Men

Men are the dominant sapient species of Adrastea. They are generally mammalian bipeds between 3 to 8 feet tall, with two arms and two legs, opposable thumbs, and large brains capable of complex thought, language, intricate social structures, and sorcery.

Men can be further divided, based on physiology, geography, and culture, into different races. These include the Fomoire, transformed into aquatic creatures and driven into the oceans by ancient sorceries, Dwarves, short and study cave-dwellers, the Orcs, large nomads who roam the tundras and plains of the Western Continent, the High Elves,  tall inhabitants of the great Gaokerena, the Wood Elves, the shadow-seeing natives of the Gargarean Jungles, the Humans, medium-sized and round-eared folk who can be found all over the world, and Halflings, their diminutive cousins.

These races were preceded (and, according to some, even created by) a long extinct type of Men known now as the Precursors. From this common ancestry, the races of Men share linguistic and cultural roots, although time and distance have led to divergent developments in both.

Artificial Men, created through alchemy or dark sorcery, also exist, such as the Goblins and Hobgoblins. The controversial (blasphemous in many circles) circumstances of their creation has created debate as to whether they should be considered Men or not.