Small of stature and quick to mischief, the simple, lizard-like Kipling occupy the jungles and caves of the land.
Physical Characteristics
Kiplings range between two and four feet tall. They have large eyes with very large pupils, and can see in the dark well. Cavern-dwelling Kiplings have pale colorations: light orange or red. Jungle-dwelling Kiplings have exotic blue and deep, vibrant red scales.
Temperament
Theirs is a tribal culture. Familial bond is everything to them; Kiplings see their tribe as flesh and blood. To serve their tribe is the ultimate good. To be exiled, the ultimate punishment. Kipling adventurers are exceedingly rare, and are either born of exceptional individualism or have suffered the fate of exile. Occasionally, these outcasts adopt others as their new tribe, and are the fiercest of allies.
Population Centers
Kiplings are found in the tropics and
Jul. 2, 38 NC
The Broken-Winged always feel out of place, I think. They belong in the sky they’ve been exiled from. Being low to the ground, especially outdoors, they appear to shrink in upon themselves.
They fear smaller settlements, imagining a single Other Worlder could get them lynched. They’re most common in the cities with people like me – humans from Earth, but even then, they keep to themselves. Many try to live at some sort of height. Church lofts are popular. I suspect if bell towers were readily available pieces of real estate, the Broken-Winged would be all over them.
Then again, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the sky terrifies them now that they cannot fly.
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Languages
Broken-Winged speak either English or Spanish, as well as their native language, Tarthiian.
Aug. 8, 38 NC
Their native language sounds similar to Romanian, though they don’t speak it often, perhaps as some sort of rebellion against the kin that exiled them. Most of them speak fluent English with a mild, vaguely European accent. I think it is out of necessity rather than anything else – they need to blend in in order to survive. Also, I’ve met exactly one Spanish-speaking Broken-Winged, but she hinted that there was a collection of them living in wherever Spain landed on this planet.
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Racial Features
The Flight
The first time you would suffer a mental status effect during an encounter (i.e. dazed, stunned, charmed), it instead has no effect.
Talon Strike
You lash out with your talons. You may spend one (1) of any resource to attack a target next to you for 1d4 damage.
Upgrade (5 LP): Your talons deal an addition 1d4 magical damage, causing them to shred both physical and magical armor in a single attack.