Chapter 5-2
Dungeon race is the common term for intelligent species that have been introduced to our world through the rupture or merging of a dungeon into local reality. The number of known dungeon races is ever-growing, with a few well-known examples including dwarves, elves, orcs, cyborgs, beastkin, and more.
There are also several races which claim not to have originated from dungeons, but instead diverge from humans through the lingering effects of the Wasted War and System intervention. One example is the people calling themselves ‘manaborn’, who primarily reside northwest of Lost Angels near the western end of the Griffin’s Range. This assertion relies largely on their own testimony, and many scholars believe that they are in fact a dungeon race as well.
- Rufus Veres, Level 37 Verbose Historian, A Brief History of the System
In the lobby I found everyone but the orcs, who’d apparently gone outside to enjoy the warm – or blazing hot – sun. The Head Instructor’s assistant was standing around with his arms crossed, looking impatient. I finally Identified him.