Letnev

A stereotypically proud, aggressive, and arrogant people, the Letnev are mammalian humanoids who bear a passing resemblance to Humans, though neither species likes to admit it. The principle physiological differences are the Letnev’s skin tones (ranging from pale blue to light gray), their hair color (often a cold blue-white, or inky blue-black), and their aversion to intense or bright light. This last may be because of their evolution in the caverns deep below the surface of their sunless homeworld of Arc Prime.

The Letnev are an ancient people, among the first to join the Lazax Empire. That history, coupled with their traditionally powerful militarist culture, engenders a strong sense of arrogance in most Letnev. And even if a Letnev avoids this character trait, most other individuals they meet expect it of them.

Why Play a Letnev?

The Letnev are a good alternative to playing a Human. If you want to make a character whom you, the player, might find easily approachable, the Letnev are similar to Humans while still possessing that thread of alienness. Alternatively, you may want to play a character with a strong force of will and sense of duty and destiny, and with their high Willpower and Unmatched Arrogance ability, the Letnev fill that role well.

It’s also worth noting that since the Letnev are an old species, there are plenty of them wandering the galaxy who have no affiliation with the Barony (see page 68) or their homeworld. Letnev may be part of any number of the Great Civilizations, especially cosmopolitan ones like the Mentak Coalition, or they may not belong to any faction at all. So if you want to play a commanding military leader, a disciplined soldier, or a wild criminal fighting against their cultural upbringing, playing a Letnev is the right choice for you.

Names of the Letnev

As fits a proud and status-obsessed people, the Letnev almost always have a first, middle, and last name, and always include any title or honorific they can claim. To address them by anything save their full name (or in a pinch, their last name plus title) is a grave insult unless you are a close friend in a private setting.

Some examples include:

✦ Daffren Oris Parenaud II
✦ Commander Tellian Den Marchand the Elder
✦ Captain Guien Cabalan Lassir
✦ The Honorable Misreque Val Dortmaran

Letnev

Starting Abilities

2	2	2	1	3	2
BR	AG	INT	CUN	WILL	PR

• Starting Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn
• Starting Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
• Starting Experience: 100

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Special Abilities

• Starting Skills: A Letnev starts with one rank in one combat skill of their choice. They obtain this rank before spending experience points, and they may not increase this skill above rank 2 during character creation.
• Unmatched Arrogance: When a Letnev makes a Leadership or Coercion check, they add s to the results. When a Letnev makes a Charm or Negotiation check, they add h to the results.

Source

Embers of the Imperium: 28