Final Fantasy XIV - Races
The eight playable races of Final Fantasy XIV, each split into two clans that share a stat baseline but differ in lore, naming conventions and starting appearance options. Race has no mechanical effect on stats in A Realm Reborn and later, so the choice is cosmetic and narrative; what it does change...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Type | Description | Clans | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyur | Playable Race | The most numerous race on Hydaelyn and the one the game treats as its baseline. | Midlander Highlander | Character creation, no unlock required |
| Elezen | Playable Race | The tall, long-lived race that held much of Eorzea before the Hyur arrived. | Wildwood Duskwight | Character creation, no unlock required |
| Lalafell | Playable Race | The small, round-eared race whose members are found throughout Eorzea as farmers, traders and Ul'dahn financiers. | Plainsfolk Dunesfolk | Character creation, no unlock required |
| Miqo'te | Playable Race | The cat-eared race, split into the diurnal Seekers of the Sun who organise into tribal hunts across Thanalan and the Black Shroud, and the nocturnal Keepers of the Moon who live in small matriarchal family units deeper in the forest. | Seekers of the Sun Keepers of the Moon | Character creation, no unlock required |
| Roegadyn | Playable Race | The largest and heaviest of the playable races, descended from the seafaring Roegadyn who settled Limsa Lominsa. | Sea Wolves Hellsguard | Character creation, no unlock required |
| Au Ra | Playable Race | The scaled, horned race added with Heavensward, native to the Azim Steppe and Othard rather than Eorzea. | Raen Xaela | Character creation, requires the Heavensward expansion |
| Hrothgar | Playable Race | The lion-like race added with Shadowbringers, originally from Ilsabard and largely displaced by the Garlean occupation. | Helions The Lost | Character creation, requires the Shadowbringers expansion |
| Viera | Playable Race | The long-eared, forest-dwelling race added with Shadowbringers, native to the Golmore Jungle in Dalmasca and the Skatay Range in Othard. | Rava Veena | Character creation, requires the Shadowbringers expansion |
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