Races in Divinity Original Sin 2 are listed in this page. Each Race has not only their own appearance, but also a unique Tag that affects dialogue with NPCs and can affect the options available to you during Quests. Races also have their own benefits combat-wise.
Races
Human
Adaptable, expansionist and superstitious, humans are the dominant race of Rivellon. Civil wars have ravaged their lands, but not their authority.
- Ingenious: Rewards you with +2 Initiative and +5% Critical Chance.
- Thrifty: Gives you +1 to Bartering.
- Encourage / Dome of Protection
Elf
Elegant and long-lived, elves are skilled sorcerer. Memory is the keystone of elven culture; they can absorb memories by consuming the flesh of others.
- Corpse Eater: Lets you eat body parts to access the memory of the dead, which includes the possibility of learning new information and spells.
- Ancestral Knowledge: Gives you +1 to Loremaster.
- Flesh Sacrifice / Dome of Protection
Dwarf
Dwarves are fiercely nationalistic followers of their empress. Their proud society reveres Source and is clan-based, deeply divided between haves and have-nots.
- Sturdy: Gives you +10% max Vitality and +5% Dodging.
- Dwarven Guile: Gives you +1 in Sneaking.
- Petrifying Touch / Dome of Protection
Lizard
Lizards of the Ancient Empire are cultured aristocrats - Source adepts who follow rules of law. Outsiders see their society as elitist. Lizards see outsiders as servants.
- Sophisticated: Gives you +10% Fire Resistance and +10% Poison Resistance.
- Spellsong: You gain +1 in Persuasion.
- Dragon's Blaze / Dome of Protection
- Can dig without the need for a shovel.
Undead
The Undead are an abhorred race in Rivellon, considered abominations of the natural order. Those who wish to walk among the living must mask themselves or risk provoking violence.
- Undead: Lets you heal from poison, but regular healing will damage you instead.
- Varies: When choosing Undead you will have to pick an Undead version of one of the other 4 races and you will gain either Ingenious, Corpse Eater, Sturdy or Sophisticated.
- Play Dead / Dome of Protection
- Can pick locks without the need for lockpicks.
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- Anonymous
04 Nov 2017 05:06
I’m playing ps4 version do I have to wait till a certain point in game or do I have to wait for an update?
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17 Sep 2017 21:02
As one anon said, the Wood Elf race from Bethesda's Elder Scrolls games are very much cannibalistic. Not All Elves (TM) and all that, but culturally, their "Green Pact" (basically their religion) demands it.
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15 Sep 2017 21:06
flesh eating elves, that's certainly a 1st for me, don't know any other lore that is even remotely similar to that.
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10 Jan 2018 18:41
Why no orcs?
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