Character Census
2023
The 2023 census received 46 responses over the months of December, January, and February. We estimate the total number of active or recently active characters that could have been submitted to be approximately 130, making the percentage of reported characters approximately 35% of the total.
For charts with more options than have visible labels, you can click or hover over the slice to see the number of responses and its percentage of the total responses for that answer.
Current Realm
What Realm is a character currently in, regardless of where they are originally from?
Responses:
15.2% are in Veșnică
13.0% are in Gylidd
13.0% are in Rilumir
10.9% are in Maazihaan
8.7% are in Eslaiqeza
6.5% are in the Dire Isle
6.5% are in Kaedo
6.5% are in Skafisle
6.5% are in Terota
4.3% are in the Emerald Isles
4.3% are in Verbera
2.2% didn't know what Realm they are in, or were in a liminal, trans-Realm space
Origin Realm
What Realm is a character is originally from, regardless of wherever they might be presently?
Responses:
17.4% are from Gylidd
15.2% are from Rilumir
13.0% are from Veșnică
8.7% are from Terota
6.5% are from the Dire Isle
6.5% are from Eslaiqeza
6.5% are from Maazihaan
4.3% are from Kaedo
4.3% are from Skafisle
4.3% are from Ulloren
4.3% didn't know what Realm they are from
2.2% are from Ana'qapa
2.2% are from the Emerald Isles
2.2% are from Uhtu
2.2% are from Zahira
Backgrounds (Mechanical)
What is a character's mechanical Background?
Responses:
13.0% are a Custom Background (incl. Myzelis-specific and non-standard options)
10.9% are Criminals
8.7% are Soldiers
6.5% are Acolytes
6.5% are Guild Merchant (Guild Artisan variant)
6.5% are Sages
6.5% are Urchins
4.3% are Archaeologists
4.3% are Charlatans
4.3% are Outlanders
2.2% are City Watch
2.2% are Courtiers
2.2% are Faceless
2.2% are Faction Agents
2.2% are Far Travelers
2.2% are Folk Heroes
2.2% are Gladiators (Entertainer variant)
2.2% are Haunted Ones
2.2% are Hermits
2.2% are Nobles
2.2% are Pirates (Sailor variant)
2.2% are Sailors
2.2% are Spies (Criminal variant)
0% are Anthropologists, Athletes, Clan Crafters, Cloistered Scholars, Deep Delvers, Entertainers, Fishers, Guild Artisans, Inheritors, Investigators (City Watch variant), Knights (Noble variant), Knights of the Order, Marines, Mercenary Veterans, Mist Wanderers, Shipwrights, Smugglers, Spirit Mediums, Trauma Survivors, Travelers, Urban Bounty Hunters, Uthgardt Tribe Members, or Waterdhavian Nobles
Factions
What major Faction(s) is a character a part of, regardless of whether or not their affiliation is a secret?
Responses:
56.5% reported no faction
15.2% reported *Other (minor Factions not otherwise on the list)
10.9% reported Wrenjers
6.5% reported Phoenix
4.3% reported Silverpalm Isle Trading Co.
2.2% reported Enigma Conclave
2.2% reported Researcher Enclave
2.2 reported The Blue Path
0% reported the Alpha League, Opal's Heart Engines, Rings, the Specters, or the Weavers
Ancestry (Mechanical)
What is the mechanical Ancestry (as in what "Race" stats they use on their character sheet) of a character?
