Species/Race Name

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General Description

Overall Appearance

Include voice, posture, impression, sleep and eating habits.

The Head

Eyes, brow, ears, chin, jaw, nose, lips, hair styles (and colors), tongue. Heart-shaped, round,

square. Bearded?

The Body

Discuss height, stocky/thin, details on hands/feet, athleticism, stamina, strength, common ail-

ments. Can include clothing.

Special

Anything unique about them.

Gods Which gods created them, influence them, or are worshiped by them? How does this affect

them?

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Characteristics

Intelligence

Wisdom

Charisma

Strength

Constitution

Agility

Dexterity

Morale

Specific Accomplishments

Wars Won and Lost

Inventions and Discoveries

World View

Culture and Customs

Do they work every day? Take lunch naps? Includes marriage, death, challenges.

Society

Do they build cities? Scavenge or farm and hunt? Live in tribes? Marriage?

Language

Do they have an oral or written language? Which languages do they typically know?

Relations with Other Races

Humans

Race 1

Race 2

The Supernatural

Magic

Can they do it? What kind, how powerful, what limits?

Habitat Where a race lives determines many of their characteristics.

Terrain

Where do they originate from? Land with rolling hills? Mountains? Plains? Forests? The sea?

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Climate

Hot or cold? Temperate?

Settlements (Towns/Cities)

Name important ones and develop them using my template for creating cities (check here for

that blog: http://randyellefson.wordpress.com/blog-history/).

Homes

Where are they located? In trees? Underground? Underwater? How are they laid out and

protected?

Styles & Materials

What are their homes made of? Wood? Brick? Straw roofs?

Combat Do they fight at all or run? How do they fight? With what weapons and armor? Do they use

cavalry, dragons? Any typical battle formations?

Ecology Mating, birth