Characters of Men

The Kingdoms of Men was a vast, medival civilization that ruled over a third of the area of earth. History has not been kind to it, but still it forms a sort of cultural zone. All through the kingdoms, the following sorts of characters can be found:

Races

Human: Most people of the world are humans, and the Kingdoms of Men are no exception.

Dwarves, Gnomes: Dwarves and gnomes are unique to the Kingdoms of Men. These proud people come originally only from the Great Mountain, but they spread out with the armies of Men, and are now found everywhere throughout their old lands.

Elves: The Kingdoms of Men conquered most of the old kingdoms ofthe elves, and elves are still most common here.

Tieflings: The Bastard Children of the Demon Empire have come north to bother the Kingdoms. They are not well liked, and did not exist in the days of the Kingdom's glory, but none the less, they are fairly common.

The Classes of Men

Many of the classical professions now known to men were invented or perfected by the Kingdoms of Men. The classes available to individuals from the Kingdom of Men are all of the PHB1 classes plus Bards.

Bard: The bawdy traditional culture of the kingdoms gave birth to the Bard, and they are still well loved here.

Clerics: The Kingdoms of Men were the first to truly exploit the battlefield power of clerics. With many religions, they have many clerics. Kingdom Clerics must worship a specific diety known to the Kingdom.

Fighters: Knights were the backbone of the old Royal armies. Although these armored warriors are considered somewhat odd elsewhere, they are still common in the Kingdoms.

Paladin:

Rangers: The vast stretch of territory once controlled by the Kingdoms could not have been patrolled without the proud orders of rangers. Bow using rangers are the most common type.

Rogue: Rogues are regretfully common almost everywhere.

Warlock: Warlocks were unknown during the Kingdom's Golden Ages. Those who are now present are almost all infernal Warlocks come from the Demon Empires to the South. Foreign warlocks visiting the Kingdoms are often mistaken for infernal locks for this reason. Openly practicing Pact magic in the Kingdoms can be a very dangerous endeavour.

Wizard: Although the Kingdoms are now seen as a magically barren place, it is the birthplace of the Spellbook. The Wizard Academy is a later invention, however, so most wizards in the kingdoms are Hedge Wizards.

Any other classes present will be foreigners, or those trained by foreigners, and as such will experience heavy discrimination. (Warlocks technically fall into this category, but the close proximity of the Demon Empire makes them regretfully common.)

Religion:

All of the gods of the PHB are found here, and each has its worshippers. A central tenet of life in the kingdoms is the worship of these Pagan dieties. All from the Kingdoms recognize the existence of all of the dieties, but they worship only one.