Human
Home port · Dorpat
- Size
- medium
- Creation pts
- 0
- Skill slots
- 20
- Spell slots
- 30
Plate II · 4 skins · 11 races · 4 classes
The Peoples
Aurora, the legend says, forged the Elf from clay, then Man, Dwarf, Halfling and others. In the game every race belongs to one of four skins, and the skin draws the lines of friendship and war. Pick a race and you have picked a side.
How to read the plates
Each bar is the most a stat can reach in play for that race: the race maximum plus one, never above 25. All bars share one scale, 0 to 25; a gold number touches the ceiling.
STR strength · INT intelligence · WIS wisdom · DEX dexterity · CON constitution
Legend
The four skins
Your race decides your skin, and your skin decides your friends and enemies.
Whities
White skin. Human, Elf, Dwarf, Hobbit.
Four home ports: Dorpat, Elven Valley, Dwarven Kingdom, the Shire.
Blackies
Black skin. Demon, Orc, Half-orc, Troll.
One home port for all: Moria.
Brownies
Brown skin, the neutrals. Giant, Nomad.
Home ports: Grey Mountains, Eastern Path.
Misties
The unseen. Ghost alone.
Home port: a small crypt in the Chapel.
Currents and shoals
Who may help whom
- Whities and blackies are enemies. Whities never help ghosts or blackies, and the other way round.
- Brownies may help anyone but ghosts.
- Ghosts may not help any other skin. Misties sail alone.
- Player killing is allowed between different skins. Repeatedly killing your own skin is not; whities may only kill skinmates who carry the guilty flag.
The full text is in the Rules of Stonia.
Inset · diplomatic chartfrom the rules
Soundings by race
Eleven race plates
Stat ceilings drawn to one scale, then the race's size, its skill and spell slots, and what it costs in creation points.
Whities
enemies of the blackiesElf
Home port · Elven Valley
- Size
- small
- Creation pts
- 5
- Skill slots
- 14
- Spell slots
- 36
Dwarf
Home port · Dwarven Kingdom
- Size
- small
- Creation pts
- 8
- Skill slots
- 22
- Spell slots
- 24
Hobbit
Home port · Shire (Green Dragon Inn)
- Size
- small
- Creation pts
- 4
- Skill slots
- 18
- Spell slots
- 32
Blackies
enemies of the whities · all start in MoriaDemon
Home port · Moria
- Size
- medium
- Creation pts
- 10
- Skill slots
- 14
- Spell slots
- 36
Orc
Home port · Moria
- Size
- medium
- Creation pts
- 5
- Skill slots
- 24
- Spell slots
- 12
Half-orc
Home port · Moria
- Size
- medium
- Creation pts
- 3
- Skill slots
- 20
- Spell slots
- 26
Troll
warrior onlyHome port · Moria
- Size
- huge
- Creation pts
- 9
- Skill slots
- 35
- Spell slots
- 0 · no mana
Brownies
neutral · may help anyone but ghostsGiant
Home port · Grey Mountains
- Size
- huge
- Creation pts
- 6
- Skill slots
- 26
- Spell slots
- 16
Nomad
Home port · Eastern Path
- Size
- medium
- Creation pts
- 3
- Skill slots
- 20
- Spell slots
- 28
Misties
helps no other skinGhost
Home port · a small crypt in the Chapel
- Size
- small
- Creation pts
- 7
- Skill slots
- 10
- Spell slots
- 50
Deepest water - the highest ceiling per stat
- STR25Troll
- INT23Demon
- WIS21Demon, Ghost
- DEX22Elf, Hobbit, Ghost
- CON25Troll
Tide table
All eleven races side by side
The same numbers as the plates, in one table for comparing. On a phone, slide it sideways. Gold = 25.
| Race | Skin | Home port | STR | INT | WIS | DEX | CON | Size | Skill slots | Spell slots | Creation pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Whities | Dorpat | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | medium | 20 | 30 | 0 |
| Elf | Whities | Elven Valley | 17 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 16 | small | 14 | 36 | 5 |
| Dwarf | Whities | Dwarven Kingdom | 21 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 22 | small | 22 | 24 | 8 |
| Hobbit | Whities | Shire (Green Dragon Inn) | 14 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 18 | small | 18 | 32 | 4 |
| Demon | Blackies | Moria | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | medium | 14 | 36 | 10 |
| Orc | Blackies | Moria | 22 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | medium | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| Half-orc | Blackies | Moria | 20 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | medium | 20 | 26 | 3 |
| Troll | Blackies | Moria | 25 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 25 | huge | 35 | 0 | 9 |
| Giant | Brownies | Grey Mountains | 23 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 21 | huge | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| Nomad | Brownies | Eastern Path | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | medium | 20 | 28 | 3 |
| Ghost | Misties | a small crypt in the Chapel | 10 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 14 | small | 10 | 50 | 7 |
Stat columns: the most each stat can reach in play (race maximum + 1, never above 25).
Crew
The four classes
Every race but one may take any of the four: mage, cleric, thief or warrior. Trolls are warriors only. Every class can gain extra skills and spells beyond its own at a guildmaster, with practice and gain.
Mage
Book and spell. Most spell slots: ghost 50, elf and demon 36.
Cleric
Prayer and healing. Highest wisdom: demon and ghost, 21.
Thief
Quiet feet. Highest dexterity: elf, hobbit and ghost, 22.
Warrior
Steel first. Most skill slots: troll 35, giant 26, orc 24.
A race's skill and spell slots are worth weighing against the class you have in mind. How learning works.
Special marks on the chart
Troll, ghost and hobbit
Troll
- Warriors only.
- Wield a weapon in each hand.
- Learn no spells (0 slots) and have no mana.
- Strength and constitution both reach 25, the ceiling; intelligence stops at 2.
Ghost
- Always invisible; moves unseen.
- Burnt by sunlight, and by a fire bigger than itself.
- May wield the ancient draconian dagger.
- Helps no other skin. Others make a fire with light to keep ghosts off.
Hobbit
- Moves unseen, like a ghost.
- Small, with dexterity up to 22.
- Starts at the Green Dragon Inn in the Shire.
- A whitie, in the same skin as humans, elves and dwarves.
The Story of Ilmarine
How the peoples came to be
“It is said, Ilmarine had taken a piece of fine steel, forged a rubber ball of it and, finally, streched it out all over the world. Then, filled with the fire, he took the shining stars and the silvery moon and fastened them to the Great Ball of Rubber. Finally, the Great Light was given to him by Uku ... Then the two Angels were born - the almighty Aurora, all dressed in white and silver, and the Angel of darkness - Diablo.”
And Aurora forged the Elf from clay, then Man, Dwarf, Halfling and others.
“All races aren't good friends here and you must very carefully take care yourself.”