Responses:
8.7% are Custom Lineages
8.7% are Humans (Variant)
6.5% are Earth Genasi
6.5% are Half-Elves
4.3% are Harengon
4.3% are Tabaxi
4.3% are Yuan-ti
2.2% are Aasimar
2.2% are Bugbears
2.2% are Changelings
2.2% are Dragonborn, Chromatic
2.2% are Dwarves (Hill)
2.2% are Eladrin
2.2% are Elves (Mark of Shadow)
2.2% are Fairies
2.2% are Gnomes (Rock)
2.2% are Goblins
2.2% are Goliath
2.2% are Half-Orcs
2.2% are Halflings (Lotusden)
2.2% are Halflings (Mark of Hospitality)
2.2% are Humans (Mark of Passage)
2.2% are Humans (Mark of Sentinel)
2.2% are Kenku
2.2% are Loxodon
2.2% are Reborn
2.2% are Shadar-kai
2.2% are Shifters
2.2% are Simic Hybrids
2.2% are Tieflings
2.2% are Tortles
2.2% are Water Genasi
2.2% are a exceptional non-standard and/or Realm-restricted option
0% are Aarakocra, Air Genasi, Centaur, Deep Gnome, Dhampir, Dragonborn (Draconite, Gem, Metallic, Ravenite), Duergar, Dwarf (Mark of Warding, Mountain), Earth Genasi, Elf (Dark, High, Pallid), Firbolg, Fire Genasi, Githyanki, Githzerai, Gnome (Forest, Mark of Scribing), Half-Elf (Aquatic, Drow, High, Mark of Detection, Mark of Storm, Wood), Half-Orc (Mark of Finding), Halfling (Ghostwise, Lightfoot, Stout), Hexblood, Hobgoblin, Human (Mark of Finding, Mark of Handling, Mark of Making), Kalashtar, Kobold, Leonin, Lizardfolk, Minotaur, Owlin, Satyr, Sea Elf, Simic Hybrid, Tiefling (Baalzebul, Dispater, Fierna, Glaysa, Levistus, Mammon, Mephistopheles, Zariel, Triton, Vedalkin, or Warforged
Ancestry (Thematic)
What are the thematic components of a character, as in what are elements of their identity and heritage that are not necessarily expressed in the Ancestry mechanics chosen for them?
Examples: a character who is Custom Lineage mechanically, with elf, orc, and celestial heritage; a character who was originally a different species (listed below) who, through magic or plot, became a different species (listed as their mechanical ancestry); a character who has gained some planar or other influences that might be expressed through feats, but retains their original mechanical ancestry.
Responses:
53.3% indicated nothing in addition to their mechanical species
3.3% also included Dwarf
3.3% also included Elf
3.3% also included Fey
3.3% also included Human
3.3% also included Orc
1.7% also included Aberration
1.7% also included Bugbear
1.7% also included Celestial
1.7% also included Construct
1.7% also included Dragon
1.7% also included Dragonborn (Blue)
1.7% also included Earth Genasi
1.7% also included Elf (Dark)
1.7% also included Elf (High)
1.7% also included Elf (Wood)
1.7% also included Fire Genasi
1.7% also included Goliath
1.7% also included Hobgoblin
1.7% also included Outsider
1.7% also included Plant
1.7% also included Sylvan
1.7% also included Warforged
Ethnicity
What ethnic group(s) is a character a part of?
Responses:
63.8% reported no ethnicity
6.9% are Gylidder (Gylidd)
3.4% are Arenian (Terota)
1.7% are Alaniuk Sivuyaak (Ana'qapa)
1.7% are Asheidan (Gylidd)
1.7% are Charstani (Terota)
1.7% are Kaedian (Kaedo)
1.7% are Kazmag (Rilumir)
1.7% are Mutant (The Dire Isle)
1.7% are Northern Tribes (Skafisle)
1.7% are Prezian (Terota)
1.7% are Shardborn (The Emerald Isle)
1.7% are Shleevan (Zahira)
1.7% are Thagdan (Vesnica)
1.7% are Veșnicăn (Veșnică)
1.7% are Xhogumal (Gylidd)
1.7% are Zamlisch (Rilumir)
1.7% are Zheni (Gylidd)
This section is about Classes and Subclasses and will have several different ways of arranging the information.
Total Classes Combined
These are the total instances of a class, whether someone is multiclassed with 1 level in many classes, or is singleclassed.
Responses:
15.9% have Rogue levels
11.6% have Paladin levels
11.6% have Sorcerer levels
8.7% have Cleric levels
8.7% have Warlock levels
7.2% have Druid levels
5.8% have Artificer levels
5.8% have Barbarian levels
5.8% have Bard levels
5.8% have Fighter levels
5.8% have Monk levels
4.3% have Ranger levels
2.9% have Wizard levels
Singleclasses
These are instances of class in which reported characters have a singular class designation (at least so far...)
