Races

Rhodenia is primarily populated by four races: Elves, Humans, Dwarves, and Orcs. Often referred to as the “civilized” peoples, each of these races have achieved high levels of cultural and civic development. Humans are by far the most populous of the races, amounting to 400 million out of Rhodenia's 600 million estimated sentient population. Humans dominate Amarus, occupying positions of power in Vllaistrae, the Church of the Almighty, and Athttania. Both the Vllaistraean and the Athttanian royal families have, since their beginnings, been purely human. Only humans may serve in the clergy of the Church, but the Church embraces the four sentient races as creations of the Almighty. Though Empress Adalacia declared the four sentient races equal de jure, there is a de facto understanding that only humans may be granted noble titles, and interracial marriage is unheard of in the upper classes. It is said that afte the disappearance of Enkai and the Almighty, humans, with their collective might, pushed all races save the forest elves of the Gilden Islands from Amarus.

Esoa is an amalgam of elf, dwarf, and orc; it is estimated, for example, that less than one-fifth of Turia's population is purely human. Turia is made up of a mixture of all races, many of them half-breeds, and is notable for granting the non-major races rights and protections depending on their level of sentience. Even vampires are treated as subjects here. The Evermarch, too, hosts a wide array of creatures, but is home mostly to ice elves, dwarves, and vampiric humans. Ast'Aria, incredibly xenophobic and isolationist, grants citizenship only to pureblood elves, though is notable for its enslavement of dwarves and orcs alike, using a highly arcane form of psychic magic. The Ast'Arian elves are wise enough not to enslave humans, lest they incur the wrath of Vllaistrae.

Although humans, elves, orcs, and dwarves dominate the geopolitical, cultural, and economic landscape of Vllaistrae, there are a number of minor races, either not granted the same protections due to a lack of full sentience, or actively persecuted in some areas of the world. While far less numerous, these races can be found across the world, often boasting entirely separate cultures and capabilities than their major-race counterparts. These races include, but are not limited to: And conceivably, many more. Only the vampires and werefolk are well-known and relevant enough to stir conversation amongst the four major races.
 * Vampires
 * Werefolk
 * Tieflings
 * Demi-demons
 * Minotaurs
 * Ogres
 * Lizard-people