Low level magic is relatively common, most towns will have a cleric/mystic/shaman/healer, but be limited to spells around level 5 or lower. Only the largest cities/temples/libraries and most secretive locations in the world hold the secrets of stronger magics.

Men and Women are generally seen as equals (with women possibly having more power)

All races exist on the planet, however the races tend to self-segregate. There is a history of racism among a subset of all races, with Tieflings, Dragonborn and Drow percieved as evil and generally undesirable. Actually coming into contact with these races Edarion is extremely rare, many of the free peoples still harbor resentment for their siding with Malphas during his scourge of the West around 35 years B.F. (Before the Fracture.)

Tags: Sociology