Each race has a variety of unique home city, abilities, resistances, and talents and players may select a single skill from their race's ability list.

Many of each races abilities are listed below
mighty ogr, lam, drg, cen, ttn, min, trl, orc, brn, gar +1 max str
brilliance elf, gno, drw, drg, pix, wvr, ayn +1 max int
sagacious hlf, dwf, syl, ayn +1 max wis
nimble hlf, elf, gno, drw, lam, pix, brn, syl, cat +1 max dex
hearty dwf, ogr, cen, ttn, min, trl, wvr, orc, gar, cat +1 max con
tail whip drg, lam gives an extra attack so often using your tail
perfect dodge hlf, elf, gno, drw, pix, brn, syl, cat gives a chance of completely dodging an attack
fortunes favorite hlf, dwf, gno more gold from sacrifices
thick hide ogr, drg, min, trl, gar reduces damage from physical attacks
regeneration trl, brn, cat allows you to regenerate hitpoints more quickly
mystic heritage elf, pix, wvr, syl, ayn allows you to regenerate manapoints more quickly
tracker drw, cen, cat makes you better at hunting and harder to hunt
alluring pix, syl, lam, ayn charm spells are more potent
bulky ogr, drg, cen, ttn, min, trl, gar stun and grab harder to affect you
hooded eyes ogr, trl, orc near immunity to 'dirt' and harder to be blinded
poison glands lam, cat poison bite attack in combat
pack mule dwf, ogr, drg, cen, ttn, min, trl, orc, gar can carry more weight
antimagic aura ogr, trl, ttn resist magic of all types but harder to cast
endurance dwf, ogr, cen, ttn, min, trl, orc, gar lowers the cost of training hitpoints
arcane lore elf, gno, drw, drg, pix, wvr, syl, ayn lowers the cost of training manapoints
resist poison dwf, lam, trl, gar shrug off the deleterious affects of poison
fast talker hlf, gno, pix, brn, syl confuse those lazy security guards
born for battle ogr, cen, ttn, min, trl, orc, gar, cat half movement cost when fighting
airborne drg, pix, syl, gar never stop flying--getting around is so easy!
efficient metabolism hlf, gno, trl, wvr, gar eat more food get hungry slower
smoke breath drg breathe pyroclastic smoke possibly blinding your foe
vicious ogr, lam, cen, ttn, min, trl, gar, orc occasionally deal exceptionally powerful blows in combat
kneecap shot hlf, dwf, gno, pix, brn, syl go for the knees in combat possible automatic trip
grotesque orc, trl, ogr, gar, min your enemies may cower in battle because of your horrid appearence
crushing force cen, trl, gar, min, ttn, ogr, drg your sheer physical size can over run your opponents
underhand attack hlf, elf, gno, drw, lam, pix, brn, syl, cat an extra attack for the nimble
battle master hlf, elf, gno, drw, lam, pix, brn, syl, cat while dual wielding you'll land more physical attacks