A Common Ancestry

The First World
Little is known of the precursor world. The world existed within the material realms of the Yggdrun. Before it was cast into the maelstrom, the continent of Eriden was inhabited by three races, and held the ruins of a fourth extinct race. Legend says that these four races shared a common ancestor, a race called the Prodromos. The descendants of these four races are called 'The races of Man.'

The Seraphim
The Seraphim were the second descendants of the prodromos. They were tall, lean, gold skinned creatures with long ears. Their eyes were black like glossy coal, and their ears were a forearm long and pointed. Diversity among the Seraphim was limited and parents were often considered identical twins with their offspring. When the new realm formed from the seed of the mytheed, the Seraphim would spread out across the world and find diversity by environment. These races would be called the Alvor, meaning 'of the ancestors', simply known today as Elves. The seraphs were said to come from the sky or the heavens, and are also known as sky elves.

The Warkin
The Warkin were the second descendants of the prodromos, but developed alongside the Seraphim. The Warkin were short, wide eared hairy creatures. They had powerful builds and dark skin. They found their homes in the caves of the mountains. The Warkin after generations under the mountains would become fair skinned, and stockier. This race would be called Dvagar meaning 'of the caves', or simply just Dwarves.

The Pygmys
The Pygmys were short, frail creatures, with snouted tusked faces, and they were the latest offshoot of the prodromos. The pig-like creatures dwelled in subterranean caves and were primarily nocturnal, coming out only at night. When the Pygmys finally strayed from the dark they would grow and breed to become the first Liggen. The Liggen were a much taller upright race with sharper faces, and lacked tusks and snouts. The Liggen were only tribes and barbarians by the time the Dvagar and the Seraphim had become mighty civilizations.

The Lorkin
The Lorkin were the first descendants of the Prodromos. They advanced faster than the other three off-shoots. When the Warkin and the Seraphim were just forming tribes, the Lorkin had already developed civilizations. The Warkin and the Seraphim would mimic their culture and organization by the time they disapeared. The Lorkin would eventually go extinct, leaving no lineage. Little is known of the Lorkin, but some of the civilization survived through the Warkin and the Seraphim.

Tellurians: Liggen Races
Tellurians are the collective race name for the modern Liggen descendants.

Alvor: Seraphic Races
The collective descendants of the Seraphim.

Dvagar:
The modern descendents of the Warkin.