Every race can learn anything. Each one starts with its own base stats, higher in some and lower in others, along with its own height and reach. It's a balance: your race changes where you start, not what you're allowed to become.
Greenmere, a farming town
The people of the Crown's fields. Humans have no strength or weakness to build around, which makes them the plainest start and the most flexible.
Even in every stat, with 10 extra creation points.
Greenmere, a farming town
Tall and long-limbed, with the longest reach of any race. Elves see first and strike from far away, but they aren't built to take a hit.
Leans toward Perception, Intellect and Agility. A small resistance to frost.
Stoneholm, a mining town
Short, broad and hard to move. Dwarves carry heavy armour for longer than anyone, and they're slow to get out of its way.
Leans toward Constitution, Strength and Endurance. A small resistance to earth.
Stoneholm, a mining town
Small, sharp and short in reach. A gnome with a greatsword is possible, and a poor idea. A gnome with a spell is another matter.
Leans toward Intellect, Cunning and Willpower. A small resistance to shock.
Scrapjaw, a salvage town
The strongest bodies in the realm. Orcs hit hardest and carry most, and they learn magic the hard way.
Leans toward Strength, Constitution and Endurance. A small resistance to blunt blows.
Scrapjaw, a salvage town
The smallest race and the hardest to pin down. Goblins live on quick hands, good luck and whatever others threw away.
Leans toward Cunning, Agility and Luck. A small resistance to fire.
Concept art, not in-game.