Urutan

*"What? Those things? Listen, I'd be*

*hard pressed to find a reason not to*

*tell you to stay away from the Urutan*

*to the best of your ability. They are*

*a savage folk, and their small size is*

*a false source of confidence; They're*

*fast. They'll overwhelm you and tear*

*you limb from limb."*

*-Asahn Zurkhas, Ghar Folktales*

Deep in the Sandseas of the Alindae Moonsands, spiteful, and aggressive Urutan dwell. Tribes work in hesitation, warring with each other constantly, both between tribes and within themselves. The cursed crustaceans known as the Urutan were sent to this harsh land by Vahluuhhn, where they ride the Sand-Koi known as the Yensa, often murdering anyone they come across. They move fast and hit hard, and nearly command the endless sea of sand. Their curse extends beyond just appearance, though, as Vahluuhhn sapped from their bloodline most of the Mist in their bodies, resulting in the Urutan having a much more difficult time handling Magick of any form.

## A Cursed Image

The Urutan are a short bunch, covered in a hard, dry hide. Almost crustacean in nature, their skin is broken into fragments by harsh angles and creases. They are colored in shades of light tan, reddish brown, and at the end of their appendages, dark blue. Their face is mostly made up of the shell, multiple fragments coming up to a single point, an opening just large enough for consumption of food. This opening continues up to their pale yellow eyes. Their legs are akin to sharp fins, curved backwards and reaching a point. All of their hide, except their lower legs and sharp-pointed fingers, is covered in small, thin, needle-like hairs. Customarily, they are wrapped in cloth, often tattered fabrics. It is not known whether this is done as a form of protection from the elements, or to hide their shameful appearance.

## Savage and Forsaken

The Urutan do not live very long. Most reach physical maturity at an age of 20. The eldest of them can be up to 100 years of age, but these are rare exceptions. Most Urutan do not age past 80. A smaller amount of Urutan are able to even survive that long, as their natural environment is far from hospitable, and most races are off put by them. The Urutan tribes are known for being extremely aggressive by nature, and all attempts of integrating the tribes into civilized cultures have ended in failure.

## Traversing the Sandsea

The Urutan rarely venture out of the Moonsands of Alindae. Clinging primarily to the Western reaches of the desert, in the Sandsea near the foothills of mountains. They recognize no real state, but are fiercely territorial. Because of this, war between Urutan tribes is never ending and incessant. The only real creatures the Urutan cooperate with frequently are the Yensa sand-koi. These large animals swim through the sand as if it were water. Occasionally, the Yensa will surface. The Urutan often will grasp onto the dorsal fin of the Yensa and use them to ride across the vast Sandsea of the Lesser Moonsands.

## Rarely Seen Alone

It's very rare to find any Urutan adventuring on their own. They tend to reluctantly work with their tribes, and tense relations from quickly. Intense arguments can potentially result in a fight between Urutan. If this happens, the loser - if they aren't murdered - Will be sent away from their tribe. Despite their strength in numbers, a lonely Urutan would struggle to survive on it's own in the Moonsands. This means that many Urutan who choose to adventure on their own are killed before they make it out of their vast desert home.

## Urutan Racial Traits

***Ability Score Increase:*** Urutan have great reflexes and are quite athletic, but are largely disliked by others. (Dex +3), (Cha -2)

***Age:*** Although a few Urutan have lived to be as old as 100, most don't make it past the age of 60.

***Alignment:*** Urutan are often selfish and fast to act. ***Egoistic Passion*** is the alignment that most would identify with. There are rare exceptions to this, though.

***Size:*** The Urutan are not a tall people. They range from 3-4 ft; your size is small.

***Speed:*** The Urutan are athletic and dexterous, making it easy to move their small frames quickly. Your default movement speed is 35ft.

***Yensa Rider:*** The Urutan are not new to traversing the Alindae Sandseas on the Yensa Sand Koi. If you attempt to ride or tame a Yensa, you automatically succeed the Animal Handling check. In addition, you are proficient in Animal Handling.

***Urutan Combat Technique:*** You are proficient in Hand Crossbows, Scimitars, Daggers, and Darts. When you throw a Dagger or Dart, you take advantage on any rolls involving the attack. If throwing any other weapons, you are considered proficient with the weapon you are throwing while rolling for that attack.

***Savage Swinger:*** When calculating damage for a melee attack using a weapon you are proficient in, if you roll a 2 or less, you may roll a second die. Add the two rolls together for your damage total.

***Ruined Trust:*** The Urutan are incredibly slow to trust. You are proficient in Insight, and have a +5 bonus to initiative rolls.

***Cursed Bloodline:*** The Urutan have difficulty with magic due to Vahluuhhn's Curse. You take disadvantage on any roll regarding a spell you cast.

***Languages:*** The Urutan read, write, and speak common and Yurian. Writing in Yurian must be done with an Aldani's claw, otherwise an Aldani will know it was written by a different race.