Races in Dark Wizardry

Dark Wizardry supports a wide variety of races. Their core attributes are defined in three groups:

• Initial Attributes: The starting values.
• Natural Attributes: The innate or “with equipment” values.
• Max Attributes: The highest attainable values.

Below the races are organized by their remort category. In each race entry, the ability flags are rendered as clickable inline links so you can quickly access the corresponding help page.

Standard Races (Remort Level 0)

Human (Hum)

Abilities: None

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	13	18	22
Intelligence	13	18	22
Wisdom	13	18	22
Dexterity	13	18	22
Constitution	13	18	22

Elf (Elf)

Abilities: Infravision, Fast Mana, Waterwalk

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	12	17	21
Intelligence	15	20	24
Wisdom	12	17	21
Dexterity	14	19	23
Constitution	12	17	21

Dwarf (Dwa)

Abilities: Resist Poison, Infravision, Drown

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	15	20	24
Intelligence	12	17	21
Wisdom	13	18	22
Dexterity	12	17	21
Constitution	14	19	23

Gnome (Gno)

Abilities: Infravision, Detect Hidden

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	12	17	21
Intelligence	13	18	22
Wisdom	14	19	23
Dexterity	13	18	22
Constitution	13	18	22

Halfling (Hal)

Abilities: Sneak, Resist Poison, Detect Hidden

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	11	16	21
Intelligence	13	18	21
Wisdom	13	18	22
Dexterity	15	20	25
Constitution	13	18	21

Drow (Dro)

Abilities: Infravision, Detect Magic

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	12	17	21
Intelligence	14	19	23
Wisdom	13	18	22
Dexterity	14	19	23
Constitution	12	17	21

Sprite (Spr)

Abilities: Detect Invis, Resist Magic, Flying, Vulnerable to Poison

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	10	15	19
Intelligence	16	21	25
Wisdom	15	20	24
Dexterity	14	19	23
Constitution	10	15	19

Troll (Tro)

Abilities: Fast Heal, No-Sneak, No-Hide

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	15	20	24
Intelligence	12	17	21
Wisdom	11	16	20
Dexterity	12	17	21
Constitution	15	20	24

Giant (Gia)

Abilities: Fast Heal, No-Sneak, No-Hide, Vulnerable to Magic

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	16	21	25
Intelligence	9	14	18
Wisdom	11	16	20
Dexterity	12	17	21
Constitution	17	22	26

Centaur (Cen)

Abilities: Berserk, Dodge

Attribute	Initial	Natural	Max
Strength	15	20	24
Intelligence	12	17	21
Wisdom	12	17	21
Dexterity	12	17	21
Constitution	14	19	23

Remort 1 Races

These races become available after the first remort.

Eldar (Eld)

Abilities: Infravision, Fast Mana, Waterwalk

Duergar (Dur)

Abilities: Resist Poison, Infravision

Nixie (Nix)

Abilities: Detect Invis, Resist Magic, Flying

Cyclops (Cyc)

Abilities: Fast Heal, No-Sneak, No-Hide

Ascended (Asc)

Abilities: None

Tallfellow (Tal)

Abilities: Sneak, Resist Poison, Detect Hidden

Tomte (Tmt)

Abilities: Infravision, Detect Hidden

Lolthian (Lol)

Abilities: Infravision, Detect Magic

Ogre (Ogr)

Abilities: Fast Heal, No-Sneak, No-Hide

Sphynx (Spx)

Abilities: Berserk, Dodge, Flying

Remort 3 Races

Vampire (Vam)

Abilities: Drain Bite, Strong Magic, Day-Negative, Fast Mana

Werewolf (Wlf)

Abilities: Strong Melee, Day-Negative, Fast Heal

Angel (Agl)

Abilities: Evil-Protection, Flying, Night-Negative, Strong Magic

Demon (Dem)

Abilities: Good-Protection, Flying, Day-Negative, Strong Melee

Treant (Tre)

Abilities: Tough

Dryad (Dyd)

Abilities: Fast Heal, Fast Mana

Remort 5 Races

Tyromp (Tyr)

Abilities: Strong Melee, Fast Heal

Olam (Olm)

Abilities: Fast Heal, Tough

Wythian (Wyt)

Abilities: Perm Haste, Detect Hidden, Resist Poison

Heygan (Hgn)

Abilities: Fast Mana, Tough, Resist Magic

*Note: For Heygan, the Natural and Max values are identical.

Plagus (Plg)

Abilities: Fast Mana, Strong Magic, Resist Magic, Flying

Golithian (Gol)

Abilities: Strong Magic, Strong Melee

Remort 8 Races

Draconian (Drc)

Abilities: Tough, Fast Mana, Resist Magic

Valkyrie (Vlk)

Abilities: Strong Melee, Flying, Tough

Lich (Lch)

Abilities: Strong Magic, Flying, Fast Mana

Gorgon (Grn)

Abilities: Slay, Infravision, Strong Melee

Beholder (Bhr)

Abilities: Detect All, Melee, Strong Magic, Infravision

Balrog (Blg)

Abilities: Infravision, Fireshield, Tough

Remort 12 Races

Jotunn (Jtn)

Abilities: Detect All, Tough, Fast Heal, No-Sneak, Frostshield

Vanir (Van)

Abilities: Detect All, Tough, Fast Mana, Resist Magic, Pious

Khajiit (Kjt)

Abilities: Detect All, Strong Melee, Melee, Perm Haste

Rakshasa (Rak)

Abilities: Detect All, Strong Magic, Mana Efficiency, Magic Barrier

Alfar (Alr)

Abilities: Detect All, Strong Melee, Perm Haste, Anatomy

Dvergar (Dvr)

Abilities: Detect All, Strong Melee, Strong Magic, Hammer Mastery

Fenriri (Fen)

Abilities: Detect All, Strong Melee, Perm Haste

Jormungandi (Jor)

Abilities: Detect All, Tough, Fast Heal, Resist Poison, Draining Bite

How to Use This Documentation

In this documentation each race’s entry shows:

• Its name with the short name in parentheses and key abilities.
• A table summarizing the three sets of core attributes:
  • Initial Attributes: The base starting values.
  • Natural Attributes: The inherent values (often reflecting the racial bonus when equipped).
  • Max Attributes: The highest attainable values after training and equipment.

Happy adventuring in Dark Wizardry!

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