Hero race

Hero race is a hidden characteristic of a hero. Although it has no effect on game mechanics, each hero is attributed one of the following races: Demon, Dwarf, Efreet, Elf, Genie, Gnoll, Goblin, Human, Lich, Lizardman, Minotaur, Ogre, Troglodyte, Vampire, Nymph , Nix , Halfling , Dark Elf , Gremlin .

Heroes by race

Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of heroes are human, as they are the only race that can be found in every character class. Oddly enough, the elemental heroes and the transformed Mutare Drake hero added in Armageddon's Blade are also considered by the game to be human; probably because the developers did not see a point in adding new races for the expansions when the race had no effect on the game. This extends to various Elementalist heroes which are meant to be available races such as Genies (Aenain, Brissa), Elf (Ciele, Gelare) or Dwarf (Grindan) but are still marked as humans. From the expansion-added heroes, interestingly, Gelu is marked as an elf, but Boragus and Xeron are marked as humans, rather than ogre and demon.

On the other hand, Horn of the Abyss did add a few new races for some of its heroes, namely Cassiopeia, Tark, Henrietta, Wynona, Celestine, Ziph, and Tavin.

The game manuals do provide racial information for each hero from the base game and its two official expansions. However, the manual for Armageddon's Blade mistakenly identifies Xeron as an Efreeti, when he is canonically the son of a succubus and a human knight.

