Each race has an advantage and a disadvantage.

Current Races:
Human
No Bonus/No Minus

Black Mage
+2 Magic/Magic Defense -2 Strength/Defense

Al Bhed
+1 Luck/Agility -1 Strength/Magic

Aegyl
+2 Agility -2 Defense

Cetra
+1 Magic -1 Luck

Burmecians
+1 Strengh +2 Agility -2 Defense -1 Magic Defense

Moogle
/ +2 Magic/ Luck/ Agility/ -3 Strength/Defense

Bangaa
/ +2 Strength/Defence/ -2 Luck/Magic Defence

No-Mou
/ +2 Magic/ +1 Magic Defense/ -2 Defense/ -1 Agility

Viera
/ +1 Magic/ Strength/ Agility/ Luck/ -2 Magic Defense/ Defence

Seeq
/ +3 Strength/ +2 Defence/ -3 Agility/ - 1 Magic/ Magic Defense

To make a race, the stats must balance out. Pluses and Minuses cannot go above/below a 3.