Rakastas acquire Legacies and require cinnabryl to ward off Affliction. Most rakastas carry weapons. Nomads also use these weapons, but they prefer to use war claws, a weapon developed by the rakastas. Firearms are considered particularly dishonourable, so Beast Riders, Honourbound, and Defenders from Bellayne never use them. Warriors are very common in rakastan society, but bards, thieves, and priests are also relatively common.
Wizards are rare.
Rakasta Beast Riders use feliquine mounts. Rakastas have excellent balance and reflexes, so they take only half damage from any fall. They have infravision with a range of 60 feet and superb hearing. A rakasta automatically gets a saving throw, with the bonus, when an invisible creature approaches within 10 feet and during every round the invisible being remains that close. Rakastas can also use this ability to detect the presence of ethereal creatures such as ghosts, phase spiders, or someone wearing plate mail of etherealness .