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Chapter VI: Careers There are some Wood Elves who feel the lure of the wild more strongly than others, adopting feral temperaments and animalistic traits. Wildkin are unsettling to normal Elves, and they are often driven away from their communities for antisocial behaviour. The majority of the Wildkin live in secluded parts of the forest such as the Wildwood in Athel Loren, where they join other kindred spirits in small Cavern Halls. Wildkin are easily distinguishable from other Wood Elves by the animal traits they mimic. It is whispered amongst the Asrai that some Wildkin have the ability to transform themselves into the very animals they honour. In more civilised Elven halls, neighbours gossip cheerfully about the Wildkin being corrupted by malicious forest spirits, and possibly even having a taste for Elf-flesh. Existing Ca r e e r s Although Wood Elves follow many of the same career paths as their Human counterparts, there are some differences in their approaches, methods and skill sets. Existing Ba s i c Ca r e e r s Following is a list of the Basic Careers found on Table 1.1: Wood Elf Careers, including Skill, Talent and Trapping substitutions and Kindred Eligibilities (see the Appendix for revised Career Exit and Entry options). Ap o t h e c a r y (He r b a l i s t) Wood Elf herbalists gather plants, roots and fungi as ingredients for medicinal teas or salads. Their preparation techniques are simpler than a human apothecary’s, but no less effective. Substitutions: Replace Gossip skill with Outdoor Survival; replace Haggle with Search; replace Read/Write with Charm Animal, replace Secret Language (Guild Tongue) with (Ranger Tongue). Replace Suave talent option with Orientation. Kindreds: Alter, Spellsinger Entries: Apprentice Wizard, Student Exits: Apprentice Wizard, Artisan Wildkin (Ad v a n c e d) 45 Main Profile - Wildkin Advance Scheme - WS BS S T Ag Int WP Fel +20% - +15% +15% +20 - +15% - Secondary Profile A W SB TB M Mag IP FP +1 +6 - - - - - - Skills: Charm Animal or Command, Concealment, Disguise, Dodge Blow, Follow Trail, Intimidate, Outdoor Survival, Perception, Scale Sheer Surface or Search, Silent Move, Shadowing or Swim. Talents: Flee! or Frenzy, Hardy, Menacing, Mimic, Orientation, Rover, Sixth Sense or Street Fighting, Strike to Injure, Swashbuckler or Strike Mighty Blow, Warrior Born or Wrestling. Trappings: Pelt of animal being mimicked, Claws to fit over hands (may fight as though with the Natural Weapons Talent). Career Entries: Handmaiden, Hunter, Kithband Warrior. Career Exits: Bone Picker, Hunter, Outlaw, Priest (Kurnous), Scout, Vampire Hunter. Kindred: Alter Ap p r e n t ic e Wi z a r d (Ha n d m a i d e n/St e w- a r d) Young Wood Elf mages do not apprentice under an individual or college as humans do. Instead, they follow the mystical path of Isha, receiving instruction from multiple Spellsingers along the way. Substitutions: Replace the Apprentice Wizard career with the new Handmaiden/Steward career on page 42. Kindreds: Spellsinger Bo d y g u a r d Although Elven bodyguards are valued for their quick reflexes, few take up the profession fulltime. Highborns and Spellsingers sometimes enlist bodyguards for excursions into human lands, or as insurance against assassins. Substitutions: Replace Buckler and Knuckle-duster trappings with Sword-breaker (OWA pg. 36). Kindreds: Vengeance, Warrior, Younger Entries: Kithband Warrior, Mercenary, Thug Exits: Bounty Hunter, Mercenary, Racketeer Bo u n t y Hu n t e r Most Wood Elves have little use for gold and feel no compulsion to enforce human justice. However, Wood Elves living near human settlements occasionally enter the bounty hunter profession if nobody will hire them otherwise.
