In the world of Eorzea there are five selectable playable races and within some there are sub-races or variants based on your selected background. Unlike previous Square Enix games or other MMORPG, racial choice in FFXIV has no influence over statistics or performance.
The one thing that does have influence during creation of a character is the sign you select for them to be born under, however this feature is not implemented in the Beta.
Payable races in Final Fantasy XIV are as follows:
- Hyur
- Lalafell
- Elezen
- Miqo’te
- Roegadyn
More information about each of the races can also be found at FinalFantasyXIVGuide.org and FFXIVClasses.com.