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Everquest Racial Anatomy Comparisons (Source: 10th Anniversary Commemorative Book)

There were originally 12 playable races at the release of EverQuest. The Ruins of Kunark expansion added the Iksar race, making 13. The Froglok, Vah Shir, and Drakkin races will likely never come to the Project 1999 servers, as they were released in later expansions.

Barbarian BAR

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Increased Consumption Rate, Slam, +10 Cold Resist

Starting City: Halas

Playable Classes: Rogue, Shaman, Warrior

Experience Modifier: 5% More Required per Level

Armor: Large, Medium, Cannot Wear Robes

Dark Elf DEF

Faction Alignment: Evil

Racial(s): Hide, Ultravision

Starting City: Neriak

Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior, Wizard

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Medium, Small

Dwarf DWF

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Barrel Roll, Infravision, Sense Heading (50), +5 Magic Resist, +5 Poison Resist

Starting City: Kaladim

Playable Classes: Cleric, Paladin, Rogue, Warrior

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Small, Cannot Wear Robes

Erudite ERU

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): -5 Disease Resist, +5 Magic Resist

Starting City: Erudin, Paineel

Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Paladin, Shadow Knight, Wizard

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Medium

Gnome GNM

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): Tinkering, Infravision

Starting City: Ak'Anon

Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Rogue, Warrior, Wizard

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Small

Half-Elf HEF

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): Infravision

Starting Cities: Freeport, Kelethin, Felwithe, Surefall Glade, Qeynos

Playable Classes: Bard, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Warrior

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Medium, Cannot Wear Robes

Halfling HFL

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Hide (50), Increased Consumption Rate, Infravision, Sneak (50), +5 Disease Resist, +5 Poison Resist

Starting City: Rivervale

Playable Classes: Druid, Cleric, Rogue, Warrior

Experience Modifier: 5% Less Required per Level

Armor: Small, Cannot Wear Robes

High Elf HIE

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Infravision

Starting City: Felwithe

Playable Classes: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Paladin, Wizard

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Medium, Small

Human HUM

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): None

Starting Cities: Freeport, Qeynos

Playable Classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Enchanter, Magician, Monk, Necromancer, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior, Wizard

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Medium

Iksar IKS

Faction Alignment: Evil ("super evil", not friendly with the other evil races of Antonica)

Racial(s): Forage, Increased Armor Class, Increased HP Regeneration, Infravision, Swimming (100), -10 Cold Resist, +5 Fire Resist

Starting City: Cabilis

Playable Classes: Monk, Necromancer, Shadow Knight, Shaman, Warrior

Experience Modifier: 20% More Required per Level

Armor: Medium, Cannot Wear Plate

Ogre OGR

Faction Alignment: Evil

Racial(s): Increased Consumption Rate, Infravision, Frontal Stun Immunity, Slam

Starting City: Oggok

Playable Classes: Shadow Knight, Shaman, Warrior

Experience Modifier: 15% More Required per Level

Armor: Large, Cannot Wear Robes

Troll TRL

Faction Alignment: Evil

Racial(s): Increased Consumption Rate, Increased HP Regeneration, Infravision, Slam, -20 Fire Resist

Starting City: Grobb

Playable Classes: Shadow Knight, Shaman, Warrior

Experience Modifier: 20% More Required per Level

Armor: Large, Cannot Wear Robes

Wood Elf ELF

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Forage, Hide, Infravision

Starting City: Kelethin

Playable Classes: Bard, Druid, Ranger, Rogue, Warrior

Experience Modifier: None

Armor: Medium, Small, Cannot Wear Robes

Choosing a Race

See Choosing a Race.

Base Stats

Please note that base stat totals are not the end-all be-all; not only do racial abilities make a big difference, but not all stat points are equal either. For example, a character will either benefit from WIS or INT (typically whichever is higher), but never both, and AGI has heavily diminished returns beyond 75 (though AGI drops temporarily when under 50% HP, and a cushion to keep it from dipping below 75 can mean the difference between life and death).

Experience Modifiers

To view a list of experience requirements for all class/race combinations, see this Sortable Matrix.

Faction Alignment

A brief explanation:

• Races that are Good can typically enter other Good cities without being attacked.
• Races that are Evil can typically enter other Evil cities without being attacked.
• Neutral races can typically enter any city, and Good/Evil races can typically enter theirs.
• Iksar are hated by every race, and other races will likely be attacked upon entering their city.
• There ARE other factors, including Deity and Class choice, completed quests, etc.

* Listed below are all of the innate (non-skill) racials: *

Barrel Roll

Male Dwarves have a unique jump animation, and while it is purely cosmetic (ie. has no in-game benefit), it is pretty cool. To see a demonstration watch this video:

Frontal Stun Immunity

Ogres cannot be stunned from the front, which gives them an advantage over other races.

• Enemy attacks can still push you backwards, which will interrupt your spell casting.
• Tip: You can stand in a corner to avoid being pushed back.
• Enemy attacks still have a chance to interrupt on hit. This chance is increased on some attacks such as bash.

Increased Armor Class

Iksar start with a +15 AC bonus (+17 if they are a Warrior) over other races, which scales with level, increasing up to a maximum of +35. However, they cannot wear most pre-Velious plate armor.

Increased Consumption Rate

Barbarians, Halflings, Ogres, and Trolls all consume one unit of food and drink every 30 mins, while the remaining races consume one per hour.

Increased HP Regeneration

Both Iksar and Trolls have higher HP regeneration rates (per tick):

A "tick" happens every 6 seconds (server side).

• It does not matter whether you are sitting or standing between seconds 1 and 5, only the 6th second.

Infravision

Slightly improved night vision, but not as good as the Dark Elf's Ultravision. Has a slightly reddish tint.

Did you know? On Live in the original client, Infravision would cause enemies to glow red in the dark (somewhat similar to "predator heat vision"). On Project1999 the screen is tinted red instead.

Ultravision

See also: Ultravision (Spell)

Extremely improved night vision, better than Infravision. Ultravision has a slightly purple tint to it.