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Band Names Bowsprite, Drac, Godshope, Rainfire, Stormrider, and Swiwind are typical band names. Adventurers Being great lovers of danger, the Midwyn commonly gallivant about the sea in search of adventure; they do not enjoy traveling inland any farther than necessary. Landlubbers most commonly encounter Midwyn pirates, rogues, and fighters selling their services as crewmen, mercenaries, and warm bodies to fill the gaps in depleted groups of heroes and villains alike. Midwyn (Raider) Racial Traits • +2 Dexterity, –2 Wisdom, and –2 Charisma. Midwyn children learn to nimbly climb and run through the rigging of a ship before they can walk, making them extremely spry. Their ne’erdo-well culture and aitude is jarring to outsiders, and their firm adherence to their fatalistic outlook prevents them from taking full advantage of resources at their disposal. • Medium: As Medium creatures, Midwyn have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size. • Midwyn base land speed is 30 feet. • 4 extra skill points at 1st level and 1 extra skill point at each additional level. • +4 competence bonus to Balance, Climb, and Swim checks. These are always class skills. (This replaces the bonus feat humans ordinarily receive.) • Intolerant: Midwyn take a –4 penalty to their Charisma when dealing with races other than the voesti wave mites, as their reputation for thievery precedes them. • Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages). • Favored Class: Pirate. A multiclass raider’s pirate 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: Akrasia, Antigonos, Biddethomia, Cinnoldis, Deledos, Demedreas, Eaovata, Gamia, Gasperos, Logothos, Kutsutema, Panathon, Phaetos, Shivanos, Spiros, and Sycleese. Humans, Rilgoth (Barbarians) All that remains of the once mighty people of the Rilgoth Empire are the barbarian clans north of the Archduchy. Each clan lives a seminomadic existence on its lands, living in relative peace (for them, anyway) with neighboring clans, but waging war when necessary. To survive, and prove their right to be named men of honor, Rilgoth make a common practice of raiding the Archduchy of SpirosBlaak to the south. Rilgoth warriors sometimes hire themselves out as mercenaries, with an allegiance only extending so far as whomever can pay the most (except in the case of the Tuskadeen Protectors of SpirosBlaak, see page 42). Personality Courage is the basis for the code of honor central to a Rilgoth’s behavior. The central tenets of the code are universal throughout the clans, although variations exist from one to another. Beyond their rabid devotion to courage, the Rilgoth are a powerful, proud people who rarely let emotions like compassion and mercy interfere with their decisions. Physical Description Rilgoth are tall and husky. They dress simply in furs and leather, opting for sensibility in their gear rather than fashion, and their Chapter Seven: Races 67 choice of weaponry tends to be just as practical and brutish, favoring heavy axes and bastard swords above other types of arms. The Rilgoth tend to be fair, despite the tanned skin years of outdoor living bestowed upon them. Red and blond hair, which the men prefer to wear long and braided, oen into their equally long and laiced beards, is the norm. These barbarians are also very proud of their bale wounds, oen adding carved taoos to their scars, creating intricate designs in their flesh. Relations The Rilgoth clans have very few amicable relationships with outsiders. Most dealings with other races consist of raiding them or seeking mercenary employment in their lands. A society of proud warriors, the Rilgoth have lile need for non-humans and never trust them wholly. Alignment Taboos, clan laws, and ancient superstitions prescribe a Rilgoth’s acceptable behavior. Survival of the clan is the most important thing in Rilgoth society, so all sense of good and evil is bound to that goal. Rilgoth Lands Each clan lays claim to a stretch of land within the region once spanning the long-dead Rilgoth Empire, located to the north of the Barbas Vode and the Pharran Vode. The size and power of a clan defines the size of its territory, but even the smallest clans claim ownership to lands much larger than those controlled by the Archduchy. Religion Shivanos best suits the warlike Rilgoth, although his goals and perceptions on existence are not always theirs. Rilgoth sometimes
68 worship other gods, but those who do are so and weak in the eyes of their peers. The cult of the Legion of Ten Thousand Heroes (see sidebar and Touched By The Gods by Atlas Games) also has a very strong following among these warriors. Alternately, the GM may wish to use the deities of Norse mythology as their gods; in which case, their gods, who occupy a The Legion of Ten Thousand Heroes The Legion of Ten Thousand Heroes is a large pantheon of heroes and warriors worshipped as a whole by berserkers and conquering barbarian tribes who place great value on skill at arms and heroism in the face of the enemy. The Ten Thousand’s followers seek out bale and throw themselves into it with lile regard for their own safety, seeking solely to smash the enemy and overwhelm it with the sheer force of a brutal assault. The Ten Thousand prefer the excitement and thrill of combat to the relatively boring life of peace and contentment. Their favored weapon is the great axe. Clerics who follow the Ten Thousand may choose any alignment. Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Domains: Rage*, Strength, War. different heaven, have not fallen, so the Rilgoth would have no access to Divine Heritage feats. Divine Heritage The Rilgoth may have divine heritage from the following gods: Antigonos, Biddethomia, Cinnoldis, Deledos, Demedreas, Eaovata, Gamia, Gasperos, Kutsutema, Logothos, Panathon, Phaetos, Shivanos, and Sycleese. Language The Rilgoth speak Rilgoth, the bastardized descendant of the tongue now called Old Rilgoth (Old Tongue). Old Rilgoth remains a sacred part of their culture, but it is the tongue of the chiefs and shamans, and not meant for the average warrior. Names Lineage is extremely important to a Rilgoth. As a point of honor, all sons can recite the full names and great deeds of their forefathers for at least eight generations. It is also worth noting that dishonoring one’s name or that of another Rilgoth typically results in a death challenge. Male Names Awkwin, Borkim, Colin, Kradmar, Martik, and Umpkar are common male names. Female Names Ayen, Deelaila, Kadila, Nestrin, Palltara, and Teena are common female names. Clan Names Adwakar (“Plainswind”), Inklabane (“Seaswords”), Kardual (“Horserunner”), Tuskadeen (“Sword Bear”), and Warkwin (“Baledirge”) are typical clan names. Adventurers The Rilgoth barbarians are born adventurers; they seek danger and risk to obtain glory, wealth, and, most importantly, honor. The virile young most commonly choose to cut their paths to glory through mercenary work and raiding. As a rule, the Rilgoth are wary and fearful of magic, as magical disasters led to their empire’s downfall. For this reason, they rarely travel with sorcerers, wizards, or even druids, although clerics are still revered as the gods’ earthly voices. Their faith in the ability of strength to conquer all problems leads adventuring Rilgoth to favor the fighter, ranger, and barbarian classes. Rilgoth (Barbarian) Racial Traits • +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, –2 Intelligence, –2 Charisma. Although brutish and crude compared to humans of the Archduchy, the severity of a life of raiding, combined with their homeland’s stark harshness, sometimes makes the Rilgoth appear more like bears than men. Chapter Seven: Races • Rilgoth base land speed is 30 feet. • Medium: As Medium creatures, Rilgoth have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size. • Superstitious: Rilgoth harbor a deep-seated fear of magic, sorcery, and technology. Whenever targeted by a spell or effect or taking damage from a technological item, they must succeed on a special Will save against the spell’s save DC (or DC 10 + spell level + governing ability for spells that do not have saving throws) or become shaken for 1d4 rounds. Their misgivings about magic do not extend to magic weapons and armor, unless the device has some sort of outwardly magical effect, such as flaming swords. Rilgoth will not use such “blatant witchery.” • Rilgoth receive a +4 competence bonus to Will saves against any effect bestowing the panicked or frightened condition. • Weapon Familiarity: Rilgoth may treat bastard swords as martial weapons rather than exotic weapons. • +3 racial bonus to Intimidate checks. An enraged Rilgoth is frightening to behold. • Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages). • Favored Class: Barbarian. A multiclass Rilgoth’s barbarian 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: Antigonos, Biddethomia, Cinnoldis, Deledos, Demedreas, Eaovata, Gamia, Gasperos, Kutsutema, Logothos, Panathon, Phaetos, Shivanos, and Sycleese. Humans, Spiran The humans of the Archduchy of SpirosBlaak, called Spirans, are unchanged from the standard human presented in the PHB. The Spirans are by far the most populous human race within the Archduchy. Spiran Racial Traits Spirans have all the human racial traits as described in the PHB except as follows. • Allowable Divine Heritage: Akrasia, Antigonos, Biddethomia, Cinnoldis, Deledos, Demedreas, Eaovata, Gamia, Gasperos, Kutsutema, Logothos, Panathon, Phaetos, Shivanos, Spiros, and Sycleese. Iguanalons This lizardfolk offshoot bears very lile resemblance to its “monster” cousins. Each nest of iguanalons dwells in its own territory, ruled by a queen (usually the oldest surviving female), as females are considered the superior gender. Personality Iguanalons are peaceful, almost timid, and enjoy their privacy when not seeing to the needs of the nest. They are typically so-spoken, reserved, and very much in control of their animalistic urges. Still, if backed into a corner, or if their friends or families are threatened, iguanalons can be surprisingly aggressive and fierce. Physical Description Iguanalons look like a cross between a human and an iguana. At rest, the scales around their mouths, down their chests, and to the boom of their tails are a mix of pale yellows, light grays, and white, contrasting with the greens and light violets that color the scales over the rest of their bodies. When necessary, an iguanalon can alter its skin pigmentation to match its mood or for camouflage. They
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