Races

The races in Lodoss range from Elves to Dragons to Dwarves. So in other words you will find your typical D&D races here, basic stuff.

Dragons

There are several types of Dragons: from wyverns to medium class dragons (like the one Parn and company fought in the first episode of the OVA).

But there also are the five Chromatic Dragons:

Narse: the evil dragon of Marmo. (Black)

Bramd: the ice dragon of the White Dragon Mountains near Alania. Released from his curse by Neese. (White)

Abram: the water dragon of Blue Dragon Island. (Blue)

Shooting Star: the demon dragon of Fire Dragon Mountain in Flaim. (Red)

Mycen: the golden scaled dragon king of Moss. The only female dragon of the group, Mycen took her name from the founder of Moss as a gesture of gratitude and friendship after he freed her from Saluvan's curse. (Gold)

Elves

The next race covered are the elves. The elves, like the dragons, also come in many forms with as many as five different types of elves.

Common Elves: Live for 1000 years or so, gathering in small forest villages throughout the island and avoiding contact with other races. Encounters between elves and other races often lead to conflict, hence their isolation.

Mirror Forest Elves: A side group of Common Elves, who, during the War of The Demon Gods, joined forces with humans and dwarves. Which resulted in their minds being opened. They had then decided that the best way to avoid conflicts with other races was to understand them.

Half Elves (like Leaf): Are the result of a human and elven union. They're rare, and are often outcasts in in both human and eleven societies. Most common around the Mirror Forest, where elves and human mingle freely.

High Elves (like Deedlit): The most noble of all elves, retaining their original spiritual nature. These immortal beings live in the Forest of No Return. The High Elves have abandoned their material nature and have given up on reproduction. Most married couples live separately. It's their belief that elves, like trees, must have their own space in which to live. Deedlit is the only High Elf born in the last thousand years.

Dark Elves (like Pirotess): The descendants of evil elves who sold their souls to Falis, the god of Darkness. They're despised by other elves and reside only in the Forest of Darkness on Marmo.

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