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Oranians
Oranians are a bird-like
race from the Oran Mountains. They are able to fly just as well as
they can walk, in fact, flying is their preferred method of travel,
as it is much faster. They love music and poetry. In fact, the best
poets and musicians in the land are Oranians.
Personality:
Oranians are poets and philosophers, musicians and knowledge seekers.
Because of their ability to fly, they can travel easily to other
lands. This has allowed them to hear the legends and histories of
other races, as well as see their own culture. They have grown to
love such interaction, always searching to learn more about
something, whether it be the location of a mythical artifact, or the
play time rituals of a human child. They often write songs or poetry
about their findings. They are usually always cheerful, and are
delighted to learn any tidbit of information.
Physical Discription:
Oranians are tall and mostly humanoid in shape. They stand from 5 ½
to 7 feet tall, and usually weigh between 175 and 300 pounds. They
are completely covered in feathers, except for their feet and hands,
which are talons, and the top of their heads, which has something
that can be called hair, though it resembles feathers as much as it
does hair. They also have eagle-like wings on their backs, and
generally have a wingspan equal to their height. Their heads are
shaped more like a bird's head, than a human head, complete with a
beak. Oranians who stick to their own race's clothing traditions wear
elegant robes with golden support bars for structure and holes in the
back for their wings. Their feathers come in all manner of colors,
from the browns of a hawk, to the grays of a pigeon, to the rainbow
colors of a parrot. They achieve adulthood at 50 years, and they have
no known lifespan, as no Oranian has ever died of old age. Whether
this is because they die of other causes before they are able to, or
because they simply don't grow old is unknown. The oldest known
Oranian was 986 years old.
Relations: Oranians
make a point of getting along well with other races. They love to
observe and learn about the culture of other races, and are more than
happy to share their own culture. For the most part, they find the
other races amusing, but they find all of them fascinating.
Alignment:
Oranians tend strongly toward Good, and it is very rare to find an
evil one. However, their are just as many that are Lawful as there
are that are Chaotic.
Oranian Lands:
Oranians make their homes in the averies of the Oran Mountains. They
often go abroad into other lands for fun and adventure, but the Oran
Mountains are the only place they feel comfortable calling home.
Religion: Oranians
mostly worship the wind god, Metorlogis. However, some become so fascinated by other races, that they take on the religions of those
races.
Language: The
native language is Auran, the language of air-based creatures, but
they also speak Elven, as most of their songs and poems are written
in Elven.
Names: Oranians
used to have names specific to their race, but they have been
influenced by other races to the point that they no longer have any
naming traditions of their own. Instead, they use the names and traditions of other races.
Adventurers:
Oranians love to adventure. They are always looking for some bit of
history or myth to unveil. They will almost always find a party to
adventure with, and will try to pick one that is as varied in the
races that make it up as possible, so that they may learn all they
can. Also, there is no better material for writing poems and songs
than a grand adventure.
ORANIAN
RACIAL TRAITS
- +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, +2 Intelligence, -2 Strength, -2 Constitution: Oranians are agile, have excellent awareness due to their animal senses, and are quite smart due to their lust for knowledge. However, their hollow bones and unique body structure make them weak and frail.
- Medium-size: As Medium-size creatures, Oranians have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Oranian base land speed is 30 feet. Air speed is 80 feet (agile).
- Eagle's Sight: Oranians have excellent eyesight. Because of this, they can see twice as far as other races can in the same conditions.
- Low-light Vision: Oranians can see just as far in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination as they can in daylight. They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
- +2 racial bonuses and Spot and Search checks. Their eyesight is so good that if they have line-of-sight to a secret door, they are entitled to a Search check as if they were actively searching for the door.
- Unique Body-Type: Oranians have a unique body type that other races do not have (mostly because of the wings). For this reason, Oranians can only wear clothes and armor that is specifically made for them, whether it be custom made, or from a shop that sells Oranian goods. Such shops are not found just anywhere, and are usually just in large cities.
- Automatic Languages: Common, Auran, and Elven. Bonus Languages: All except Halfling and Druid. Oranians learn the languages, as well as the cultures, of those they study. Only the super secret languages are unknown to them.
- Favored Class: Bard. A multiclassed Oranian's bard class does not count when determining whether he suffers from an XP penalty for multiclassing. Writing songs and poems is what they do.
