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• Favored Class: Druid. A multiclass iguanalon’s druid
class does not count when determining whether he takes
an XP penalty for multiclassing (for details, see rules for
multiclassing in the PHB).
• Level Adjustment +2. Iguanalons are more powerful than the
standard races. See Chapter Six: Characters in the DMG for
details on playing a level-adjusted character.
• Allowable Divine Heritage: Sri Senn Sindh only.
Kavbroed (Born Lycanthropes)
Lycanthropes, also called kav, are perhaps the oldest residents
of Dracos. Those born to lycanthropy, a separate race of
shapechangers near enough to
humanity to be confused for
Kav Offspring
humans by untrained eyes, are
When kavbroed of the same type (e.g., two
called the kavbroed. Those who
werewolves) mate, their offspring are also
kavbroed of that type. If a kavbroed mates
carry the disease of lycanthropy
with a kavraen (an afflicted lycanthrope) or a are the kavraen (see Chapter Six:
member of the kavbroed’s base race (human, Monsters of the Archduchy and
orc, elf, goblin, etc.) or of another race with Lycanthropy As An Affliction
which it can breed normally (producing in the MM), enemies of all, evil
half-breeds, like half-elves and half-orcs), then and corrupt by their very nature,
there is a 10% chance the offspring created are condemned to destruction by
kavbroed, as well. Kavraen mating with other
humanity. The kavbroed, when
afflicted lycanthropes or with a base creature
have an even lower chance (5%) of birthing
not in hybrid or animal form,
shape-gied children, although those so gied are all uniformly human in
are kavbroed, not kavraen. Kav (kavbroed or appearance, while the kavraen
kavraen) of different types (werewolves and can be of any race, from water
dire wereravens, for example) cannot produce mite to half-ogre.
offspring.
As kavraen and kavbroed
are virtually indistinguishable
by outsiders, both are equally
persecuted. All kav have something primal in their features, some
animalistic trait that associates them with their animal form. By and
large, this is the primary means for uncovering kav, and anyone who
has such animal traits is detained until the truth of their heritage
can be revealed. Many businesses
The Divine Wolf
take this paranoia a step further,
The Divine Wolf is the embodiment of lupine refusing service to all kav. In fact,
nature, both physically and spiritually. His some require customers to show
worshippers idealize the prowess of the wolf’s the blood, by demanding they
form — its strength and speed. At the same prick their skin with iron to see if
time that the corporeal is idealized, however, it
they bleed; a practice of dubious
is balanced with the temperance of the wolf’s
utility, because while it reveals
mind — the strength of the pack, the tenets of
rightful pride and honor. The Divine Wolf has
born lycanthropes, who have
been known to walk the north, particularly resistance to non-silver weapons
during the hours of the full moon, but he at all times (and thus do not bleed
doesn’t oen intervene in the affairs of his from mere iron pinpricks), it
followers. He prefers, instead, to let his mere does nothing to protect one from
presence provoke action. When raised to act, afflicted lycanthropes, who have no
however, he is said to strike with the fury of a
special resistance to iron weapons
thousand wolf packs.
when in human form.
Alignment: Neutral.
Domains: Animal, Strength, Trickery.
Kavraen and kavbroed alike are
organized in a rigid clan structure
(see Paradigm Concepts’ Slaves
of the Moon for sample clans), with the more powerful families
dominating. Whether this dominance is exerted and maintained
through brute force, political pressure, or by some other means
varies from one clan to the next. The various types of kav get along,
seeing themselves as united in bloodline rather than as different
races, divided according to their animal types.
Kavbroed are detailed here. For information on playing kavraen,
see Chapter Six: Monsters of the Archduchy.
Chapter Seven: Races
Personality
Kavbroed are very much creatures of their animal instincts,
although those living within human communities control their
animalistic natures to survive. Luckily, the kavbroed have long since
learned to control their shapechanging, or survival in the cities for
them would be even more difficult. Those kavbroed in the wild
or in Kirvos freely show their feral sides and are generally more
hotheaded and violent.
Physical Description
Kavbroed bear a strong resemblance to their species’ particular
animal, regardless of what it may be. Animal-like eyes, large
canines or fangs, and an abundance of body hair are all common
characteristics for most kav.
Relations
Primary among the kavbroed’s enemies are the kavraen. There has
been a longstanding feud between them, mainly over who has a
rightful claim to the Wildlands once the humans are gone.
Humans, who have been victims of kav raids for centuries,
generally hate all kav. They treat them with prejudice, disdain and,
all too oen, violence.
Alignment
Kavbroed walk all moral paths of life, although they are predisposed
to follow the same ethical inclination as their afflicted counterparts:
werewolf kavbroed generally have cruel tendencies, werebear
kavbroed are typically benevolent and honorable, and so on.
Kavbroed Lands
Most kavbroed, like the kavraen, dwell within the Wild Vode, the
Roaming Plains, and the Fristian Grasslands. There is only one kav
city in all the Wildlands: Kirvos. Only in Kirvos can the kav truly
find sanctuary against persecution and prejudice.
Religion
Many kavbroed, especially those considered rebels, follow the ways
of the Horde. Conversely, those joining the humans as citizens of
the Archduchy are far more likely to follow the common gods of
their adopted culture. Werewolves of non-evil alignment prefer
worshipping the alien deity, the Divine Wolf (see sidebar and
Touched By The Gods by Atlas Games) rather than the evil represented
by the Horde.
Divine Heritage
See individual kavbroed listings.
Language
Kavbroed speak Lycanthus, a difficult tongue mixed with animallike
sounds and accents. Kavraen do not automatically know
this language; they must spend skill points to learn it. Kavbroed
additionally know the language of their base creature.
Names
The kavbroed are named in a similar fashion as their base
creatures.
Adventurers
Kavbroed are adventurous by nature, and they are commonly found
as members of more open-minded adventuring groups or as fodder
in military or mercenary bands.
Kavbroed Shared Racial Traits
All kavbroed regardless of animal type, have the following racial traits.