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5e Races

Name	Summary
A.D.A.M. Unit	Weapons of war refined in towers until they can claim a soul of their own.
Aasimar-Gr7mm	Here's our missing planetouched, tieflings can't have all the fun can they?
Azal	The Azal are tall goat people with a perchance for dealing with extraplanar beings.
Carib	Man-eating humans with sharp shark-like teeth and a craving for flesh.
Chinchi	A species of giant chinchilla-like creatures with nimble hands, sharp minds, and an in-built desire to build.
Djin	Non traditional Djin that have colorful magic and the ability to live inside objects. They are tall and furry with a strong sense of community.
Dragonborn - Rewrite	The Dragonborn are underpowered and clunky; Here's a good rewrite of them.
Drider	Drow warped by the curse of Lolth into monstrous spider-taurs.
Dromani	Race of Mixed elf, and Mul descent.
Dulachan	Don't lose your head, but you're dead. Not that that has stopped you.
Dullahan	You've got a disembodied, floating head!
Durlanaar	A race suffering a blood curse for their past abuse of Hemocraft.
Duskken	Undead shadows from the Shadowfell turned humanoid
Dvati	An update of 3.5e Dragon Magazine's Dvati race.
Eijilund Plushie	Explosive animated dolls born from the power of the chaotic sun god, Sol Eiji.
Lythari	Elves that shapechange into a wolf.
Emas	Snailfolk who are slow but steady, with their own body armor and homes on their back.
Fateborn	Alien beings from the astral plane who embody emotions.
Garuja	Once a gift by the divine, these winged people now exist as their own species.
Giff	Militant Hippo-people with guns.
Gnoll	Unofficial conversion of the 5th edition monster to a playable race.
Harpy Owl
Kheper	Giant scarab-people born of the desert, and protected by their ancient sun god.
Kuo-toa	Unofficial conversion of Kuo-toa as a playable race.
Lizardfolk - Gr7mm	The MM race, now a PC race with subraces!
Lucipol	Semi-transparent humanoids which glow in the dark.
Mazohk	A hardy race of aberrated humans, strong in magic and tribal in culture.
Nagara	Once a gift by the divine, these human torsoed snake people now exist as their own species.
Namekian	A stalwart and strong alien race of slug people, known for their ability to produce capable fighters and magical artifacts.
Outsider	Creatures born from the rock that hide amongst the crowds and feast on gemstones.
Panthris	An underground race that looks like a cross between a tiger and a human. They specialize in digging.
Phanaton	Phanaton as a player character race
Rakasta	Conversion from the D&D Next monster into a 5e playable race
Ratfolk	Small, craven, and numerous are they. They are the rats, and they get everywhere.
Rojobuzzian	The Rojobuzzians, are cursed humanoids from space.
Safir	A race of blue-blooded, naturally psionic, four-armed elflike beings.
Saiyan	An extraterrestrial race of primates. Saiyans are a naturally ruthless and aggressive warrior race who strive to be the strongest in the universe, and who have a lycanthropic-like transformation.
Satyr Variant	Goat-legged feyfolk known for their riotous merriment and lasciviousness.
Scalethis	Scalethis are a reptilian species, very snake-like with notable features like snake-like tails and scales covering most of their bodies.
Shardmind-Gr7mm	The Speaking sparkle golems now for 5e.
T'Killi Elves	Elves of the wilderness and desert.
Terrados Unicorns	Carnivorous unicorns who can transform into humanoids.
Thrombulan	A vampiric ooze-like race of sentient blood, often hiding within other creatures.
Treefolk	Sentient Trees capable of locomotion
Ukroneian	The ukroneians are a territorial race that value intellect over phisical prowess but can get quite strong. They are made of a type of crystals.
Uloren	A mysterious race, with a mysterious origin and a quite misunderstood appearance.
Warforged-Gr7mm	Everyones favorite magically powered robot's now for 5e.
Wolfen	A race of people who soul bind to animal companions and take on appearances similar to them.
Xolotl	Humanoid axolotls, both adorable and damp.
Half-Yugoloth
Yuan-Ti Pureblood Variant	Ancient humans who were changed by serpent gods of old to become cold blooded secret cultists.

5e Subraces

Name	Summary
Argonian	The Elder Scrolls variant of Lizardfolk
Avenger
Blackscale	The primal physically evolved dark scaled lizardfolk.
Epperi	Epperi tend to be the wizards, scribes, and scholars of the duskken.
Lizardfolk - Gr7mm	The MM race, now a PC race with subraces!
Longshanks	Tropical subrace of tall Halflings
Mubrai	Mubrai tend to be the politicians, salesmen, and scoundrels of the duskken.
Namekian	A stalwart and strong alien race of slug people, known for their ability to produce capable fighters and magical artifacts.
Poisondusk	The small venomous and cunning variant of the lizardfolk.
Sand Dwarf	Dwarves from desert climbs.
Sandbru	Sandru tend to be the priests, philosophers, healers, and police of the duskken.
Scalethis	Scalethis are a reptilian species, very snake-like with notable features like snake-like tails and scales covering most of their bodies.
Spectral Genasi	Spectral Genasi are the rarest, and are beings of light half-personified.
Treefolk	Sentient Trees capable of locomotion
Warforged Juggernaut	An endurance based Warforged.
Warforged Scout	Built for speed and perception, the scouts are the lightweight models of warforged.
Warforged Tactician	A tactically focused warforged.
Warforged-Gr7mm	Everyones favorite magically powered robot's now for 5e.
Yellow Dragonborn	Dragonborn with a Yellow Dragon ancestry

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