Responses:
19.2% are only Rogues
11.5% are only Artificers
11.5% are only Barbarians
11.5% are only Clerics
11.5% are only Druids
7.7% are only Monks
7.7% are only Paladins
7.7% are only Sorcerers
3.8% are only Fighters
3.8% are only Warlocks
3.8% are only Wizards
0% are only Bards
0% are only Rangers
Multiclasses
These are instances of a class being reported among characters with any amount of multiclassing.
Responses:
14.0% are also Paladins
14.0% are also Rogues
14.0% are also Sorcerers
11.6% are also Warlocks
9.3% are also Bards
7.0% are also Clerics
7.0% are also Fighters
7.0% are also Rangers
4.7% are also Druids
4.7% are also Monks
2.3% are also Artificers
2.3% are also Barbarians
2.3% are also Wizards
Artificers
5.8% of all characters have Artificer levels
11.5% of singleclass characters are Artificers
2.3% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Artificer level, and of those, 100% have Artificer as their first class
Artificer Specialists (Total)
75.0% Armorer
25.0% Artillerist
0% Alchemist or Battle Smith
Specialists (Singleclass only)
100% Armorer
Specialists (Multiclass only)
100% Artillerist
Barbarians
5.8% of all characters have Barbarian levels
11.5% of singleclass characters are Barbarians
2.3% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Barbarian level, and of those, 100% have Barbarian as their first class
Barbarian Primal Paths (Total)
25.0% Ancestral Guardian
25.0% Giant
25.0% Wild Magic
25.0% Zealot
0% Battlerager, Beast, Berserker, Juggernaut, Storm Herald, or Totem Warrior
Primal Paths (Singleclass only)
33.3% Giant
33.3% Wild Magic
33.3% Zealot
Primal Paths (Multiclass only)
100% Ancestral Guardian
Clerics
8.7% of all characters have Cleric levels
11.5% of singleclass characters are Clerics
7.0% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Cleric level, and of those, 66.7% have Cleric as their first class, 16.7% have Cleric as their second class, and 16.7% have Cleric as their third class
Cleric Domains (Total)
33.3% Twilight
16.7% Arcana
16.7% Grave
16.7% Order
16.7% Peace
0% Death, Forge, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War
Domains (Singleclass only)
33.3% Grave
33.3% Peace
33.3% Twilight
Domains (Multiclass only)
33.3% Arcana
33.3% Order
33.3% Twilight
Druids
7.2% of all characters have Druid levels
11.5% of singleclass characters are Druids
4.7% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Druid level, and of those, 100% have Druid as their second class
Druid Circles (Total)
60.0% The Moon
20.0% Spores
20.0% The Shepherd
0% Dreams, Stars, The Land, or Wildfire
Circles (Singleclass only)
66.7% The Moon
33.3% The Shepherd
Circles (Multiclass only)
50.0% The Moon
50.0% Spores
Fighters
5.8% of all characters have Fighter levels
3.8% of singleclass characters are Fighters
7.0% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Fighter level, and of those, 50.0% have Fighter as their first class, and 50.0% have Fighter as their second class
Fighter Martial Archetypes (Total)
50.0% Battle Master
25.0% Echo Knight
25.0% Eldritch Knight
0% Arcane Archer, Cavalier, Champion, Psi Warrior, Purple Dragon Knight, Rune Knight, or Samurai
Martial Archetypes (Singleclass only)
100% Eldritch Knight
Martial Archetypes (Multiclass only)
66.7% Battle Master
33.3% Echo Knight
Monks
5.8% of all characters have Monk levels
7.7% of singleclass characters are Monks
4.7% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Monk level, and of those, 50.0% have Monk as their first class, and 50.0% have Monk as their second class
Monk Traditions (Total)
75.0% Mercy
25.0% Shadow
0% The Ascendant Dragon, The Astral Self, The Cobalt Soul, The Drunken Master, The Four Elements, The Kensei, The LongDeath, The Open Hand, or The Sun Soul
