A Common Race

Dragonborn,
these descendants of dragons have been sent fto faerun by their continent crashing into the distant lands, now a new land for them to try and make a new life, they are honorable and believe in the honor of their clans and their families, make excellent warlords, paladins and not to shabby warlocks.
Dwarf,
short bearded people who likes to drink, smash things and kill things, makes great meatshields , erm I mean fighters and warlords.
Eladrin,
the elves'distant feywild living relatives, whose bodn with magic far surpasses the elves, their spellswords being great danger to any i ntheir way.
High Elf,
these fair folks of the pointed ears are dexterious but frail in body, the several kinds of elves spread out having different strength, though the high elves make excellent wizards with their intelligence.
Gnome,
short people who likes to make things that go boom or cluck-cluk, do I need to say anymore then that they make great wizards and clerics?
Half-Elf,
a mixture of elf and man, or something else, they share their parents' strengths and none of their weaknesses, thoguh they are nto as adaptable as the humans and not as dexterous as the elves.
Half-Orc,
these halfbreeds of orc and man, or other races, are strong and sturdy, though they are not the most charming of people they make up for it with their brute strength, their best talents lying in the art of the barbarian and the fighter.
Halfling,
these short hairy feeted people are the sneakiest of races, excellent rogues and not to bad swashbucklers either.
Human,
the common humans, the most spread out, the most adapting, the most influencing and the most balanced of races, can be anything they put their minds to, be it a warrior of blades or axes or a wizard of illusions or necromancy.
Tiefling,
descendants of demons or devils, their hellish blood making them powerful warlocks and their natural sneaking abilities making them also great rogues.

These are the common races of DnD 4th Edition, their abilities different from one another but still an effective **** if developed in the right way.