The People of Mæva
Other than outsiders, gods, and monsters that are not considered a part of the normal populous, many sentient species are among those that live on Mæva. There is still debate when tales of a changeling, a lycan, or a ghost exist with their lack of corroborated evidence and philosophers still argue whether beastmen or shifters can be considered truly sapient. There none that would question the sapience of the following species that call Mæva their home.
Elves
Port J'Ava, Sha'Leen
​ Their generally striking features, iridescent eyes, and slight builds set them apart from most of the other people on Maæva. According to culture bases in J'Ava and Sha'Leen, elves were the the first people to settle Mæva before the breaking. Guarded by the Messianic Order of Paladins, the theocracy of Port J'Ava, or as locals call it, "the Last Bastions of True Elves," is primarily home to the followers of Zanos and does not allow for many outsiders within their walls. Sha'Leen, another Spire City, within the Confederation of Shale, is one of the other primary hubs of Elven culture. Where they too subscribe to the teachings of Zanos, they do not approach it with the same degree of zeal and choose to work closely with their neighboring peoples. Much of what is known of Elvish culture is thanks to the peoples of Shale.
Humans
Wusuru, Isten Baba, Western Turos
Humans origins to Mæva are shrouded in mystery. If you were to ask some of the other people, they would say that humans have always been on Mæva. Others, such as the J'Avans would strongly disagree. Regardless of origin, humans have spread throughout the world being able to survive in otherwise inhospitable, æther-poor areas that the other peoples could not survive. As their being is not dependent as much on æther, many Mages of human decent can slip through the cracks of the Fellowships and not receive any formal training in the arts, if they show potential at all.
Half-elves
The Darkwood, Asar, Kitea, Secun Baba, Eastern Turos
Despite their differences in both aesthetic and culture, over the years the intermingling of humans and elves has brought forth a new people. The half-elves history is an overall sad one, since most half-elves have come from borderlands where human and elvish forces frequent in conquest over one another. The rare love of parents, and even rarer child that springs from that union is frequent enough to have created the half-elves as a people. However, governments and communities, tend to have a much less favorable understanding, both by thought and scroll, so most half-elves find themselves on the outskirts of society, often grouping with each other and the family they make rather than the communities into which they were born.
Dwarves
Mines of Ul'rath, The Wastes, Icespine Mountains, World's Peak
Dwarves tend to have little time for thoughts of history outside of lineage and lines of succession. Legends say that one day the mountains exploded from within and out came the first dwarves. Stout of body and able to grow magnificent beards, their typically rugged features and sharp eyes are in juxtaposition to the beautiful stonework many of the Dwarven clans are widely known for.
Gnomes
The Great Tree, Darkwood Hollow, the Voidbark, Emerald Champlain
Similarly to the Dwarves, Gnomish origin is vague at best. Which is odd, because many a Gnome found outside their groves and hollows are storytellers by trade. A common saying amongst travelers is that gnomes are like Fae, spirts of the forest who are just small enough to sneak upon you in the dark of the wood. Unlike the mythological Fae, Gnomes are quite tangible and many study not only magic, but alchemy and invention. One is just as likely to blow you up with a magnificent gadget than sneak up to you in disguised as a bush.