Avendar

The original font of life was Jolinn, who seeded Avendar with its first single-celled organisms and set evolution in motion after the formation of its physical and metaphysical laws by Iandir. Ashur then contributed the concepts of entropy and death for Its own reasons, completing the world as we know it. As other gods arrived or came into being, many of them intervened in the course of various species' evolutions or even created new lifeforms wholesale; however, by and large, the gods seek to influence what already exists.

While sometimes referred to as "races," the different lineages of Avendar are well and truly different species. Each playable species has its own unique biology and anatomy. Some are divine creations or had their development guided by a god, others evolved from natural flora and fauna; most are some combination of the two. People of different species cannot interbreed to create offspring, but sex and relationships of all kinds happen frequently and are regarded neutrally at best, with varying attitudes depending on the culture.

Mechanics

The choice of lineage in Avendar influences some important things about your character, from physical or mental statistics that influence how well a character does various things to special abilities such as flight or night vision.

Lineage	STR	INT	WIS	DEX	CON	CHR
Aelin	18	23	18	25	18	25
Alatharya	25	16	17	18	25	21
Caladaran	18	22	25	18	19	18
Ch'taren	17	25	22	22	16	24
Chaja	24	16	15	21	24	16
Ethron	22	18	22	18	23	22
Human	20	20	20	20	20	20
Nefortu	17	21	18	24	22	16
Shuddeni	17	24	23	22	16	23
Srryn	22	17	16	23	23	15