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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