Immortals

An immortal is not a race per se. One can be an immortal and still be a human or elf. An immortal is someone of high moral standing that a particular god takes favor in. If this person dies and the god deems him worthy he is made an immortal. Once immortal this person will not die of natural causes yet can still die in combat, falling off a cliff, etc. If this person does die he has a 25% chance of coming back to life within the year. When the person is made an immortal he becomes a disciple of the god that made him. The disciples are granted the following powers: Shape change (animal form) at will, communicate directly with their deity, and usually granted the power to cast spells if not already a magic-user/cleric (usually clerical spells for non magic-users).

For obvious reasons this race is not available at character creation.