Playable Races

Race and Heritage: How do they work?

Races and Heritages work differently on the Drift. Instead of heritage being a thing determined by your parents, it is instead dependent on the exact timing of one's birth. It isn't completely understood, yet, but it is mainly governed by whether or not one was conceived or birthed during day or night, as well as the position of the shells in relation to each other. This means, that races like Aasimar, Genasi and Dwarves are almost exclusively found on the inner shells, while Drow, Duergar and others can only be found on floes that never, or very rarely, see the light. Something that tells one's standing in society is skin colour. The darker, the closer to Father and the more often His light shines upon one. They are healthier and stronger.

The exact mechanics behind height aren't understood, yet, but there seems to be a connection to the alignment of the shells. With people closest to the Core being generally taller. Though this is not the case for dwarves, who are most common on the inner shells and the giants of the Frozen Wastes