Mystara is home to a diversity of civilized and semi-civilized races

Humans come in all shapes and sizes, without really any common theme to unite them. If there is anything that can be said to generalize humans is that they are all unique. Racial unity is rare, and only takes place when there is a non-human threat close by. Otherwise, they fight more often amongst themselves than with other races.

The humans of Mystara come from various mixtures of one or more of the original six human races - The native Tangoro, Oltecs, and Neathar, and the otherworldly Alphatians, Latterans, and Emerondians. Due to such mixing, culture, nationality, religion, and/or extended family groups are more important to human identity than sub-race.

"The dwarves of Mystara, often called Rockborn dwarves, all came from the same source: the mountains of Rockhome. They claim that Kagyar -their patron Immortal- created them circa BC 1800, and they have since spread throughout the continent of Brun. Some have even sailed across the sea and made their homes in the land of the now sunken continent of Alphatia [in the former nation of Stoutfellow. Ed.]. Whether the dwarves have colonized other continents during the past remains to be discovered."

"Dwarves are lawful beings who only change their ways of life after a very, very long period of time. Every dwarven colony still speaks the exact same dialect of Dengar that is still used in Rockhome. The same holds true for their physical characteristics: all dwarves on Mystara are still identical to their racial ancestors. Rockborn Dwarves are the only race of dwarves that exist on the surface of Mystara."

"Rockborn dwarves are stocky and muscular with a deep tan or light brown skin, often with ruddy cheeks. Their hair is often black, gray, or brown, with similar colors for their bright eyes. They vary in height between 4 and 4½ feet. [AD&D: Rockborn dwarves are considered to be the hill dwarves of Mystara, as described in the PHB and Complete Book of Dwarves.]"

"A second race of dwarves, the Kogolor dwarves, has been found in the Hollow World. There doesn’t appear to be any connection between these dwarves and Rockborn dwarves. Their description is still unknown to the authors of this almanac." - Mystara Almanac

"Like dwarves, gnomes claim they were created by their patron Immortal—Garal Glitterlode—who also placed them in the mountains of the area now known as Rockhome. Unlike the dwarves, however, gnomish colonization of the rest of the world wasn’t so successful. Only when they colonized areas with the dwarves [such as Highforge in Karameikos or Stoutfellow in Alphatia. Ed.] did their colonies survive. Seeing how they couldn’t forge nations on the ground, the gnomes of Mystara built Serraine, their wondrous flying city, and there they remain to this day. Still, small scattered communities can still be found in the Old World and Norwold. Elsewhere, gnomes do not seem to be present, though rumors coming from the explorers of the southern continent would have them uncontested rulers in the farthest reaches of Davania."

"Strictly speaking, there is only one race of gnomes present on Mystara, and they are simply known as Mystaran gnomes. The second “race” of gnomes is that of the sky gnomes which inhabit the flying city of Serraine. As such, physically the two races of gnomes are identical (hence the reference to just one race of gnomes), although their attitude and culture are so different that many sages prefer to separate them into two races."

"Gnomes stand about 3 feet tall and have rather pronounced noses of which they are quite proud. They have either pale blond or red hair, which often turns white as they age. Their skin ranges from dark tan to woody brown, and they usually have bright blue eyes. [AD&D: Mystaran gnomes are considered to be the rock gnomes of Mystara as described in the Complete Book of Gnomes and Halflings. Sky gnomes enjoy inventing things, and are similar to tinker gnomes, but have more common sense and less chances of exploding inventions. Serraine does fly, after all!]" — Mystaran Almanac

Ursus Bipedis

Goblinus Monstrum

Canis Minor

Canis Erectus

aka false giants