Athas is home to a varied number of intelligent races, from belgoi to braxat, giant to gith, but not all of these beings have made a lasting or prominent impact on the Tyr Region and its surrounding environs. But ten racial types have made an impact on the Tyr Region, and these are aarakocra, dwarves, elves, half-elves, half-giants, halflings, humans, muls, pterrans, and thri-kreen. In most Athasian societies, little distinction is made between the sexes as far as jobs and social positions are concerned. All that counts is if the person can accomplish the task at hand. Each racial type is described briefly below