Lordathian

*"Lordath is like a lantern with a flickering flame, yet it never fades."*

**- *Fernando Barboza*, *Denizens of a Desolate Vel.***

## Statistics

* ***Ability Scores***
* ***Age***Lordathians live under a century like most humans. They are considered venerable at the age of 70.
* ***Speed***Your base speed is 30 feet.
* ***Size*** Medium
* ***Languages*** You can speak, read, and write Velli and any other language of your choice.
* **Ancestral Item(UNDER CONSTRUCTION):** Lordathians begin play with an item that is precious to them and has been in there family for some time. As long as you keep said item on your person, you gain a +1 misc. bonus to AC.
* **Bravery of Lordath:** What some deem nightmarish Lordathians call reality. Lordathians get a +2 bonus on fear and fear effects.
	+ If they gain fear immunity they always provide their closest ally with this bonus, which stacks with other bonuses.
* **Dawn Rises:** As Lordath was founded in the name of the New Dawn, Lordathians gain a +2 to Knowledge (Religion) but gain a +2 Knowledge (History) as they were formed of the ruins of old.
* **Looming Horror:** Lordathians are always wary of a looming battle. Lordathians are not considered flat-footed at the start of the turn order.
	+ Additionally, during a surprise round if a Lordathian starts unaware they may act as soon as they take damage.
* **Spirit of the New Kingdom:** Once per day when a Lordathian is brought below zero hitpoints they may take a standard action, which won't provoke an attack of opportunity and get half their level as a bonus to attack and damage. The action can be used to make a melee, ranged, touch, ranged touch, or cast a spell on any target besides yourself.

## Lordath

*Main article: Lordath*

Lordath is the combined Kingdom of two old provinces named Lorshire and Nordath. It is very flat and filled with small towns that have cobblestone pathways and have a surplus of lantern light, if possible. Lordath is very dark compared to other provinces-- as the night sky lingers longer than it should. This is almost definitely a side effect of being so close to Harburne.

## Physiology

Lordathians, like most human races, come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They are often brunette or dark-haired but it isn't outlandish to see a blonde or red-haired Lordathian. They often have darker colored eyes but just like their hair color, their eyes can be any color. They are not as pink skinned as the Kin but not as tan as the Moores.

## History

Lordath was founded in 344 and began the Age of the New Kingdom. Lordath preaches being the Kingdom of the New Dawn and hopes to someday eradicate the forces of Harburne. Lordath acts as a beacon of hope for Vel but also takes most of the devastation from the Army of Vanquish-- essentially being forever in war with them since they were founded as a kingdom.

## Culture

Lordathians live in constant fear of their town being destroyed and their everyday life revolves around this paranoia. Most towns do not have a large enough population to have normal school hours and rely on tutors who travel house-to-house to spend time with students throughout the week to check on their studies. Other kids elect to not even study and favor joining the military or taking an apprenticeship since many families would benefit more from another source of income rather than studying.

Get-togethers are almost always held inside, usually in old halls. Larger cities have a lot of guards but smaller towns usually struggle to keep a constant town watch as the job is considered dangerous. Still, Lordathians have hope and have what potlucks they can to get by.

## Religion

Lordath is the most devout to the New Dawn. Lathander is especially favored in Lordath though his sister Ottuna, brother Cedros and companions Thylen and Zinnia are also quite popular. They are the five gods of the New Dawn though other Descendant gods may have some followers. Most churches and cathedrals have removed old Cosmonious statues and replaced them with the gods above.

## Military

The Lordathian military works harder than any other military to keep the borders free of foul creatures. Lordath is usually attacked the most compared to other provinces. This means that the Lordathian have the most experience fighting undead and demons-- but are also the most tired and overworked. They utilize various types of armor from light to heavy and specialize in the longsword and longsword-- many men-at-arms aspire to be knights who influence the combat style of the army.

Lordathian knights in silver armor have usually gained such honor by completing exalting deeds and have great honor. The Silver Knights have many orders, like the order of the blade or the order of the tempest. Lordathian's are naturally skilled with bows thus making the Order of the Bow a quite prominent task force. Silver bow users often learn how to make specific arrowheads that can penetrate differing creatures and horrors and are arguably the strongest warriors in Lordath.