Creating a custom race lets you define new peoples, cultures, and ancestries for your worlds. In the Races tab of your world, click Create New Race to open the race editor. From here, you can upload artwork or generate a portrait, give your race a name, and write a short description that captures their identity at a glance.

Race descriptions don’t need to be long, just focus on the core traits that make them distinct. Physical features, origins, cultural notes, or magical affinities are all great places to start.

Using AI

You can use Generate With AI to instantly get race artwork or a first-draft description. The generator works best when you give it a strong starting prompt. Don’t worry about getting it perfect on the first try, the AI output is meant to be a foundation. You can always rewrite the description or regenerate the art until it fits your world’s tone.

Adding Races to NPCs

Once a race is created, it becomes available anywhere you select race information. When editing an NPC, open the Race dropdown on the character sheet. Your custom races appear alongside the defaults. Selecting your race immediately updates the NPC’s profile and ensures Franz will reference those racial traits in narration.

This also makes your world feel cohesive. The more your NPCs reflect the unique peoples of your setting, the more naturally Franz ties those cultures into encounters, dialogue, and world events.

Best Practices: Adding Lore for Custom Races

A short race description is great for quick reference, but deeper lore deserves its own page. Creating a dedicated lore entry helps Franz understand the race’s place in the world, and it gives you a home for details such as:

• Origin myths or historical conflicts

• Geography or regions tied to the race

• Cultural values, rituals, or social structures

• Famous clans, families, or legendary figures

• Unique abilities, societal roles, or customs

Add this lore to your Lore tab and organize it within your world’s structure. When Franz performs research during gameplay, he can pull information from these pages automatically, letting him reference cultural notes, regional ties, or racial quirks in a natural, story-driven way.

If you want your race to feel especially integrated, link their lore to nearby POIs, factions, or historical events. Even a few small connections go a long way toward making the race feel like an authentic part of the setting rather than a standalone entry.