Those ethnicities are specific to Faerûn other settings have their own ethnicities.Īs you correctly surmise, the Player's Handbook clearly defines the nine major ethnic groups as specific to Faerûn, that is to say the Forgotten Realms, while the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide contains further information specific to that same setting, given that the Sword Coast is a place specific to Faerûn. Do any of these human ethnicities also exist in those settings, or are they exclusively a Forgotten Realms thing? And if the latter, I'm curious to know what human ethnicities do exist in these other settings.

However, other settings for 5e exist Eberron, Greyhawk and Dragonlance, for example (I don't know if there are any more major settings these are the ones mentioned in the back of the PHB and SCAG, at least). I am also under the impression that the Forgotten Realms is the default setting for 5e, hence why the PHB includes such ethnicities and quotes relating to the Forgotten Realms. The wording of these quotes implies (at least, the way I read it) that all 19 of the listed human ethnicities exist exclusively in the Forgotten Realms (note that I'm equating Faerûn with the Forgotten Realms this may be an incorrect assumption on my part). Some are significant minorities in regions or nations that border the North, while others are prevalent in parts of the world far from the Sword Coast. Several other noteworthy groups of humans are discussed here. Nine human ethnicities in Faerûn are detailed in the Player's Handbook. SCAG says under 'Human Ethnicities in Faerûn' on page 100: Then the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (pages 100-112) mentions another 10: Arkaiun, Bedine, Ffolk, Gur, Halruaan, Imaskari, Nar, Shaaran, Tuigan, Ulutiun. These groups, and the typical names of their members, can be used as inspiration no matter which world your human is in.

In the Forgotten Realms, nine human ethnic groups are widely recognized, though over a dozen others are found in more localized areas of Faerûn. The Player's Handbook says under 'Human Names and Ethnicities' on page 30: There are 9 human ethnicities mentioned in the PHB (pages 30-31): Calishite, Chondathan, Damaran, Illuskan, Mulan, Rashemi, Shou, Tethyrian, Turami.

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