Template:Quote race

Template documentation

Display a race description quote accompanied by the corresponding icon.

This template is a subtype of {{Quote fancy}}.

Usage

This template has a table of all the race quotes in the game extracted directly from the game files so the only required parameter is the name of the race. On the race pages themselves, you can use {{PAGENAME}} as the parameter to this template. For the image, it uses Race <race>.png which exist for the player-selectable races and falls back to Portrait <race>.png for everything else.

Alternatively, the quote and image can be overridden with the parameters quote and image. The option image = none may be preferred for races without dedicated icons.

Examples

Playable race example.

Markup

{{Quote race|Human}}

Renders as

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The most common face in Faerûn, humans are known for their tenacity, creativity, and endless capacity for growth.

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— In-game racial description

Disable attribution text.

Markup

{{Quote race|Copper Dragonborn|noattribution=1}}

Renders as

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the pink-gold colouration and corrosive breath of copper dragons.

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Non-playable race example which falls back to using Portrait Meenlock.png for the image.

Markup

{{Quote race|Meenlock}}

Renders as

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These crustacean-like Fey are spawned by fear and seek to destroy all that is good, innocent, and beautiful.

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— In-game racial description

Non-playable race example with a specified portrait.

Markup

{{Quote race|Humanoid|image=Portrait Custom.png}}

Renders as

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A collection of bipedal races, ranging from humans, elves, and halflings to goblins, gnolls, and kobolds.

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— In-game racial description

No image.

Markup

{{Quote race|Cambion|image=none}}

Renders as

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Scarlet-eyed and bitter-tempered, cambion are the bastard children of devils and mortals, a fusion of two Planes in one body.

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— In-game racial description

A custom quote with a custom image.

Markup

{{Quote race
| quote = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
| image = Background Hermit Icon.png
}}

Renders as

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

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— In-game racial description

Exhaustive list

Playable races

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The most common face in Faerûn, humans are known for their tenacity, creativity, and endless capacity for growth.

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— In-game racial description

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With ethereal countenances and long lifespans, elves are at home with nature's power, flourishing in light and dark alike.

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— In-game racial description

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Heirs of the mystical Feywild, high elves value magic in all its forms, and even those who do not study spellcraft can manipulate the Weave.

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— In-game racial description

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These elves spend their reclusive lives in Faerûn's forests. Decades of training in archery and camouflage are enhanced by an otherworldly swiftness.

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— In-game racial description

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Driven to the Underdark, most drow have adopted a ruthless pragmatism. While the Lolth-sworn delight in the goddess' evil tenets, the Seldarine reject Her attempt to overthrow the leader of the elven pantheon.

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— In-game racial description

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Raised by Lolth's cult in the city of Menzoberranzan, these drow embody the virtues of their corrupt and merciless goddess. Lolth marks Her followers with bright red eyes so those in the Underdark will learn to fear them on sight.

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— In-game racial description

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Seldarine drow can be found seeking allies from all over Faerûn, aiming to settle their conflict with Lolth - and each other - by any means necessary.

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— In-game racial description

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As durable and unyielding as their homes of stone, dwarves are some of the finest warriors, miners, and smiths of Faerûn.

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— In-game racial description

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These dwarves are known for their confidence and keen intuition. The culture of their Deep Kingdom values family, ritual, and fine craftsmanship.

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— In-game racial description

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Great losses in ancient wars against goblins and orcs have led these dwarves to adopt a cynical mindset, but they will endure anything to restore their ancestral homelands.

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— In-game racial description

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Once enslaved by the eldritch mind flayers, duergar adapted to freedom with harsh practicality. Their cold demeanours and gift of stealth are well-known throughout the Underdark.

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— In-game racial description

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Curious, ambitious, and versatile, half-elves are welcome everywhere, but struggle without a community to call their own.

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— In-game racial description

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A touch of the Feywild remains in half-elves with this bloodline, and even those untrained in magic possess a hint of wild power.

