Race Limits in Mystara

The goal and outset has always been freedom in Mystara Roleplay, this also means with creatures and races.
We welcome a WIDE variety of races, and half-breeds, and even new "made-up" races, like a "Pegasus Centaur" for example. We will not be pigeon-holing people into categories in Mystara, that is against my philosphy. However we have a few limitations. Read on for the racial limitations and the pre-approved races.
Your race must fit the guidelines as set forth below. You MUST seek approval FIRST before playing in Mystara if you are a:
*Demon
*Dragon *Shapeshifter
*a (bizarre) cross-breed/creature not listed under approved races in the races notecard.
*an anthromorphic creature (animal with human traits, such as bastet)
*Vampire, zombie, lich, or other undead *Rare species, such as Avariel
MYSTARA CHARACTER APPLICATION
==Limitations==
===Shapeshifter Limitations===
Shapeshifters NEED ADMIN APPROVAL FIRST: In the past it has been abused and shapeshifters walk into the village with a new "look" every day and that's neither realistic nor fair to others. Your shifting ability must remain plausible, and you MUST have a magical background or heritage to permit your shifting. Maximum 3 forms; 1 base and 3 shifted forms.
===Neko Limitations===
Neko are NOT allowed. How we define neko: a human with arbitrarily stuck on feline body parts, usually ears and tail, sometimes with whiskers or cat fur. This is not a species. True Bastet anthro cats are more cat than human and are generally defined as a feline with a few human traits. They have digi-grade legs, fur, cat eyes, cat ears, cat tail (not a fluffy rainbow tail), claws, feline movement animations/feline behavior, and they do not adopt "cutesy" affectations. They are feral animals, not house pets. 
===Furries Limitations===
Furries are not permitted. Sorry folks, while we sympathise, we just don't feel that furries fit in with a medieval fantasy realm. There is a large variety of racial options available to you, but at this time we feel that "talking dog-boy" and "cute bunny girl" are not appropriate. No, your wolf furry is not a lycan. We define lycan as being primarily in human form, with a shifted form of an anthro wolf, that has fierce/strong/menacing appearance and feral behavior. We recommend ACT1 and TRAUM lycan avatars.
===Cross Breed Limitations===
New Races/Cross Breeds: NO RIDICULOUS, IMPLAUSIBLE cross-breeds". Such as a fairy-lycan or an Octopus-Goblin. Whether or not your character's race is ridiculous or implausible should be obvious and I think most of us can stick to that. If you are UNSURE of this, speak to me or another admin for approval. Saying "oh but I've been RPing here for a month as an octopus-goblin!" is not an excuse, we will deal things as we catch them or as we get complaints.
===New or Unlisted Race===
If you would like to apply for a new or unlisted race for mystara, please fill out an application. Scroll down below to see a full list of pre-approved races for Mystara. If your race is listed there, you need not apply. If you are bringing something entirely new / made up -- you will need to apply.
==Approved Races of Mystara==
Below are the official approved race groups of Mystara. Full notecards on each race can be obtained from the "Getting Started Guide" in the entrance garden. NOTE: you are not and will not be forced to join into a race group in order to play in Mystara; it is purely optional. Your admittance to a group is based on approval and/or invite by the race leader. Also note that race groups accept a wide variety of racial deviations, i.e., the mer group can have everything from orcan-mer to eel-mer, while the elves group can have wood elves to moon elves to high elves. If your race doesn't fit under any of the official race groups - such as a gryphon - you are still welcome to RP here but won't have a particular racial group to join.
Humans
Leader: Android Nakajima
(Humans and their variations, i.e. pygmy, amazon, asian, black, etc. For cross breeds like Elf-Human, it is up to the Human race leader whether or not they wish to accept you into the group. A race leader may even ask you to denounce your "elven" side to be able join with the humans if it fits the political climate! )
Elves
Leader: Cristabella Contepomi
(For moon elves, wood elves, high elves, wild elves, etc)
Note: Avariel + Lythari need application
Merfolk
Leader: Kol Tchailenov
(Mer of all kinds, eel mer, octo-mer, lionfish mer, shark mer, orcan mer, etc.)
Mystfolk
Leader: Terry Toland
(all nature and 'beyond the veil' creatures & spirits --i.e. fae, sylphs, dryads, naiads, satyrs, centaur, pixies, brownies, etc.)
Dragonkin
Leader: Angela Carling
(all dragons must apply)
Greenskins
Leader: Twisted Binder (aka Gromthal Skullcrusha)
(For orc, half orc, goblin, kobold, snotling, ogre, or troll)
Below is a compiled list of approved races and rare races; we have done our best to list as many as possible, but there may be others. If you have any questions, feel free to contact a Mystara staff member. Some do not fall under an established race clan. If you fall under this and you don't shapeshift, you can play without having to submit a character application. Group(s) noted in parenthesis are possible race groups this race may join, if interested in joining a group.
*Atomy (Mystfolk)
*Bean nighe (Mystfolk)
*Boggarts (Mystfolk)
*Brownies/Buckawns (Mystfolk)
*Capricornus *Centaur (Mystfolk)
*Cerberus *Changelings (Mystfolk)
*Cyclops *Demicorns/Satyr-Unicorns (Mystfolk)
*Djinn (Mystfolk)
*Driders
*Drow
*Dryads (Mystfolk)
*Dwarves
*Elementals (Mystfolk)
*Fairies/Faeries/Fayries (Mystfolk)
*Faun (Mystfolk)
*Far darrig/Red Cap (Mystfolk)
*Fey/Fae (Mystfolk)
*Forlarren (Mystfolk)
*Gargoyle
*Genie (Mystfolk)
*Glastigs (Mystfolk)
*Gnome
*Goblins (Greenskin Group)
*Grigs (Mystfolk)
*Gryphon
*Harpieoples
*Hobbit
*Hyppogriff
*Kobolt (Greenskin Group)
*Korred (Mystfolk)
*Kraken
*Leanan Sidhe/Liannan Sith (Mystfolk)
*Leprechauns (Mystfolk)
*Minotaur (Mystfolk)
*Naga *Naiads (Mystfolk)
*Nixie (Mystfolk)
*Nymph (Mystfolk)
*Orcs (Greenskin Group)
*Pegasus (Mystfolk)
*Pixie (Mystfolk)
*Púca (Mystfolk)
*Satyr (Mystfolk)
*Seelie (Mystfolk)
*Spriggan (Mystfolk)
*Unseelie (Mystfolk)
*Sidhe (Mystfolk)
*Shadow person
*Slyphs (Mystfolk)
*Sprites (Mystfolk)
*Thorns (Mystfolk)
*Treants (Mystfolk)
*Trolls (Greenskin Group)
*Unicorn (Mystfolk)
*Waldgeist/forest spirit (Mystfolk)
Regarding beasts, we DO permit sentient beasts. If you wish to play a dog, or a rabbit, or a wolf, deer, unicorn, bird, squid, etc. - with a REALISTIC avatar, that is sentient, that is permitted. Your ability to speak MUST be explainable, such as you were a human that had been "magicked" into an animal, or perhaps you can only communicate with animal speakers.
Acceptable Beasts:
All Animals that could be found in medieval europe. (no dinosaurs or elephants for example)
===Rare races need applying===
*Avariel
*Ent
*Lythari
*Siren/Bird-woman
*Valkyrie
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