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| Most wraith elves have quickly integrated themselves with the rest of human society and follow the customs of humans, and to a lesser extent elves, goblins, dwarves, and orcs. They have proven to be a truly adaptable race and therefore any of the character concepts presented for humans will be appropriate for wraith elves if there are any of the Dorai living in those areas. The character concepts presented below mainly focus on those very few wraith elves who have not integrated with human culture and instead prefer to live lives of isolation in the Great Waste. They are presented here to give a flavor of rapidly disappearing Dorai culture and most will not be appropriate for wraith elf player characters. Barbarian The concept of a wild barbarian is for the most part unknown among the wraith elves. Over the past two centuries, the wraith elves have made it a point to try to fit in with human civilization and have left their savage and warlike ways behind them. If there are any barbarians left among these people, they are certainly limited to a handful of tribes roaming through the Great Wastes to the far north of the World Continent. Roamer of the Wastes (Variant): As one of the very few Dorai who have not left his homeland for the more civilized nations to the south, the Roamer is very proud of his heritage and seeks to prolong the ancient customs of his people for as long as he can. He has a natural affinity for training certain animal companions such as foxes, hawks, and jackals. The scarce lands provide little for his tribe to feed upon, and the Roamer is constantly on the move, often encountering small villages of other races on the edges of the Great Wastes. Suggested Skills: Handle Animal, Survival Suggested Feats: Endurance, Great Fortitude, Run Suggested PrCs: Runner (Quintessential Barbarian) Bard Bards of the Dorai tend to focus on dirges and epic poetry rather than instrumental works. Their works are long and sad treatments of days gone by, harkening to a time when the wraith elves were a strong and vibrant people. History, with the exception of genealogy, is not a subject studied by most wraith elves and therefore wraith elf bards do not serve the function of recorders and historians as bards do among the other races. The Dorai are very interested in genealogy, however, and the wraith elf bards tend to work closely with the houses of Dorai sorcery to maintain excellent genealogical records. Herald of the Children (Variant): A Dorai Herald takes great pride in crafting lyric poems to celebrate the birth of a new child, particularly since wraith elf birthrates are so low. The Herald of the Children is responsible for planning all of the festivities that surround childbirth, including parties, meals, gifts, and the Ceremony of Naming, at which the Herald recites a specially prepared poem for the new child. Heralds also assist the actual birth of the child, sometimes acting as midwives. For this reason, the vast majority of Heralds are female. Suggested Skills: Heal, Peform (lyric poetry), Knowledge: Dorai Genealogy Suggested Feats: Obscure Knowledge, Prodigy Suggested PrCs: Herald of the Dorai (custom) Cleric There is no true structured religion native to the wraith elf peoples. In ages past, the Dorai were organized along the lines of different family houses, each with its own cult religion. Over the centuries, these cults have died out, disappearing forever from the face of the World Continent. Shortly after their introduction to humans, the wraith elves began to adopt human customs, including religion. The only native Dorai cult known to currently be practiced in the Wastelands east of Kovlich is the Cult of the Moon. Follower of the Moon (Variant): These clerics are the last vestiges of an ancient cult religious system native to the Dorai people. It is not known how many Moon Priests there are currently, but it is theorized that the number is less than a dozen. The Cult of the Moon is thought to have persevered when all other cults failed because the Dorai have a natural affinity for shadows and dim moonlight. The Moon Priests do not minister to their people like typical clerics but rather spend their time deciphering the cult's mysteries, often going into trances for days at a time during the new moon. They conduct major festivals during the quarterly rotation of the Chrysaar. These festivals were so popular that they have worked their way into the lives of ordinary Dorai who do not practice the teachings of the Moon Cult. Suggested Skills: Knowledge (Religion: Dorai Moon Cult), Concentration Suggested Feats: Lunar Magic Suggested PrCs: Lunar Mystagogue (Occult Lore) Druid The life of a druid is not an easy one taken up by the wraith elves. The lack of vegetation and animal life in the Wastelands, the traditional home of the Dorai, has become part of the culture of the wraith elves. The druid, with its focus on protecting the flora and fauna of the world would seem to be out of place in this desolate area. However, these is plant and animal life in the Wastelands, if one looks hard enough. The Dorai druid is there to serve these creatures and plants, delicately preserving the balance of nature in these dust-strewn lands. |
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