Borian

Borians are welcome in most places. Standing at about 4’ in height, with bright skin (with wide chromatic variation) and spiky heads, they have a reputation for good cheer and friendliness. This, coupled with their naturally robust constitution, also makes them renowned drinkers, and it has been said that Borians make the most common bartender race in the universe. Borians are good with their hands, and enjoy tinkering and building. They make excellent engineers and craftsmen.

Typical names: Dobur, Thrari, Kirin, Borin, Boli, Filin, Gimnor, Thrarin, Dwain, Dolo, Kibur.

Designs: Borian equipment has a sleek, industrial aesthetic. Sharp angles and pointed corners can be found on just just about everything of Borian manufacture.

Statistics

Size: Small
Attributes: END +1, INT +1, CHA +1, REP +1
Skill choices: Carousing, hardy, [crafting], engineering, appraisal.

Exploits

Darksight. Borians can see in the dark to a distance of 10' per point of INT.
Iron constitution. Borians are not affected by poisons, including alcohol. They are also immune to radiation damage and radiation sickness.
Tinkerers. Borians may designate one item of equipment which they own. That item permanently gains one bonus quality level. If the item is lost or destroyed, the Borian may designate a new item after 24 hours.
Long-lived. When creating a Borian character, multiply their career lengths by 3.
Personable. Borians are noted for their cheerful demeanour and likability. When taking a new career, a Borian may optionally exchange one of the listed four attribute increases for CHA, as long as it doesn’t result in a duplicate attribute advancement.
Small. As a small-sized race, Borians gain a +2 bonus to their MELEE DEFENSE and RANGED DEFENSE scores, and suffer a -1 penalty to their SPEED score.