Tenebrian

The first recorded sighting of the Tenebri was in the mountains west ofLokatar over a thousand years ago. A Merendi scouting patrol, on a routinelookout for orc marauders, came upon a dozen or so of the blanched race who,upon seeing the armed squad of soldiers, fled and hid among the rocks andfoothills of the region. Not more than twenty years later were the Tenebrito build a city in those same mountains, and have since plagued the worldwith their dark magics and their secret plots.Tenebri, or the Tenebrians, are a rare breed on the surface of Ayreon, muchprefering the eternal night of the Underdark and the hollows of keeps andtowers where light has little chance of reaching them. They are a remarkablybright people, as much so as highmen, and are cunning to a fault. Not a fewsages believe the Tenebri are the descendants of highmen, so intelligent arethey, but have so far been unable to establish a positive connection betweenthe two human races, nor can they say with certainty how the Tenebri cameinto their remarkable magical abilities.Their pale skin is a different matter. Having lived for centuries beneaththe surface of Ayreon (some believe it was for millenia), the Tenebri lostall need for melanin, and except for the rare individual all members of thishuman subrace are pale as ghosts. Their hair, too, is white to straw-blond,and their eyes seem to come in three shades only, white, black and ruby red.A tenebrian generally is tall, though not so much as a highman, with long,spindly fingers and a slender, or oftentimes a gaunt, build. Only with careand precaution can a tenebrian pass herself off as a common human.Because of their builds, intelligence and cultural dispositions, tenebriansalmost exclusively become men of letters, mages, priests, researchers andthe like. Necromancers are common among their kind, and because of thataffiliation, combined with an ugly history of empire building and slavery bymore famous Tenebri, they are distrusted by all other humans.+
Tenebrians have the ability to see in the dark.+
Tenebrians have no special resistances or vulnerabilities.+
Raceweapon: sword
Racial Stat ModSTR   QUI   DEX   INT   WIS   CON   CHA   APP    -5        0       0     +15   +10     -5        0      +5     
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