Races of Sigil Prep
Bladeling
"An enterprising young student has plenty of opportunity to earn some extra cash without leaving campus. Student newspaper, library, cafeteria. Kikbar the Bladeling scored pretty good by getting a job in the teacher's lounge as the weekend bulletin board." --Dora Do'Urden, junior Drow Sorcerer
Bugbear
"The only bugbear I've met around here is this guy called Burvik. He's been a freshman for as long as anyone can remember. Nobody seems to know what his major is. 'Barbaric'? May be the right word, but I'd go with 'Lazy'. Possibly 'Lethargic'. Sleep, eat, scratch butt, roll over, go back to sleep. You can hear the snoring in the lounge. The lounge three floors down." --Trish Brewer, freshman Human Artificer
Doppelganger
"The band is called 'They Might Be Doppelgangers'. I'm pretty sure at least three of them are. They Might Be students here, too, but if they are, the students don't look terribly much like the band. Also, They Might Be the cover band, playing covers of their own songs at the school formal. You never know, huh?" *wink* --Lin Witzer, freshman doppelganger Bard
Dragonborn
"Here's what I don't get. Every single thing you read about Dragonborn is 'honor this' and 'blah blah live honorably'. Then Donaar comes to school and you have to wonder exactly what 'honor' means. Always yelling 'Party honorably' and 'Tequila for great justice!' Which is all fine, but it becomes harder to take him seriously when he tries to light his farts with his breath weapon." --Maddie Weber, junior Drow Cleric
Drow
"Oh, there's a good dozen Drow on campus I could use as an example. Maddie, Kree, Ralche... each of them with her own general take on matriarchy, power lust, and general bitchery. But you want an iconic Drow? Let's talk about S'kkip, male Drow, and one of the top toadies on campus. You want a subservient, groveling flunky with a real dedication to the task? S'kkip is your man. Not a bad kisser, either." --Dora Do'urden, junior Drow Sorcerer
Dwarf
"Well, hell, nobody holds the line like ol' Tordek. He could just stand there holdin' the ball, while six or seven of them Shadovar mooks try an' tackle 'im, and not even bother to run until the other team tires 'emselves out. He's the only guy I ever seen walk leisurely for a sixty yard touchdown" --Regdar, graduate Human Fighter (and football coach)
Eladrin
"Yeah, so like we used to be 'High Elves' or something, but some, like, legislation passed and we're 'eladrin' or like that now. Anyway, we're notable for, y'know, bein' smart and some junk. And sophisticated and all that." *blows bubble, pops* "Oh, and I can teleport or something now. That's kinda cool." --Mialee, graduate Eladrin Wizard
Elf
"Elves take to the woods like many of us can only aspire to. Take Vadania, for instance. I spent years of training, learning to identify and utilize rare and exotic herbs in the wild. Vadania finds them like that" *snap* "On the other hand, she keeps finding the same rare and exotic herb and... utilizing it recreationally... She's not a big help, really" --Soveliss, junior Half-Elf Ranger
Genasi
"Genasi, as a race, possess great power. Some have the power of Fire, some the power of Wind. Others possess the power of Water or Stone. Jack Solon, he has the power of Cheese. If that doesn't sound impressive, you've never smelled a limburger that was left out over night. Or Jack's laundry." --Trish Brewer, freshman Human Artificer.
Githyanki
"You don't think about Githyanki and baseball too much, unless you're about to play Greyhawk. I swear they bring those guys in as ringers. Whole damn outfield, starters and bench. Just jump straight up, snatch homeruns out of the air. Damn 'Yankis." --Coach Stonewall, goliath professor
Githzerai
"Agile, fast, with lightning reactions, and iron defenses. Nobody makes his way through a crowded hallway like Gild'garath." --Ember, senior Human Monk
Gnoll
"Krusk used to have this pal Johrk. Great sense of humor; laughed at everything. But the sucker had a temper. Pick a fight over the slightest thing, and the more y'hurt him, the meaner he got. Then, once y'beat his face in, we'd go out for pizza, and just laugh about it. Damn, I miss that guy." --Regdar, graduate Human Fighter
Gnome
"...and then Nebin found out he could turn invisible. And so he tells you knock-knock jokes, or whatever happened in his Tunnels & Trolls game last night, and when you take a swing at him, he just disappears. And keeps babbling at you." --Maddie Weber, junior Drow Cleric
Goblin
"They're small and shifty, they travel in numbers. Get it? Bonuses to Stealth and Thievery, catchin' on? Oh, come on! Organized crime, man! There's a whole goblin mafia out there, man. You think it's coincidence Johrk dropped out of school the day after he ditched Dulcinea Goblinetti at the formal?" --Kerwyn, junior Human Rogue.