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— In-game racial description

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Like their wood elf parent, these half-elves have a quickened stride and an eye for stealth. Yet many break away from isolation in Faerûn's forests to explore the rest of the Realms.

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— In-game racial description

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Most half-drow result from liaisons between Seldarine drow and surfacers. While half-drow inherited a few magical gifts, they aren't usually raised in the Underdark.

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— In-game racial description

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Small, clever, and energetic, gnomes use their long lives to explore Faerûn's brightest corners and darkest depths.

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— In-game racial description

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The most commonly seen gnomes on Faerûn's surface, rock gnomes are named as such for their hardiness and affinity for metal.

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— In-game racial description

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More guarded than their surface cousins, deep gnomes survive in the Underdark with darkvision and skilful stealth.

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— In-game racial description

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Even smaller than their cousins and twice as reclusive, forest gnomes are a rare sight in Faerûn. They master magic and craftsmanship in their distant, idyllic groves.

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— In-game racial description

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Small yet capable, halflings prefer the comforts of home and hearth - but their natural luck and dexterity makes them fine adventurers.

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— In-game racial description

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Stealthy but social, these halflings travel all over Faerûn to make names for themselves.

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— In-game racial description

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Legend has it that dwarven blood gave stronghearts their hardiness. Resistant to poison and wellsprings of endurance, these halflings easily hold their own.

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— In-game racial description

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Descended from devils of the Nine Hells, tieflings face constant suspicion in Faerûn. Thankfully, their arcane abilities make them natural survivors.

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— In-game racial description

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Bound to Nessus, the deepest layer of the Hells, these tieflings inherited the ability to wield fire and darkness from the archdevil Asmodeus' infernal bloodline.

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— In-game racial description

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Descended from the archdevil Mephistopheles, these tieflings are gifted with a particular affinity for arcane magic.

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— In-game racial description

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Tieflings from Zariel's bloodline are empowered with martial strength, and can channel searing flame to punish their enemies.

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— In-game racial description

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With a ruthlessness borne from mind flayer enslavement, githyanki ride the Astral Sea atop red dragons, bringing their silver swords and psionic might to bear against any trace of the illithid menace.

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— In-game racial description

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A proud race that values clan and skills above all else. Once enslaved by dragons, they strive to be self-sufficient, not wanting to be beholden to anyone, not even the gods.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the charcoal colouration and fizzling, acrid breath of black dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the deep sapphire scales and charged, crackling breath of blue dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the burnished ochre hue and flickering, fiery breath of brass dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the shining sepia scales and sparking breath of bronze dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the pink-gold colouration and corrosive breath of copper dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the resplendent shine and roiling, blazing breath of gold dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the brilliant emerald aspect and stinking, putrid breath of green dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the bright scarlet likeness and roiling, burning breath of red dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the glinting shine and scorching cold breath of silver dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Despite no ancestral links to the mighty creatures, these dragonborn share the snowy aspect and frosty breath of white dragons.

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— In-game racial description

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Creatures of intense emotion, half-orcs are more inclined to act than contemplate - whether the rage burning their bodies compels them to fight, or the love filling their hearts inspires acts of incredible kindness.

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— In-game racial description

Template data

Display a race quote

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Race	1	The name of a race. When used on a race page, you can use {{PAGENAME}} for this parameter. Aside from the player-selectable races, there are description quotes for every race defined in the game.	String	required
Quote override	quote	Use this parameter to specify a custom quote instead of a predefined one.	String	optional
Image override	image	Use this parameter to specify a custom icon instead of a predefined one. There are only race icons corresponding the player-selectable races so you will need to specify an icon for other races. Typically this will be a portrait image. Example Portrait Owlbear.png	File	suggested
Disable attribution	noattribution	Disable the "In-game racial description" attribution text.	Boolean	optional
Alignment override	align	Override the alignment from the default centered position Suggested values center left right Default center	String	optional
Image position override	image-position	Override the image position from its default position on the right. Suggested values right left Default right	String	optional

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