No PvE Servers For Chronicles Of Elyria, Only Humans Will Be Playable
In MMORPGs—particularly sandbox MMORPGs—is "will there be a PvE server?" In the case of Chronicles of Elryia, the answer is no. The explanation for this choice is as follows.
There will not be a PvE server, nor will certain regions of the map (cities for example) be off-limits for PvP. That being said, based on the sheer number of people plus NPC guards in cities, we believe they will be a mostly safe place. Our Bounty system, with financial repercussions for crimes, is another thing to help combat griefing while still allowing for whole world PvP.
The team also stated that there will be no races such as elves, gnomes, etc. "All Elyrians are descendants of Mann and thus humanoid," the update states. Characteristics may vary " based on their biome, resources, and general environment," but everyone will be human.
Playing as a mage will not be a choice the player can make. The video embedded below hints at how magic will be implemented, but the team is "keeping the answer to [the question of magic] close to the vest."