Traditions (Singleclass only)
100% Mercy
Traditions (Multiclass only)
50.0% Mercy
50.0% Shadow
Paladins
11.6% of all characters have Paladin levels
7.7% of singleclass characters are Paladins
14.0% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Paladin level, and of those, 66.7% have Paladin as their first class, 16.7% have Paladin as their second class, and 16.7% have Paladin as their fourth class
Paladin Sacred Oaths (Total)
37.5% Conquest
25.0% Devotion
12.5% Glory
12.5% The Watchers
12.5% have no Oath yet
0% Redemption, The Ancients, The Crown, The Open Sea, Vengeance, or Oathbreaker
Sacred Oaths (Singleclass only)
50.0% Conquest
50.0% The Watchers
Sacred Oaths (Multiclass only)
33.3% Conquest
33.3% Devotion
16.7% Glory
16.7% have no Oath yet
Rangers
4.3% of all characters have Ranger levels
0% of singleclass characters are Rangers
7.0% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Ranger level, and of those, 66.7% have Ranger as their first class, and 33.3% have Ranger as their second class
Ranger Archetypes (Total)
100% Gloomstalker
0% Beast Master, Drakewarden, Fey Wanderer, Horizon Walker, Hunter, Monster Slayer, or Swarmkeeper
Rogues
15.9% of all characters have Rogue levels
19.2% of singleclass characters are Rogues
14.0% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Rogue level, and of those, 72.7% have Rogue as their first class, and 27.3% have Rogue as their second class
Rogue Archetypes (Total)
18.2% Phantom
18.2% Scout
18.2% Swashbuckler
18.2% Thief
9.1% Arcane Thief
9.1% Soul Knife
9.1% have no Archetype yet
0% Arcane Trickster, Assassin, Inquisitive, or Mastermind
Archetypes (Singleclass only)
40.0% Thief
20.0% Scout
20.0% Soul Knife
20.0% Swashbuckler
Archetypes (Multiclass only)
33.3% Phantom
16.7% Arcane Trickster
16.7% Scout
16.7% Swashbuckler
16.7% have no Archetype yet
Sorcerers
11.6% of all characters have Sorcerer levels
7.7% of singleclass characters are Sorcerers
14.0% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Sorcerer level, and of those, 66.7% have Sorcerer as their first class, 16.7% have Sorcerer as their second class, and 16.7% have Sorcerer as their third class
Sorcerer Origins (Total)
37.5% Divine Soul
25.0% Clockwork Soul
12.5% Draconic Bloodline
12.5% Runechild
12.5% Shadow Magic
0% Aberrant Mind, Storm Sorcery, or Wild Magic
Origins (Singleclass only)
50.0% Runechild
50.0% Shadow Magic
Origins (Multiclass only)
50.0% Divine Soul
33.3% Clockwork Soul
16.7% Draconic Bloodline
Warlocks
8.7% of all characters have Warlock levels
3.8% of singleclass characters are Warlocks
11.6% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Warlock level, and of those, 80.0% have Warlock as their second class, and 20.0% have Warlock as their first class
Warlock Otherworldly Patrons (Total)
50.0% The Hexblade
33.3% The Genie
16.7% The Undead
0% The Archfey, The Celestial, The Fathomless, The Fiend, The Great Old One, The Undying
Otherworldly Patrons (Singleclass only)
100% The Genie
Otherworldly Patrons (Multiclass only)
60.0% The Hexblade
20.0% The Genie
20.0% The Undead
Warlock Pacts (Total)
50.0% Pact of the Blade
33.3% Pact of the Tome
16.7% have no Pact Boon yet
0% Pact of the Chain, or Pact of the Talisman
Pacts (Singleclass only)
100% Pact of the Tome
Pacts (Multiclass only)
60.0% Pact of the Blade
20.0% Pact of the Tome
20.0% have no Pact Boon yet
Wizards
2.9% of all characters have Wizard levels
3.8% of singleclass characters are Wizards
2.3% of multiclass characters have at least 1 Wizard level, and of those, 100% have Wizard as their first class.
Wizard Arcane Traditions (Total)
50.0% School of Divination
50.0% School of Necromancy
Arcane Traditions (Singleclass only)
100% School of Divination
Arcane Traditions (Multiclass only)
100% School of Necromancy