Angband is a roleplaying game, in which you, the player, control a character in the world of Angband. Perhaps the most important thing you control is the birth of your character, in which you choose or allow to be chosen various attributes that will affect the future life of your character.
At the character creation screen you will be prompted to select the race and class of your character. You also have the option to change the ‘birth options’ at this time. These need to be set at the character creation menu and cannot be altered later in the game. They are discussed with the rest of the options in the “options” help file.