Mythic Vistas: SpirosBlaak - Property Is Theft!

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• Favored Class: Ranger. A multiclass Faedian’s ranger
class does not count when determining whether he takes
an XP penalty for multiclassing (for details, see rules for
multiclassing in the PHB).
• Allowable Divine Heritage: Biddethomia, Deledos, Eaovata,
Gasperos, Panathon, Phaetos, Shivanos, Spiros, and Sycleese.
Humans, Midwyn (Raiders)
The people of the Midwyn Isles make their living by raiding shipping
lanes and occasionally sacking seaside towns and cities en masse. On
the sea, few can match the skill and the ferocity of the Midwyn or
equal the strength and durability of their well built ships.
Outside their cities, the Midwyn are organized into extended
family groups called bands. Depending on a band’s wealth and size,
its members can crew entire ships or even fleets. A patriarch, who
is responsible for the selements, ships, and deeds of his people,
leads each clan; all notoriety and glory alike fall upon the patriarch’s
shoulders. In Midwyn history, many women led clans as matriarchs.
Inside their cities, the Midwyn bands become important houses
and opportunities for advancement for individuals who don’t
necessarily have strong family ties. In fact, succeeding in their
largest city, Freeport, allows one to build a name, something almost
impossible in the Midwyn’s smaller communities, where pecking
order can be decided before a person’s birth.
Personality
Most Midwyn are loud and rambunctious, enjoying life to its fullest,
and rarely pondering life’s tribulations. They are also fatalistic about
their own lives, believing that what is meant to be shall be and
nothing is gained by worrying. They are persistent and ambitious,
but they do not seek to change the past, rarely, if ever practicing
magic that restores life to the dead, for example.
Chapter Seven: Races
Physical Description
A life on the sea tans a Midwyn’s skin. Their hair and eyes are dark,
and their dress leans towards colorful pantaloons or breeches and
loose-fiing shirts that let the sea air in. The women dress much like
the men but adorn themselves with jewelry and other ornaments.
The Midwyn oen have taoos heralding their bravery or indicating
their family band.
Relations
Most races view the Midwyns as parasites and vagabonds with few,
if any, redeeming qualities. Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped some
people of all races from employing these seafaring criminals in their
schemes. The Midwyn have few friends. They see the Spirans as
prey, dislike elves, and despise the Rilgoth barbarians with whom
they’ve had many sea bales. Of all the races, the Midwyn only
respect the voesti, remaining on friendly terms with them.
Alignment
Despite what one might expect, the Midwyn are not necessarily evil.
They are rarely cruel without reason, but their criminal activities
oen necessitate killing and torture. And while they have no respect
for the laws of any society other than their own, the Midwyn do live
by an orderly code preventing them from preying upon each other,
except in times of inter-band conflict.
Midwyn Lands
These pirates call no part of the Archduchy home. The Midwyn come
from an island chain in the depths of the Sea of Wyrms, an area so
dangerous only these pirates would be brash enough to live there.
Although most live in small enclaves no bigger than small towns, the
Midwyn have built some cities, Freeport being the largest.
Religion
Not surprisingly, the Midwyn worship Demedreas (a chaotic aspect
of him), whom they call Harrimast (see page 15), almost exclusively.
They give lip service to a few other gods, mainly those showing
favor upon criminal activity and risky ventures, and ask them for
aid in times of need, but few are actually worshipped.
Divine Heritage
The Midwyn may have divine heritage from the following gods:
Akrasia, Antigonos, Biddethomia, Cinnoldis, Deledos, Demedreas,
Eaovata, Gamia, Gasperos, Logothos, Kutsutema, Panathon,
Phaetos, Shivanos, Spiros, and Sycleese.
Language
The Midwyn speak a heavily accented, bastardized form of
Common. Their speech is overflowing with seafaring idioms and
slang, most of which are not suitable for polite conversations.
Names
The Midwyn regard names as simple marks of identification and not
much else. Some Midwyn honor the names of their bands and view
them as marks of fame (or notoriety), but not to the extent most
other cultures do. However, many infamous pirates adopt a bloodchilling
nickname to impress the landlubbers.
Male Names
Drexor, Fenwyn, Hectol, Jordane, and Robern are common male
names.
Female Names
Aeria, Deidra, Evylane, Maramina, and Tiaree are common female
names.