Shradi
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Overview
- Shradi Visual Guide
Physical Description
Resembling dark-skinned humanoids with tall, powerful frames. They have dark tan skin, brown hair, and dark brown or dark green eyes. Shradi tend to wear their hair and/or beards braided. Often living in hot, arid climates, they’re resistant to sizzling temperatures and strong rays, they also handle survive well in wastelands and other inhospitable locations. Many are nomads but form loyal communities and relations with other clans. The outside world respect their contributions towards keeping the wastelands safe for travellers and merchants. Shradi stand 30 feet tall on average, but have slender to medium builds, a fact that greatly contributes to their grace and speed. The giants favor loose robes with keffiyehs for protection from the scouring desert winds, as well as travelling leathers worn beneath the robes.
Culture & Social
Although they come from hot climates, Shradi are comfortable in almost any environment where resources are scarce. Some Shradi clans are very territorial and will intercept trespassers with scepticism, most good clans are reasonable and escort unwanted guests through and outside their territory as long as there are no altercations. Same can be applied to their goods and belongings, their friends and allies are as coveted to them as valuable gems and treasures. Shradi are well motivated by material possessions that they become excellent bodyguards and hired-hands for other races, if the price is right. Shradi roam the stark and majestic sands, rarely dwelling in permanent camps. They roam from oasis to oasis, sleeping beneath the stars or in easily dismantled yurts, breaking camp as whim strikes or when food sources grow scarce.
They require little water, and are able to survive for as long as 2 weeks on food alone. When such goods are available, they drink water, milk, and juices in prodigious amounts. The bulk of their diet comes from figs, olives, and similar bounty of the oases, supplemented by meat if required. Despite their nomadic ways, Shradi guard their territory fiercely, driving away all interlopers, whether intelligent or bestial. In times of battle or war, Shradi may don chainmail.
Race Meta
- Better known as: Desert Giants
- Height/Size: 24-36ft / 30ft (Huge, Size: 4)
- Genus: Giant
- Rarity: Uncommon in Saffron, Rare elsewhere
- Faction(s): Saffron Alliance
Shradi serve as the 'Desert Giants'
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Racial Adjustments & Archetypes
Shradi
Shradi are adept at reacting to danger and navigating difficult terrain. As they often live in inhospitable locations, all Shradi are good at basic survival skills.
♦ Shradi gain a +1 attribute bonus to Strength, Endurance, Perception and Agility. ♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in all Survival skills. ♦ Shradi are considered Huge-sized: they have a size-rating of 4.
Archetype: Nomad
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♦ This Shradi gains a +1 attribute bonus to Perception and Intelligence. ♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in all Analysis skills.
Archetype: Warrior
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♦ This Shradi gains a +1 attribute bonus to Strength and Endurance. ♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in one [Combat]-oriented skill group, and all Defense skills.
Archetype: Marauder
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♦ This Shradi gains a +1 attribute bonus to Strength and Agility. ♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in all Larceny skills.
Archetype: Merchant
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♦ This Shradi gains a +2 attribute bonus to Charisma. ♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in all Social skills.
Archetype: Janni-Blooded
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♦ This Shradi gains a +1 attribute bonus to Perception and Charisma. ♦ They also gain a Skill-Focus in one [Metaforce]-related skill group.
Archetype: Experienced
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♦ This Shradi gains a +2 attribute bonus to Intelligence. They gain a skill-focus in all Defence skills.
Traits
Passive: Sand Strider
Shradi have powerful legs that have been honed through desert sands, not only do they move better in uneven terrain better than most two-legged beings, that extra strength boosts their mobility as well.
♦ Shradi ignore movement penalties on sandy, desert and unstable terrain.
Passive + Ability: Instinctual Traveller
The Shradi are born with an uncanny sense of direction and intuition about the world they live in. They’re adaptable to new terrain and essential guides for other travellers they group with.
♦ Ability: Shradi always know where north is. ♦ Shradi also gain a +20 bonus to all skill checks to do with survival and geography, as long as they have at least Novice (20) rank in those skills.
Passive: Desert Affinity
Shradi have a deep connection to the desert and have surprisingly high resilience to Heat and Air. They are however susceptible to freezing cold.
♦ Shradi RESIST Fire and Wind attacks by 20%. ♦ The severity of hot-temperature effects are reduced by one stage. They are fine in Tier 2 (Hot Desert), but still suffer minor penalties for Tier 3 (Active Volcano).