Tal-Vritra background

Yak multi-class background

The Qunari yaks follow a philosophy known as the Qun. Before they embraced the Qun, it is said they were a barbaric race prone to violent rages. The Qun made these barbarians into thinkers, planners, and technicians, though they also remained warriors. There are those Qunari, however, who reject the Qun. Some of them want to return to the old ways of their people, while others just want to live by their own rules. These rebels are known as vashoth, or “hairy ones,” and they must leave Qunari lands before they are detected or face reeducation or punishment. Such exiles are not considered part of the Qunari people any more. In the spirit of defiance, they call themselves Tal-Vashoth, or “true hairy ones.” Many of them worship the old, animist gods of their people and see themselves as the real inheritors of their ancestors’ legacy. Tal-Vashoth live in foreign lands and get by as they can. Many work as mercenaries, while others become raiders, pirates, smugglers, or even slavers. Roving bands of Tal-Vashoth are not uncommon in the north and they pose problems for both Qunari and pony settlements.

PLAYING A TAL-VASHOTH

If you choose to play a Tal-Vashoth, modify your pony as follows:

Upgrade your Body. The Tal-Vashoth revel in their physical dominance.
Pick one of the following talents: Special Skill: Stamina (D4) or Special Skill: Intimidation (D4).
You can speak and read Qunlat and the Trade Tongue.
Like all Qunari, you are susceptible to magic. Take the Quirk: Vulnerable to magic. You suffer a downgrade on all tests to resist spells and other magical effects, such as magic item powers.
Choose a class. You can play a mage, a rogue, or a warrior.
Play as a Yak.

Roll twice on the Tal-Vashoth table for additional benefits. If you get the same result twice, re-roll until you get something different.

Tal-Vashoth

Roll the Dice

2	Upgrade Mind trait
3-4	Talent: Keen Knowledge: Courage (D4)
5	Talent: Special Skill: Running (D4)
6	Talent: Special Skill: Might (D4)
7-8	Upgrade Body trait
9	Talent: Special Skill: Swimming (D4)
10-11	Talent: Special Skill: Climbing (D4)
12	Upgrade Body trait

Naming Traditions

Unisex names

There are very few if any Qunari who know their birth name. These names, kept by the Tamassrans, are made secret. Instead, Qunari are named for the role they play in society. For those of the Beresaad this is specifically a military rank. Some suitable ranks are given below, with descriptions in parenthesis. The Tal-Vashoth, having generally rejected Qunari society, do not abide by these naming conventions. Since the names of their ancestors are lost to them, many take to choosing a qunlat word and using that as their name. Examples again are below, with descriptions in parenthesis.

Aban (the sea), Dathras (cattle), Hissra (illusion), Issala (dust), Kadan (friend), Kata (death), Maraas (nothing), Sataa (the world), Shok (struggle), Taam-kas (battle axe).