Kerestians
Kerestians are savage hunters from a dying world.  They stand around 2.5 meters tall, and are rather broad-shouldered and powerfully muscled as well.  Their skin color ranges from pale yellow to a deep tan.  Kerestians have heads with a convoluted bulge in the center of the forehead.  They are bald except for two strips of hair that start at the bulge and grow along the back of the species and are usually brown or black in color.  They have slitted, emerald eyes, a vertical slitted nose, and a triangular mouth.  The mouth has a peaked upper lip and a broad lower lip, and is filled with long jagged teeth.  Their ears are simple holes on the sides of their heads.  A row of breathing holes lies underneath each eye and are commonly pierced or decorated.  
Personality: Savage and barbaric, kerestians are just as likely to attack as to shake someone’s hand.
Kerestian Homeworld: the dying world of Kerest
Languages: Kerestians speak their own tongue, commonly called Kerst, and several speak Basic as well.
Example Names: Andov, Galasett, Milacass
Adventurers: Most kerestians are fringers or soldiers working as assassins, thugs, or bounty hunters.
Kerestian Traits:
•	+2 Str, +2 Dex, +2 Con, -2 Int, -4Cha
•	Medium-sized
•	Base speed of 10 meters
•	+4 to Move Silently Checks

Kerestian Darkstick (Small Exotic Ranged Weapon)
Cost: 700
Damage: 2d6
Critical: 19-20/ x2
Range Increment: 6 meters
Weight: 1 kg
Type: Slashing

The darkstick is an ancient Kerestian weapon that looks like a flat piece of silver metal when turned off, with one rounded end and one square end.  When activated, however, the weapon emits a beam of utterly black “light.”  This beam bends at its mid-point to give the weapon the shape of a boomerrang.  The weapon is thrown via a flick of the wrist and must be caught by the handle.  A dangerous weapon to both the foe and the user as well, and cannot be used untrained.  The weapon slashes through the target and never sticks, so it always returns to the thrower.