Half-Elf
"They say half-elves are born leaders. Trivia, she's a born secretary. She makes lists, organizes everything in a twenty yard radius, and gives copious notes to anyone who asks her advice. You're damn straight she gives a bonus to diplomacy to her allies. They've got a four page briefing in front of them on what kind of chocolate bars the BBEG likes and how he takes his coffee. And it's a good thing she has that bonus to Constitution. Poor girl doesn't sleep much." --Anastacia d'Deneith, sophomore Human Warlord
Halfling
"Ah, yes. My roommate's a halfling. Sneak attacking little ball of crazy, but it's hard to hate her 'cause she's just so damned cute. Even when she's burying her dagger in the small of my back." --Naull, junior Human Wizard. "Sneak attack!" --Lidda, junior Halfling Rogue. "OW! My... shoulder blade? Hey, did you have a growth spurt over the summer?" --Naull
Hobgoblin
"The thing that surprises me the most is the amount of Hobgoblins in History class. That they're resilient and athletic, that's no surprise, but the fact that so many of them are into Last Wars recreation societies, or going with Professor 'Eldeen Reaches' Jones on his archaeological digs in Xen'drik... that's what gets me." --Soveliss, senior Half-Elf Ranger
Human
"You know what's funny? This crap about humans being 'adaptable and diverse'. Have you even met Regdar? He can be summed up in four words: football, sex, posturing, and nachos. Okay, that's a little harsh. You could substitute 'nachos' for 'hot wings' or 'meat lover's pizza'. So, hurray for diversity, huh?" --Maddie Weber, junior Drow Cleric
Kobold
"The debate was 'Kobolds are trivial encounters because they're squishy' versus 'Kobolds are dangerous encounters because they're wily'. Mixil, he had to argue 'squishy'. His opening argument was fireballing the opponent from Silverymoon, then stabbing the judge in the kneecaps with a dagger of venom. He technically lost, but Silverymoon didn't get the point, either." --Anastacia d'Deneith, debate club captain
Minotaur
"Krrf was my roommate for a semester. Good guy, kept his side clean, never baulked if I brought a girl over. The only problem was me letting him decorate. I don't know how he managed the labyrinth in our little 10 foot by 15 foot space, but it sometimes took two or three hours to get from my bed to my desk." --Hennet, junior Human Sorcerer
Orc
"Mindless, uncivilized brutes, huh? Yeah, I guess th' average orc couldn't exist in civilized society for more'n an hour before he started ragin' against the machine. Matter o' fact, Dad wouldn't be able to keep his munitions factory runnin' if it weren't for the hobgoblin foreman and that eladrin accountant of his. Meantime, you can just charge the yacht to my Faerunian Express, if y'don't mind." --Krusk, senior Half-Orc Barbarian
Shadar-Kai
"You think it's coincidence Hot Topic hires so many Shadar-Kai? Huh? No, it's not because a lot of Shadar-Kai put in applications there. Idiot. It's because Hot Topic is a front for their invasion. Ask for the corporate mailing address sometime. Smack in the Shadowfell, and I bet you if you worked your way through the red tape, you'd find the Raven Queen right there in the CEO chair." --Kerwyn, junior Human Rogue
Shifter, Longtooth
"I like Karetha. She's a hunter, and one you have to admire. I can bring down a bison with a bow and arrow, but I don't know that even I would chase down a doe with a longsword." --Soveliss, senior Half-Elf Ranger
Shifter, Razorclaw
"So when Borcus gets mad, his body gets hairier, and his nails grow into sharp claws and his face distorts into a muzzle... Oh, wow. That's good to know, man. I thought I got a bad batch." --Vadania, junior Elf Druid
Tiefling
"I dunno, it's hard to take the whole 'misunderstood loner' trope seriously when you've actually met Kailey. She and Maddie just stand out in front of the mall all day, making fun of how people dress and what they bought and stuff. She's not misunderstood, she's mean. And belly shirts are so not out of style, thank you very much." --Mialee, graduate Eladrin Wizard
Warforged
"A lot of warforged have very human personalities. Drillv... he's more like a kender. And I'm not entirely sure he realizes he's made of metal, either. I watched him by the pool yesterday, trying to take his armor off... It was sad, really. And kind of funny" --Lidda, junior Halfling Rogue