Nonhumans
You may not immediately see many elves (the Aen Seidhe), dwarves, or halflings on your travels through the Northern Realms, since they bear the brunt of oppression by all and sundry, from the lowliest peasant to the pogroms of King Radovid himself. The elves are particularly hated, with racism rife throughout Novigrad and the surrounding territories, and forcing many into shanty towns like Farcorners, to the south of the city. Little wonder that many nonhumans join the ranks of the Scoia’tael—outlaws that camp in the countryside to wait and ambush, existing as bandits. Only the halflings seem to have escaped the most vicious of persecutions. But for how long?
Humans
The general peasant population of the Continent and Skellige have as wide a range of outlooks on life and work as there are ghosts on Fyke Isle. The Nordlings of Novigrad and Velen live in fear of Nilfgaardian invasion.v Those existing in No Man’s Land having paid a particularly terrible price during this time of war. Many enlist as soldiers. Others farm what is left of their lands. On the islands of Skellige, you’ll find priestesses still worshipping the old goddess Freya.