Gaz F10 The Kingdom of Kaarjala - Vaults of Pandius

CREATING CHARACTERS for KAARJALAAvailableCharacter ClassesAll of the standard human classes areavailable in Kaarjala. At the referee’sdiscretion, characters can be demihumanoutsiders. Non-standard options includelow-level druids, and humanoids, whilewise women are acceptable among theVaarana and surrounding barbariantribes. In addition, there are two newclasses unique to the far north: theshamanic noaid and the musician-warriorkanteleer.Demographic Options inKaarjalaKaarjala’s is a human population, themajority of which are the Saamari. Thereis also a sizeable number of Vaarana.Other human ethnicities present includeLittonians (mostly Litoniesu, but alsoLietuvans), Viaskodans, Known Worldadventurers, and – in the future –imperial agents. Shonaks occasionallyhunt near the fringes of the kingdom, butdue to historical animosities, they receivea cool reception at best.Most Kaarjalans are fighters, but clericsare fairly common. Thieves operate inKaarja and the other large settlements,while druids inhabit the interior forestsand exterior wilderness. Conventionalmagic-users are largely unknown; thenoaide fill this role.Demihuman characters must come fromoutside Kaarjala. Those native toNorwold hail from below the Great Bay:Leeha (halflings), Stormhaven andOceansend (dwarves), and scatteredforesthomes (elves).LanguagesCharacters native to Kaarjala speakSaamari or Vaarsu (the native tongue ofthe Vaarana); however members of otherethnic groups, e.g. the Litoniesu, oft taketheir cultural tongues as first languages.In descending order, the most commonsecondary tongues are Saamari, Vaarsu,and Litoniesu. Characters with additionallanguage slots should choose from thesefirst. [Note: Vaarsu has no written form,but it does make limited use of Antalianlikerunes and familial-related markingsto denote property ownership. – Ed.]Kaarjalan NamesWhat follows is a list of appropriatenames for Kaarjalan characters. This listis not exhaustive, and players can opt tochoose other names. Saamari andVaarana names are based on Finnish andSami, respectively. Players wishing tohave Littonian characters are advised toconsult Gaz F6 for more information.As a rule, the Vaarana use appellationsin lieu of surnames. These monikersderive from distinguishing physical traits(Sussu the White-Haired) or memorabledeeds (Sussu the Bear Slayer), and theyare always assigned by the head of thehousehold and not the character. SomeVaarana living in the settled areas haveadopted the use of Saamari surnames thatare popular in their local area.Saamari, Male: Aamos, Aarne,Aatos, Ahti, Aki, Akseli, Ari, Arttu, Atte,Aulis, Eemeli, Eero, Eino, Einojuhani,Erkki, Esko, Hanno, Harri, Heikki,Hessu, Iiro, Iivari, Ilkka, Ilmari, Jaakko,Jani, Jarkko, Jere, Jouni, Jukka, Juuso,Kaarle, Kai, Kalervo, Kalle, Kauko,Kyösti, Lasse, Leevi, Luukas, Markku,Markus, Martti, Maunu, Miikka, Niklas,Niko, Olavi, Olli, Paavo, Pasi, Pekka,Pertti, Pirkka, Raimo, Riku, Risto,Samsa, Santeri, Tahvo, Tauno, Teemu,Timo, Toivo, Tuomo, Tuukka, Urho,Valtteri, Veikko, Veli, Ville, Väinö, YrjöSaamari, Female: Aamu, Aija,Aila, Aino, Aira, Anja, Annika, Anu,Auli, Aune, Eeva, Eliisa, Elina, Essi,Heli, Heljä, Helvi, Henna, Henriikka,Iida, Iines, Jaana, Jenna, Jonna, Kaari,Kaiju, Kaisa, Kati, Katja, Katri, Kerttu,Kirsi, Kyllikki, Laila, Leea, Lempi, Liisi,Lyyli, Maarit, Maija, Marja, Marjo,Meeri, Miia, Mira, Nea, Niina, Noora,Oona, Petra, Piia, Pinja, Pirkko, Päivi,Raija, Riikka, Ronja, Saimi, Sanelma,Satu, Siiri, Sointu, Sonja, Suoma, Suvi,Taija, Taimi, Tellervo, Terhi, Terttu,Tove, Tuula, Tuulikki, Tytti, Tyyne,Ulla, Veera, Venla, VirpiSaamari Surnames: Aaltonen,Ahde, Ahokas, Ahtisaari, Alanen,Arajärvi, Asikainen, Asunmaa,Eerikäinen, Einiö, Eskelinen, Haanpää,Haapakoski, Heikkinen, Hirsjärvi,Hujanen, Huovinen, Huusko, Hänninen,Ihamäki, Iivonen, Ilmonen, Isokoski,Issakainen, Itälä, Jaakonsaari, Jalonen,Jantunen, Jokinen, Juhola, Juntunen,Jylhä, Järvi, Jääskeläinen, Kainulainen,Karhu, Karonen, Kemppainen, Ketola,Kivelä, Koistinen, Koskinen, Kunnas,Kurkela, Kuusisto, Laaksonen,Laatikainen, Lahti, Larivaara, Lauronen,Lehto, Lilja, Litmanen, Luhtanen,Makkonen, Markku, Matinsalo,Muukkonen, Myllylä, Mäki, Naarajärvi,Narinen, Nenonen, Niemelä, Niinisalo,Nurmela, Oikarinen, Outinen, Parviainen,Pekkala, Peltosaari, Petäjä, Pitkänen,Pohjonen, Poutanen, Puikkonen, Purho,Pyysalo, Päätalo, Rannisto, Rauhala,Riikonen, Rintala, Roivas, Ruohonen,Ruutu, Ryttäri, Saarela, Saari, Saarinen,Saikkonen, Salmi, Savolainen, Seppälä,Sipinen, Soikkeli, Sormunen, Suhonen,Suntila, Supinen, Tamminen, Tiihonen,Tuomi, Tuuri, Ukkola, Uotinen, Uusitalo,Vainikainen, Vainio, Varala, Varvikko,Vatanen, Viitala, Viljanen, Vitikka,Vuoristo, Väänänen, Ylikangas, Ylinen,Ylämäki, Yrjänäinen, YrjönenVaarana, Male: Ándá, Ándaras,Ánok, Ásllat, Bávval, Beahkká, Biejan,Bierrán, Bierža, Biette, Dure, Eidnár,Erke, Gárral, Gustu, Hánno, Heaika,Heandarat, Hegon, Hentto, Iissát, Johá,Jovnna, Juhvo, Juks, Juvvá, Láras,Lávrrohaš, Mádes, Migil, Mihkku, Nibá,Nilsa, Olet, Ovlá, Peivas, Sabbe,Sámmol, Uvllá, VuolátVaarana, Female: Áila, Áillun,Álehttá, Biret, Birrá, Diinna, Elle, Ello,Evá, Gáddjá, Gáhte, Gáre, Gunná,Gutnel, Ingir, Juksakka, Káre, Láilá,Lená, Mággá, Máijá, Máret, Neikuts,Rávdná, Redá, Risten, Ristiinná, Sárá,Sikká, Sire, Sunná, Sussu2