Hero	Race	Sex	Class
Orrin	Human	Male	Knight
Valeska	Human	Female	Knight
Edric	Human	Male	Knight
Sylvia	Human	Female	Knight
Lord Haart	Human	Male	Knight
Sorsha	Human	Female	Knight
Christian	Human	Male	Knight
Tyris	Human	Female	Knight
Rion	Human	Male	Cleric
Adela	Human	Female	Cleric
Cuthbert	Human	Male	Cleric
Adelaide	Human	Female	Cleric
Ingham	Human	Male	Cleric
Sanya	Human	Female	Cleric
Loynis	Human	Male	Cleric
Caitlin	Human	Female	Cleric
Mephala	Human	Female	Ranger
Ufretin	Dwarf	Male	Ranger
Jenova	Elf	Female	Ranger
Ryland	Human	Male	Ranger
Thorgrim	Dwarf	Male	Ranger
Ivor	Elf	Male	Ranger
Clancy	Dwarf	Male	Ranger
Kyrre	Elf	Female	Ranger
Coronius	Human	Male	Druid
Uland	Dwarf	Male	Druid
Elleshar	Elf	Male	Druid
Gem	Human	Female	Druid
Malcom	Dwarf	Male	Druid
Melodia	Elf	Female	Druid
Alagar	Human	Male	Druid
Aeris	Elf	Male	Druid
Piquedram	Human	Male	Alchemist
Thane	Genie	Male	Alchemist
Josephine	Human	Female	Alchemist
Neela	Genie	Female	Alchemist
Torosar	Human	Male	Alchemist
Fafner	Genie	Male	Alchemist
Rissa	Human	Female	Alchemist
Iona	Genie	Female	Alchemist
Astral	Human	Male	Wizard
Halon	Genie	Male	Wizard
Serena	Human	Female	Wizard
Daremyth	Genie	Female	Wizard
Theodorus	Human	Male	Wizard
Solmyr	Genie	Male	Wizard
Cyra	Human	Female	Wizard
Aine	Genie	Female	Wizard
Fiona	Human	Female	Demoniac
Rashka	Efreet	Male	Demoniac
Marius	Demon	Female	Demoniac
Ignatius	Human	Male	Demoniac
Octavia	Efreet	Female	Demoniac
Calh	Demon	Male	Demoniac
Pyre	Human	Female	Demoniac
Nymus	Demon	Female	Demoniac
Ayden	Human	Male	Heretic
Xyron	Efreet	Male	Heretic
Axsis	Demon	Male	Heretic
Olema	Human	Female	Heretic
Calid	Demon	Female	Heretic
Ash	Demon	Female	Heretic
Zydar	Efreet	Male	Heretic
Xarfax	Human	Male	Heretic
Straker	Human	Male	Death Knight
Vokial	Vampire	Male	Death Knight
Moandor	Lich	Male	Death Knight
Charna	Human	Female	Death Knight
Tamika	Vampire	Female	Death Knight
Isra	Lich	Female	Death Knight
Clavius	Human	Male	Death Knight
Galthran	Vampire	Male	Death Knight
Septienna	Human	Female	Necromancer
Aislinn	Vampire	Female	Necromancer
Sandro	Lich	Male	Necromancer
Nimbus	Human	Male	Necromancer
Thant	Vampire	Male	Necromancer
Xsi	Lich	Female	Necromancer
Vidomina	Human	Female	Necromancer
Nagash	Lich	Male	Necromancer
Lorelei	Human	Female	Overlord
Arlach	Troglodyte	Male	Overlord
Dace	Minotaur	Male	Overlord
Ajit	Human	Male	Overlord
Damacon	Troglodyte	Male	Overlord
Gunnar	Minotaur	Male	Overlord
Synca	Human	Female	Overlord
Shakti	Troglodyte	Male	Overlord
Alamar	Human	Male	Warlock
Jaegar	Troglodyte	Male	Warlock
Malekith	Minotaur	Male	Warlock
Jeddite	Human	Male	Warlock
Geon	Troglodyte	Male	Warlock
Deemer	Minotaur	Male	Warlock
Sephinroth	Human	Female	Warlock
Darkstorn	Minotaur	Male	Warlock
Yog	Genie	Male	Barbarian
Gurnisson	Goblin	Male	Barbarian
Jabarkas	Ogre	Male	Barbarian
Shiva	Human	Female	Barbarian
Gretchin	Goblin	Female	Barbarian
Krellion	Ogre	Male	Barbarian
Crag Hack	Human	Male	Barbarian
Tyraxor	Goblin	Male	Barbarian
Gird	Human	Female	Battlemage
Vey	Ogre	Male	Battlemage
Dessa	Ogre	Male	Battlemage
Terek	Human	Male	Battlemage
Zubin	Goblin	Male	Battlemage
Gundula	Ogre	Female	Battlemage
Oris	Human	Female	Battlemage
Saurug	Ogre	Male	Battlemage
Bron	Human	Male	Beastmaster
Drakon	Gnoll	Male	Beastmaster
Wystan	Lizardman	Male	Beastmaster
Tazar	Human	Male	Beastmaster
Alkin	Gnoll	Male	Beastmaster
Korbac	Lizardman	Male	Beastmaster
Gerwulf	Human	Male	Beastmaster
Broghild	Lizardman	Male	Beastmaster
Mirlanda	Human	Female	Witch
Rosic	Gnoll	Female	Witch
Voy	Lizardman	Female	Witch
Verdish	Human	Female	Witch
Merist	Gnoll	Female	Witch
Styg	Lizardman	Female	Witch
Andra	Human	Female	Witch
Tiva	Gnoll	Female	Witch
Pasis	Psychic Elemental†	Female	Planeswalker
Thunar	Earth Elemental†	Female	Planeswalker
Ignissa	Fire Elemental†	Female	Planeswalker
Lacus	Water Elemental†	Female	Planeswalker
Monere	Magic Elemental†	Male	Planeswalker
Erdamon	Magma Elemental†	Male	Planeswalker
Fiur	Energy Elemental†	Male	Planeswalker
Kalt	Ice Elemental†	Male	Planeswalker
Luna	Human	Female	Elementalist
Brissa	Genie†	Female	Elementalist
Ciele	Elf†	Female	Elementalist
Labetha	Human	Female	Elementalist
Inteus	Human	Male	Elementalist
Aenain	Genie†	Male	Elementalist
Gelare	Elf†	Male	Elementalist
Grindan	Dwarf†	Male	Elementalist
Sir Mullich	Human	Male	Knight
Adrienne	Human	Female	Witch
Catherine	Human	Female	Knight
Dracon	Human	Male	Wizard
Gelu	Half-Human/Vori Elf*	Male	Ranger
Kilgor	Human	Male	Barbarian
Lord Haart	Lich	Male	Death Knight
Mutare	Human	Female	Overlord
Roland	Human	Male	Knight
Mutare Drake	Dragon†	Female	Overlord
Boragus	Ogre†	Male	Barbarian
Xeron	Demon‡	Male	Demoniac
Corkes	Human	Male	Captain
Jeremy	Human	Male	Captain
Illor	Elf	Male	Captain
Derek	Human	Male	Captain
Leena	Human	Female	Captain
Anabel	Human	Female	Captain
Cassiopeia	Nymph	Female	Captain
Miriam	Human	Female	Captain
Casmetra	Human	Female	Navigator
Eovacius	Human	Male	Navigator
Spint	Human	Male	Navigator
Andal	Human	Male	Navigator
Manfred	Human	Male	Navigator
Zilare	Human	Male	Navigator
Astra	Human	Female	Navigator
Dargem	Human	Male	Navigator
Bidley	Human	Male	Captain
Tark	Nix	Male	Captain
Elmore	Human	Male	Captain
Beatrice	Human	Female	Knight
Kinkeria	Lizardman	Female	Witch
Ranloo	Vampire	Male	Death Knight
Giselle	Human	Female	Ranger
Henrietta	Halfling	Female	Mercenary
Sam	Human	Female	Mercenary
Tancred	Human	Male	Mercenary
Melchior	Human	Male	Mercenary
Floribert	Human	Male	Mercenary
Wynona	Dark Elf	Female	Mercenary
Dury	Human	Female	Mercenary
Morton	Goblin	Male	Mercenary
Celestine	Halfling	Female	Artificer
Todd	Human	Male	Artificer
Agar	Human	Male	Artificer
Wrathmont	Human	Male	Artificer
Ziph	Gremlin	Female	Artificer
Victoria	Human	Female	Artificer
Eanswythe	Human	Female	Artificer
Bertram	Dwarf	Male	Artificer
Frederick	Human	Male	Artificer
Tavin	Halfling	Male	Mercenary
Murdoch	Human	Male	Mercenary

• *: Gelu is marked as an elf in the game's code.
• †: All heroes added by the expansion, besides Gelu, are marked as human in the game's code.
• ‡: Xeron is marked as a human in the game's code, and as an efreeti in the manual.