Darkman

It is unknown when or how the "darkman" came into existence on Ayreon, butthere is no reported sighting of this human subrace prior to the founding ofLokatar, and early accounts of their arrival are apocryphal at best. Onesuch account, written by a minor priest of Shorkam's Inquisition, describesa backcountry hamlet in the midst of famine whose inhabitants appeal to thegods of life and weather to save them from destruction. Their prayers gounheard and unfilled. Desperate as the end nears, the villagers turn thento the dark gods, pledging their souls in return for life in this world, andoffering human sacrifice to seal the pact. The dark gods hear their prayers,and answer in the affirmative, then mark the race so they may be remindedfor time-without-end the covenant made that fateful day.Darkmen are, like their more common counterparts, a strong race that liveout their brief lives in the wilds of Ayreon. They are not wild themselves,far from it, but tend to shy away from cities and large settlements unlessinhabited by other darkmen. They are intelligent, and quick, and sometimes adarkman will rise above his fellows to enter an academy devoted to the artsof magic. Others come to dwell at the edges of human settlements, living asblack marketeers or, worse, thieves. Darkmen can, however, enter into anyprofession and thrive.Darkmen are indistinguishable from humans, being of the same builds, heightsand features, but bear two traits common to them all: cunning, almost evil-looking black eyes and hair the color of nightfall. The thick lashes aroundtheir eyes accentuates the effect, making them appear as if they are up tono good, even if their intent is not malevolent. This almost unnatural lookgives credence to the stories of villagers giving up their souls to sinisteragents, and while many a darkman has given into the baleful powers of theworld, examples of darkmen both pious and heroic dot the annals of history.+
Darkmen learn-by-doing nearly as fast as humans.+
Darkmen have no special resistances or vulnerabilities.+
Raceweapon: sword
Racial Stat Mod
STR   QUI   DEX   INT   WIS   CON   CHA   APP   +5      +5      0      +5      0        0        0      0
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