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==Races of Ansalon==
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Races of Ansalon is a [[splatbook]] examining the many, ''many'' races indigenous to the [[Dragonlance]] setting. Divided into race-focused chapters, each contains a brief history, common traits, an extended writeup of the different subraces, a guideline to the race's status in the various eras of Krynn's history, and race-based alternative class features. Individual chapters may house other segments as well.

The  ''[[Human]]s'' chapter divides the myriad human cultures into two categories; Civilized and Nomadic. It also features a subchapter on Ithin'Carthians, the bizarre foreign human-offshoot race first introduced as the Tarmaks, or "Brutes", in the Age of Mortals splatbook.

The ''[[Dwarves]]'' chapter covers all four species of Krynnish dwarf - Hill, Mountain, Dark and Gully - and also covers the [[Half-Dwarf]] race. It features the unique subchapter, "The Golden Hammers", which covers the elite fighting force of the dwarves and comes with a membership prestige class.

The ''[[Elves]]'' chapter mirrors the Dwarf chapter; it covers all five elf races (Kagonesti, Qualinesti, Silvanesti, Dargonesti and Dimernesti, or Wilder Elves, Wood Elves, High Elves, Deep Elves and Shoal Elves), and the [[Half-Elf]] race. It features the unique subchapter, "The Kirath", which represents the elite scouting organization of the Silvanesti, complete with roleplaying and mechanical guidelines, as well as variant class features for [[fighter]]s, [[ranger]]s and [[rogue]]s who belong to its ranks.

The ''[[Gnome]]s'' chapter, lof course, focuses on the infamous [[Tinker Gnome]]s of Krynn, including their "Mad Gnome" and Wild Gnome cousins and their Half-Gnome progeny. It features a new prestige class, the Gnomish Tinker, and also rules for building Gnomish Contraptions.

The ''[[Goblin]]s'' chapter covers all three [[Goblinoid]] species native to Krynn; standard goblins, [[bugbear]]s and [[hobgoblin]]s, as well as [[Half-Goblin]]s and the Sikk'et Hul Freedom Fighters faction.

The ''[[Kender]]'' chapter covers all three branches of the family; True, Afflicted and Half-Kender. It also features three kender racial prestige classes - Belladonna's Eyes, the Nightstalker and the Handler - and rules for rummaging into a kender's pouches and seeing what turns up.

The ''[[Minotaur]]s'' chapter covers both the true minotaurs and the more savage Thoradorian Minotaurs. It also has rules on belonging to a Minotaur Legion.

The ''[[Ogre]]s'' chapter is quite large; in addition to full PC writeups for [[ogre]]s, [[Half-Ogre]]s and [[Irda]], it also examines the other branches of the Krynnish ogre family tree - the [[Athach]], the [[Ettin]], the [[Giant]], the [[Hag]], the [[Oni|Ogre Mage]] and the [[Troll]] - and covers the Ogre Slaver prestige class.

The final chapter, titled simply "Other Races" is a grabbag of lesser races - [[Centaur]]s, [[Kyrie]], [[Phaethon]]s, [[Thanoi]] and [[Ursoi]] - as well as the Elder Phaethon Prestige Class, alternate class features for the aforementioned races, and a general listing of feats, armor, weapons, gear & special items, magic items and artifacts connected to the various races.