Coaster

# Coasters

*"Bloody pirates. Every single one."-Minotaur admiral Greathorn, not that far off the mark.*

*"No life is better than a free life! Why not experience such a life in the kingdoms where it's warm!"-Rodrigo Delmonty, Hyspanian citizen.*

*"Near tropical temperatures? Sounds hellish."-Ivanka Dross, Druzi farmer.*

## Physical Description:

Coasters are more of a political entity than a biological one. People of all skin colors, heights, races and backgrounds congregate in the Coastal Kingdoms. Many dark-skinned islanders and Maneads are among this selection but people of most types can be found there. A notable group are the Hyspanians, a proud, dramatic people, known for their dramatic dress and fancy mustaches. They enjoy dueling and exploring almost as much as wine-making and drinking,

## History:

The Coastal Kingdoms are an assortment of small petty states that have risen and fallen along the southern tip of Apia's coastline since the demonic wars. Some are democracies, others dictatorships or merchant republics. A thousand and one histories can be found there but you would have to ask those who call the individual kingdoms home. Hyspanian is the longest-lasting kingdom and the one with the most distinct culture, maintained by an army of conquistadors and tercios.

## Geography:

The Kingdoms are warm, with the sea air hanging heavy around the nearly tropical climate. Fruit trees are common, as are hotsprings, rolling hills and wide plains. The actual borders of the different kingdoms change from week to week and year to year and most locals just roll with these changes, after all, if they don't like it they can just sail way or move.

## Personality:

While Coasters are a varied people with differing motives, goals and political beliefs most share a common love of the sea and personal freedom. Tyrants do not last long on the coast, unless they have strong armies or navies. Pirates are common and privateers more so. Sea-loving races and people make their homes here. Most are boisterous, adventurous and loud.

## Society:

Each coastal kingdom is different and thus most of the societies are different. The majority of the people who call the coasts home however agree that different people should be left to their different devices. If your neighbor is a pirate what business is that of yours? They don't abide certain reprehensible crimes in any of the kingdoms but again, what is considered reprehensible varies from kingdom to kingdom.

## Religion:

Gods of all stripes are worshiped in the Coastal Kingdoms but, the two that stand out the most are Vyzbus and Qhalene being deities of the sea. Midos is also held in high regard by the trade-reliant coasters.

## Alignment:

While they come in all stripes, most Coasters contain a chaotic streak about them. Or, at the very least, neutrality. Still, there are lawful Coasters but these are few and far between, located mostly within Hyspania.

## Relations:

The majority of the relations among the Coasters are between the various city-states and kingdoms that rise and fall along the coast. It is such an intricate dance and web that no outsider fully understands it and even trying to have it explained takes several hours and can leave the listener none the wiser about what they were just told.

## Language:

Coaster's Cant is a smattering language that is common along the Kingdoms, it's a bastardized version of common that includes sea slang, Manead words and even some Minotaur. Almost everyone along the kingdoms speaks it. Even those who do, usually also know common.

## Adventurers:

Most Coasters are adventurers already, surviving in the intricate political mess and the pirate gangs that roam the region. Some seek their fortunes on the seas while others travel north into the Southern Plains, Demauric and the Everstand looking for work. Those who survive make for decent rogues or swashbucklers and some serve as crews aboard various sailing ships. It's also far from uncommon to see lone tercios or conquistadors making a name for themselves by adventuring in hopes of winning glory back home.

### Names:

Any human name is acceptable for a coaster, though islander or Hispanic names are quite flavorful for the region.

## Traits:

The same as humans on page 19 with the following exceptions

Automatic Languages: Common, Coaster's Cant

+2 Ranks in Swim and you are always considered proficient in swim.

Favorite Classes: Fighter, Swashbuckler, Rogue