Editing The Valley of Darkness:Main Page (section)

== Races of the Valley: ==

I ran this valley with Orcs and 1/2 Orcs as regular members of society.  Yes, they are nearly always left in the dregs, scraping and fighting to make a living, but they are accepted as another of the civilized races - barely.  Therefor, full Orc can be taken as a Player Character.
STATS: As per the Monster Manual 3.5 except that I gave them an additional +2 Con.  If you compare the Orc from the MM w/ the common Dwarf, there is no reason not to give the orc the extra Con. (in my humble opinion)

Drow Elves are common members of society, however, their 3 centures of exposure to the pseudo-sun and fresh air have had an effect upon them similar to the effects it has upon their magical armor & swords - their powers and abilities have diminished greatly.  Drow no longer have spell resistance and their dark vision is cut down to 60'.  
STATS:  No Spell Resistance, Dark Vision 60 ft., No Light Blindness, No Dancing Lights, No Faerie Fire, Light Sensetivity (dazzled in bright light).  All other stats are identical to those from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting rule book, pg. 13.

Mountain Dwarves;  These are a sturdier race of dwarf that come from the Dragon Scale mountains - the range of mountains in the heart of the valley.  These dwarves are refered to as Mountain Dwarves, their homes are more like the cliff face homes of the native american tribes of the american south west.  These dwarves average 9" taller than typical dwarves.
STATS:+2 Str, +2 Con, -2 Cha, +2 attack vs orc, goblinkin, & giantkin, base speed 30, +2 AC vs giant, no appraise bonus, Low Light Vision, No sense of Depth underground, no bonus to saving throws vs spells, no bonus to stone-crafting skills.

No race with outsider blood was allowed.  As the story goes, the people of the valley learned to loath and mistrust any creature from the outerplanes, for they are the reason the valley has become what it is today.  All regions of the valley, and all levels of society, will draw together to slay anyone they feel has outsider blood.  Therefor, no Aasimar, Genasi, Tiefling or any other powerful race should be allowed.