are out of practice!).

Racial Emotes

There are special emotes for every race. These emotes can be used in rooms, over channels, and in tells.

To see your racial emotes, type racialemotes.

Special abilities

Every race has its own unique special abilities. Usually, they are not very powerful, but can be quite interesting.

To see your racial abilities, type race.

List of Races

• amborel
• asuli
• canis
• catfolk
• dryad
• dwarf
• elf
• fae
• gnome
• human
• kestrel
• salamae
• scorpien
• skurriden
• takzul

Stats

Simple stat assignment

During creation, simple stat assignment is based upon what guild you would like to eventually join after you complete heritage. This process ensures that you have the stats to join the guild of your choice. No modification of your stats is permitted once you have made your selection.

Simple stat Assignment

Guild	Race	Str	Int	Wis	Dex	Con	Cha	Luc
alchemist	asuli	8	16	8	12	12	12	15
	canis	12	15	10	12	14	8	10
	catfolk	8	15	12	12	12	17	11
	dryad	8	15	12	12	12	17	11
	elf	8	16	8	12	12	12	9
	fae	8	16	9	12	13	13	9
	gnome	10	16	13	14	14	8	11
	human	11	15	10	13	12	11	10
	kestrel	11	15	10	12	12	15	8
	salamae	8	15	10	12	12	12	8
	takzul	13	15	10	13	14	9	8
bard	asuli	9	12	11	12	9	18	20
	catfolk	11	10	9	16	10	17	18
	dryad	9	11	12	14	10	20	16
	elf	9	12	12	14	10	18	17
	gnome	10	11	10	16	12	17	18
	human	12	10	10	12	13	18	14
	kestrel	11	10	10	13	10	16	14
	salamae	9	11	10	13	10	19	14
	skurriden	11	10	9	16	10	17	18
	takzul	12	9	10	12	14	16	14
cleric	amborel	12	12	18	8	15	12	9
	canis	12	12	15	12	12	12	10
	dryad	8	12	18	14	11	18	14
	dwarf	12	12	18	8	15	12	9
	gnome	11	13	18	9	12	12	15
	human	14	12	18	12	11	14	12
	kestrel	14	13	18	14	9	12	9
	salamae	8	12	18	12	10	13	14
mage	asuli	8	19	14	15	9	12	15
	canis	10	16	12	12	14	11	10
	catfolk	8	17	12	15	11	14	16
	dryad	8	18	13	14	10	18	14
	elf	8	19	14	15	9	12	10
	fae	8	19	14	15	9	12	10
	gnome	10	18	14	12	13	8	15
	human	10	18	15	14	12	12	12
	kestrel	11	16	14	14	11	14	9
	takzul	12	18	15	14	14	10	10
psion	asuli	8	16	14	13	14	12	15
	catfolk	8	14	14	14	14	13	16
	dryad	8	16	16	10	14	18	13
	elf	8	16	14	13	14	12	10
	fae	8	16	14	13	14	12	10
	human	11	14	16	14	16	10	12
	kestrel	12	12	14	14	14	14	9
	salamae	8	16	14	12	14	10	13
	scorpien	14	12	15	10	16	7	8
	takzul	13	14	16	14	18	8	10
rogue	amborel	12	10	12	16	15	16	7
	asuli	8	14	8	19	10	18	15
	canis	12	8	10	18	14	16	8
	catfolk	10	10	8	19	12	17	15
	dryad	8	12	12	18	10	20	10
	dwarf	12	10	12	16	15	16	7
	elf	8	14	8	19	10	18	12
	gnome	10	12	14	16	12	17	8
	human	13	10	10	18	12	18	11
	kestrel	12	9	10	19	9	16	15
	salamae	8	12	10	19	8	19	12
	scorpien	13	8	9	17	13	16	6
	skurriden	10	10	8	19	12	17	15
	takzul	15	10	10	18	14	16	9
thief	amborel	12	10	12	16	15	7	14
	asuli	8	14	8	19	10	12	19
	canis	12	8	10	18	14	8	15
	catfolk	10	10	8	19	12	15	19
	dryad	8	12	12	18	10	18	17
	dwarf	12	10	12	16	15	7	14
	elf	8	14	8	19	10	12	16
	gnome	10	12	14	16	12	8	18
	human	13	10	10	18	12	11	18
	kestrel	12	9	10	19	9	15	15
	salamae	8	12	10	19	8	12	18
	scorpien	13	8	9	17	13	6	14
	skurriden	10	10	8	19	12	15	19
	takzul	15	10	10	18	14	9	16
warrior	amborel	18	10	12	15	16	6	9
	canis	18	8	10	14	17	8	10
	catfolk	16	10	8	17	12	14	16
	dryad	14	12	12	15	12	16	14
	dwarf	18	10	12	15	16	6	9
	elf	15	14	8	16	12	12	10
	gnome	16	12	14	14	14	8	12
	human	18	10	10	16	15	12	12
	kestrel	17	9	10	18	12	12	9
	salamae	15	12	10	16	12	10	12
	scorpien	19	8	9	14	16	6	8
	skurriden	16	10	8	17	12	14	16
	takzul	20	10	10	16	17	10	10

