Al-Andalusian
The faithful people of deserts and mountains
The Al-Andalusians are the reverent and hardy peoples who live in the cities and nomadic groups that populate Al-Andalus and the adjoining Al-Andalus Mountain Range. Hailing from mountains, plains, and deserts, they are a resilient and stalwart peoples who make a living from a generally lean land. For many, their denotation is shortened to "Andalusian" for ease of speaking, especially in regions outside Al-Andalus. The vast majority of Al-Andalusians speak Al-Andalusian elvish as their native tongue, regardless of their ancestry.
From the highest merchant to the lowest herdsman, their primary pillars of life center around family, faith, and prosperity. These factors translate into many aspects of a culture that focuses on religious, mercantile, and cultural exchange with their neighbors. These pillars remain in common even from the city-dwelling to the nomadic peoples of Al-Andalus, though what each of these factors mean to them can vary from group to group.
The Al-Andalusians of old were largely the nomadic elves who roamed the arid lands beneath the Al-Andalusian Mountain Range, or built towns and trading posts there. After the Last of the Primordial Wars, men and others began to slowly filter in, intermixing with the local elves. Thus, many Al-Andalusians are of elvish descent, and numerous share cultural norms with the local nomadic elves, regardless of ancestry.
Adventurers: Al-Andalusians are common adventuring types, with many leaving home to spread their faith in the Heavens or to seek their fortunes as traveling merchants or mercenaries. While an Al-Andalusian could be of any class, divine classes are the most common in line with the reverence displayed by these peoples. Others could be cavaliers or rogues, seeking work along open roads or busy cities where their skills can be put to the test.
For more information on the Al-Andalusians, see their main article: Al-Andalus
Caliph Scheherazade traveling with an armed escort of alps.
Ability Score Modifiers: Al-Andalusians are considerate, friendly, and skillful, but often leaner than their neighbors. They gain +2 Wisdom, +2 Dexterity or Charisma, and –2 Strength.
Base Speed: Al-Andalusians have a base speed of 30 feet.
Languages: Al-Andalusians begin play speaking Al-Andalusian elvish. Al-Andalusians with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Sylvan or Shadowspeak). See the Language in the Dragon's Domain page for more information about these languages.
Suntouched: Al-Andalusians have long adapted to their hot and arid homeland. They gain fire resistance 5.
Mercantile: Al-Andalusians consider prosperity a key pillar of life in their homeland, and have been acquainted with a large array of goods. They gain a +2 bonus on Appraise checks.
Reverent: Al-Andalusians are faithful and steadfast people who learned from the parables of their faith. They gain a +2 bonus on Knowledge (Religion) checks.
Elven Eyes: Al-Andalusians can see twice as far as an ancestry with normal vision in conditions of dim light.
Elf Blood: Al-Andalusians count as elves (as well as any other chosen) for any effect related to ancestry.
Desert Runner: Members of this race receive a +4 racial bonus on Constitution checks and Fortitude saves to avoid fatigue and exhaustion, as well as any other ill effects from running, forced marches, starvation, thirst, and hot or cold environments.
In order to keep potential new ancestries balanced, I used a "race point" calculator in an effort to create equitable ancestries. For comparison, a non-variant human is 9 RP.
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Standard Ancestry Traits
Ability Score Modifiers: Al-Andalusians are considerate, friendly, and skillful, but often leaner than their neighbors. They gain +2 Wisdom, +2 Dexterity or Charisma, and –2 Strength.
Base Speed: Al-Andalusians have a base speed of 30 feet.
Languages: Al-Andalusians begin play speaking Al-Andalusian elvish. Al-Andalusians with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Sylvan or Shadowspeak). See the Language in the Dragon's Domain page for more information about these languages.
Defense Ancestry Traits
Suntouched: Al-Andalusians have long adapted to their hot and arid homeland. They gain fire resistance 5.
Feat and Skill Ancestry Traits
Mercantile: Al-Andalusians consider prosperity a key pillar of life in their homeland, and have been acquainted with a large array of goods. They gain a +2 bonus on Appraise checks.
Reverent: Al-Andalusians are faithful and steadfast people who learned from the parables of their faith. They gain a +2 bonus on Knowledge (Religion) checks.
Senses Ancestry Traits
Elven Eyes: Al-Andalusians can see twice as far as an ancestry with normal vision in conditions of dim light.
Other Ancestry Traits
Elf Blood: Al-Andalusians count as elves (as well as any other chosen) for any effect related to ancestry.
Desert Runner: Members of this race receive a +4 racial bonus on Constitution checks and Fortitude saves to avoid fatigue and exhaustion, as well as any other ill effects from running, forced marches, starvation, thirst, and hot or cold environments.
A Romanoran adventurer struggles with camels; Al-Andalusians look on.
RP Calculation
In order to keep potential new ancestries balanced, I used a "race point" calculator in an effort to create equitable ancestries. For comparison, a non-variant human is 9 RP.
- Standard Ancestry Traits: 1 RP
- Defense Ancestry Traits: 1 RP
- Feat and Skill Ancestry Traits: 4 RP
- Senses Ancestry Traits: 1 RP
- Other Ancestry Traits: 2 RP
- Total: 9 RP
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