Continents has all the usual races, and several have been
added, such as: Halfogre, Aarakocra, and Demon. There are
many different languages spoken on Continents, one for
each racial group, plus some special ones like Thief
cant. All the humanoid type races, excluding vampire and
werewolf, are pc selectable at character creation. Vampire
and werewolf are tough races to play, and may not be
selected until your second life.
See also Player selectable races.