Custom Stat Assignment

Different stats are applied to characters during creation based upon their race. If you elect to roll your own custom stats, you are provided with base stats (strength, intelligence, wisdom, dexterity, constitution, charisma, and luck), to which you may distribute a number of free points (again based upon your race) to a maximum for each stat.

Custom Stat Assignment

Race		Str	Int	Wis	Dex	Con	Cha	Luc	Points
amborel	base	12	10	12	8	15	6	8	15
	max	20	16	18	16	20	14	18
asuli	base	8	14	8	12	8	12	15	15
	max	16	20	18	20	16	20	20
canis	base	10	8	10	12	12	8	10	15
	max	18	16	16	18	20	16	16
catfolk	base	8	10	8	14	10	12	16	15
	max	16	18	16	20	18	20	20
dryad	base	8	12	12	10	10	16	12	15
	max	14	20	20	18	16	20	20
dwarf	base	12	10	12	8	15	6	8	15
	max	20	16	18	16	20	14	18
elf	base	8	14	8	12	8	12	10	15
	max	16	20	16	20	16	20	18
fae	base	8	14	8	12	8	12	10	15
	max	16	20	16	20	16	20	18
gnome	base	10	12	14	8	12	8	11	15
	max	18	20	18	16	18	16	20
human	base	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	21
	max	18	18	18	18	18	20	20
kestrel	base	11	9	10	14	9	12	9	15
	max	20	17	17	20	16	20	16
salamae	base	8	12	10	12	8	10	12	15
	max	18	18	18	20	16	16	20
scorpien	base	12	8	9	10	12	6	8	15
	max	20	14	14	18	18	16	16
skurriden	base	11	9	9	14	11	10	14	15
	max	17	18	16	20	20	20	20
takzul	base	12	10	10	10	14	8	8	18
	max	20	18	18	18	20	16	16

Restricted Guilds

Some guilds are open to all while some are not. It is important to note that racial restrictions should not be discussed in terms of game mechanics. These restrictions exist to provide flavor. If everybody could just do everything, then it would be rather vanilla. Players should take this as an opportunity to roleplay these restrictions how they like, however, not in an overtly OOC, mechanical way.

Restrictions

• Amborel - Alchemists, Mages, Necromancers, Psions, Templars
• Asuli - Clerics, Paladins, Rangers, Warriors
• Canis - Alchemists, Necromancers, Psions, Templars (Psion templars are restricted and not mage templars, because mages can be canis.)
• Catfolk - Clerics
• Dryad - Necromancers
• Dwarf - Alchemists, Bards, Mages, Necromancers, Psions, Templars
• Fae - Bards, Clerics, Necromancers, Paladins, Rangers, Templars, Warriors
• Gnome - Psions, Templars (Psion templars are restricted and not mage templars, because mages can be gnomes.)
• Salamae - Necromancers
• Scorpien - Alchemists, Bards, Mages, Necromancers, Templars (Mage templars are restricted and not psion templars, because psions can be scorpiens.)
• Skurriden - Alchemists, Clerics, Mages, Necromancers, Psions, Templars
• Takzul - Clerics, Paladins

Restricted Religions

Some religions do not allow certain races from joining; or rather some races refuse to join certain religions. Whatever the bent, players should not roleplay that it is merely a game mechanic that is preventing them from joining. There exists roleplay reason why this is the case and players should avoid lazy roleplay by saying "I cannot join because I'm a catfolk."

Prohibited Races

Characters are not permitted to roleplay being drow elf, a vampire, nor a dragon.