Visitors, The — Aliens who visited Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago during The Visitation, probably somewhere in the time period the Ancients would have dated 2004 to 2025. The number of sages who hold to this theory is larger than one might surmise, perhaps because of the fair amount of certainty among scholars regarding the extrasolar origin of one other existing race not originating on Earth — the illithids.

Although both analog and digital records of the event may all now be lost to history, The Visitors were first encountered by human beings on November 14, 2004, during a U.S. naval training mission near San Diego. Two Super Hornet pilots were the first homo sapiens to observe this alien visitation.

Dragonkind — A race produced by the Visitor's experiments, dragons were powerful enough over uncounted millennia to raid large cities of the other races with impunity. Dragons dominated the surface world, claiming vast areas of territory and battling each other for land, mates, and status. The great drakes suffered setbacks only when lesser races mastered magic, and they remain influential today despite the advances of such rabble.

Offshoots and aberrations of true dragons include simple dragons, half-dragons, dragonborn, and dragonkin. These offshoots resemble true dragons to greater or lesser degrees and vary considerably in their attributes.

Azatas (pronounced ah-ZAH-tah) are a type of benevolent celestials native to the plane of Elysium. Azatas are champions of goodness and manifestations of freedom, and choose to travel the planes helping creatures in need and battling evil. However, they tend to avoid meddling in mortal affairs since doing so could impinge on those creatures' own freedoms. Azatas do not believe that evil can be completely destroyed by methodical campaigns, instead devoting themselves to showing up where they are needed most, doing their best to help, and then promptly leaving.

Azatas are formed from the joy and beauty of Elysium and the constant supply of goodly shades from the Universe, who often spend some time as a half-celestial before becoming an azata. Like most outsiders, they cannot procreate with each other or with mortals, but will happily engage in short-lived relationships with them. Azatas are always looking for those of kind hearts and light spirits, and seek companionship among them whenever they can, but never for very long.

Auriochos d'Rosenberg — A cleric of Helix and a member of The Seekers. Slain by a gnoll arrow in the Fall of 204 PR.

Asmodeus — The Lord of Hell, arch-devil and greater deity of the 666 Layers. In the primordial age before pre-history, Asmodeus and his brother, Anu-Eya, stood head and shoulders above the other powers in might and ambition and were therefore adamantly opposed.

Araumycos — perhaps the largest living organism on Earth, this myconid lies in the upper Middledark. It's midsection lies between the drow cities of Ched Nasad and Menzobberranzan, though beneath most of the tunnels connecting the two.

Aegrilise, The Ungrave, Auntie Croneworm — Depiction: A swelling bole, from which Aegrilise protrudes as if a worm emerging fromst its apple.

Unlike to her adopted siblings, Aegrilise did not etch herself into being. Instead, as a mortal Witness, she usurped one such act of self-conception for herself — using the blackest of black magics to pollute the Nameless Idol's womb with her parasitic soul. A blasphemy she bestows upon the Imagos in her service.

Associated with: All things and fruits forbidden, Entomophobia, Usurpers and Change.

Argent Twilight — The Argent Twilight is a secretive organization dedicated to recovering lost arcane lore and magical items. They also are intensely focused on recovering technologies from Ancient civilizations. This organization courts arcanists — particularly Enchanters, and Thieves — especially Dungeoneers. They seek reports, recovered scrolls and tomes, and ancient magic items and technologies so that they may study and (it is hoped) be able to replicate them. In exchange for members' supplying — or promising to supply — these things, the Argent Twilight is willing to provide its members supplies, knowledge, wealth, and other assistances.

Arford Shrewdbody — An elderly gnome (well, half-gnome/half-halfling), proprietor and single employee of Arford's Mill in Eastdale.

Archaians — a magical race that was destroyed by their creator, Anu-Eya, in PR 103.