Chapter VI: Careers Substitutions: Replace Crossbow trapping with Longbow Kindreds: Vengeance, Younger Entries: Bodyguard, Hunter, Mercenary, Pit Fighter Exits: Enforcer, Mercenary, Protagonist, Scout, Targeteer, Vampire Hunter Ca r t o g r a p h e r Maps are useless in magical forests like Athel Loren because landmarks have a tendency to shift positions. Wood Elves who accept work as wilderness surveyors for human lords are scorned by many of their own kin. Substitutions: None Kindreds: Vengeance, Younger Entries: Messenger, Scout, Scribe, Student, Tradesman Exits: Artisan, Explorer, Forger, Scribe, Vagabond Di l e t t a n t e Most abstract knowledge is taught and learnt orally by Wood Elves, not through the printed medium. Due to their whimsical natures, Asrai pursuing conventional academia often have trouble remaining focused on their studies. Substitutions: None Kindreds: Younger Entries: Any career that includes Read/Write as a skill Exits: Apprentice Wizard, Charlatan, Initiate, Raconteur, Student, Tradesman En t e r t a i n e r Performance is more than just an art in Wood Elf culture; it’s also a means of channelling the Winds of Magic. Substitutions: Replace Common Knowledge (Empire) option with (Elves); replace Evaluate option with Channelling; replace Speak Language (Reikspiel) with (Eltharin). Replace Wrestling talent option with Aethyric Artistry (new – see sidebar). Kindreds: Wardancer, Younger Entries: Gambler, Herald, Raconteur, Rogue, Thief, Vagabond Exits: Charlatan, Gambler, Minstrel, Priest (Loec), Raconteur, Rogue, Thief, Wardancer New Ta l e n t: Ae t h y r i c Ar t i s t r y You can enhance the Winds of Magic with the power of your art. After a successful Perform Test, you can attempt a Channelling Test to increase all Casting Rolls made in the immediate vicinity by +1. Bonuses from multiple artists are stacked. However, any rolls made on the Forest Growth, Tzeentch’s Curse and Wrath of the Gods tables are also increased cumulatively by +1 per artist. En v o y Wood Elves aren’t concerned with mercantile affairs. Instead, their Envoys travel to human settlements for the purpose of negotiating land disputes with human nobles (often in the company of a Spellweaver). Envoys to Bretonnia sometimes have secondary objectives: identification and abduction of magicallygifted human children. Substitutions: Replace Common Knowledge (Wasteland) with (Bretonnia); replace Evaluate with Magical Sense or Navigation; replace Haggle with Silent Move; replace Secret Language (Guild Tongue) with Ventriloquism; replace Trade (Merchant) with Outdoor Survival. Envoys from Athel Loren speak Bretonnian instead of Reikspiel. Kindreds: Glade Rider, Spellsinger, Wind Rider Entries: Spellsinger, Student, Tradesman Exits: Charlatan, Rogue, Student, Vagabond Ga m b l e r The young generation of Wood Elves who live near human settlements have learned that gambling is far more enjoyable than wage labour. Their nimble fingers make cheating easy for Elves. Substitutions: None Kindreds: Younger Entries: Entertainer, Noble, Rogue, Mercenary, Student, Thief, Vagabond Exits: Charlatan, Demagogue, Entertainer, Rapscallion, Rogue Hunter In Asrai culture, hunters honour each kill by offering thanks to their dying prey. A prayer to Kurnous promises that every part of the animal will be used. Substitutions: None Kindreds: Alter, Scout, Vengeance, Wild Rider Entries: Kithband Warrior Exits: Bounty Hunter, Kithband Warrior, Priest (Kurnous), Scout, Targeteer, Wildkin In i t i a t e Asrai mythology is a collection of morality fables about totemic trees and animals representing the gods Isha, Kurnous, Loec and Lileath. Wood Elf Initiates are storytellers who teach these tales to children. Substitutions: Replace Speak Language (Classical) with Performer (Storyteller); replace Speak Language (Reikspiel) with (Eltharin). Kindreds: None Entries: Pilgrim, Raconteur, Scribe, Student, Treesinger Exits: Demagogue, Priest, Scribe Ki t h b a n d Wa r r i o r (Gl a d e Gu a r d) The frontline defenders of Laurëlorn are known as Kithband Warriors, whilst those of Athel Loren are called Glade Guards. Substitutions: None Kindreds: Warrior, Scout Entries: Hunter, Messenger 46
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