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The Mistanis
The Mistanis are a race of peaceful, vaguely humanoid creatures normally dwelling deep in the forests or tropical regions, though they can survive anywhere that isn't too dry or cold.
They look like a cross between a frog and a gorilla, with short legs but long, powerful arms. Each hand has four fingers and a thumb, arranged like a human, but they are much longer, about a foot for each finger and nine inches for the thumb. Each finger has four articulations, one every three inches, and the thumb has three. Their palms are roughly circular pads, a foot in diameter, and they can raise the center of the palms a slight amount to create a make-shift suction cup. Even when they stand up, the Mistani's fingers can touch the ground.
The Mistanis skin can take either of two ranges of colors... Either dark red/crimson to a rust color or dark green to bright emerald green. They are completely hairless and have black, symmetrical markings along their back in a patter which is unique to every individual mistani.
The most disconcerting thing about them, and the first thing other races tend to notice, are their heads. Their heads look like a frog's, with big wide mouths and large eyes on either side, giving them rough 360 degree vision but poor depth perception. What others don't usually SEE, but would probably (and correctly) assume to be there is the mistanis' tongue, which acts much like a frog's.
The Mistani society is based on tribal family groups. The eldest is in charge, though in charge doesn't mean a whole lot. Primarily all the leader does is helped to arbitrate the [rare] disputes among his tribe, act as a diplomat and messenger to other nearby mistani tribes, and is often sought for advice by younger mistani. Because the leader is away fairly often, the tribe is very much self sufficient and capable of acting without their leader's attention.
Racial stats:
+2 strength, -2 intelligence, -2 charisma: The mistanis are strong, especially their arms, but they are simple and easily cowed.
-1 to all charisma checks against other races: Others find the mistanis extremely ugly and alien.
Height: Their height ranges between five to six feet for males and another six inches taller for females.
Weight: I dunno, I suck at estimating weights.
Age: As humans
+2 racial bonus to spot checks: The mistani can see in all directions at once
+2 racial bonus to spot checks in forests and other 'natural' places: The mistanis are well attuned with all things natural. This stacks with the previous +2 bonus.
+2 racial bonus to climb checks: They are naturally adapted to climbing. In addition, they may climb anything that is more or less smooth (i.e. stone walls, metal, glass, etc) even if there are no hand holds due to their suction cup-like palms.
+2 racial bonus to swim checks: They are well equipped for the water and take long strides with their powerful arms, using their palms as flippers.
+2 racial bonus to all checks with animals, beasts and magical beasts: They interact well with animals
+2 racial bonus to Profession (Herbalist) and it is considered a class skill: The mistani are trained from an early age on how to utilize plants and other natural materials to create various concoctions.
-1 to all melee attacks with non-specially modified weapons: Their large hands have a hard time wielding weapons made for other races with the same accuracy as their intended user. Any weapon may be modified for a Mistani by making the handle wider, such as by wrapping a large amount of cloth around it.
-1 to all ranged attacks: The mistani have poor depth perception
A mistani's unarmed attack does not provoke an attack of opportunity and does 1d8 damage.
A mistani druid/ranger may have 3 HD worth of animal companions per class level, instead of the normal 2.
May cast animal friendship 1/month
May have 3 hd worth of animal companions even if the mistani does not have a class which normally has animal companions. If they do, they may have 3 hd more. Example: a 1st level fighter mistani can have 3 hd of animal companions, a 1st level druid mistani can have 6 (because they get 3 hd per level)
Lowlight vision
Favored class: druid
The Mistanis are a race of peaceful, vaguely humanoid creatures normally dwelling deep in the forests or tropical regions, though they can survive anywhere that isn't too dry or cold.
They look like a cross between a frog and a gorilla, with short legs but long, powerful arms. Each hand has four fingers and a thumb, arranged like a human, but they are much longer, about a foot for each finger and nine inches for the thumb. Each finger has four articulations, one every three inches, and the thumb has three. Their palms are roughly circular pads, a foot in diameter, and they can raise the center of the palms a slight amount to create a make-shift suction cup. Even when they stand up, the Mistani's fingers can touch the ground.
The Mistanis skin can take either of two ranges of colors... Either dark red/crimson to a rust color or dark green to bright emerald green. They are completely hairless and have black, symmetrical markings along their back in a patter which is unique to every individual mistani.
The most disconcerting thing about them, and the first thing other races tend to notice, are their heads. Their heads look like a frog's, with big wide mouths and large eyes on either side, giving them rough 360 degree vision but poor depth perception. What others don't usually SEE, but would probably (and correctly) assume to be there is the mistanis' tongue, which acts much like a frog's.
The Mistani society is based on tribal family groups. The eldest is in charge, though in charge doesn't mean a whole lot. Primarily all the leader does is helped to arbitrate the [rare] disputes among his tribe, act as a diplomat and messenger to other nearby mistani tribes, and is often sought for advice by younger mistani. Because the leader is away fairly often, the tribe is very much self sufficient and capable of acting without their leader's attention.
Racial stats:
+2 strength, -2 intelligence, -2 charisma: The mistanis are strong, especially their arms, but they are simple and easily cowed.
-1 to all charisma checks against other races: Others find the mistanis extremely ugly and alien.
Height: Their height ranges between five to six feet for males and another six inches taller for females.
Weight: I dunno, I suck at estimating weights.
Age: As humans
+2 racial bonus to spot checks: The mistani can see in all directions at once
+2 racial bonus to spot checks in forests and other 'natural' places: The mistanis are well attuned with all things natural. This stacks with the previous +2 bonus.
+2 racial bonus to climb checks: They are naturally adapted to climbing. In addition, they may climb anything that is more or less smooth (i.e. stone walls, metal, glass, etc) even if there are no hand holds due to their suction cup-like palms.
+2 racial bonus to swim checks: They are well equipped for the water and take long strides with their powerful arms, using their palms as flippers.
+2 racial bonus to all checks with animals, beasts and magical beasts: They interact well with animals
+2 racial bonus to Profession (Herbalist) and it is considered a class skill: The mistani are trained from an early age on how to utilize plants and other natural materials to create various concoctions.
-1 to all melee attacks with non-specially modified weapons: Their large hands have a hard time wielding weapons made for other races with the same accuracy as their intended user. Any weapon may be modified for a Mistani by making the handle wider, such as by wrapping a large amount of cloth around it.
-1 to all ranged attacks: The mistani have poor depth perception
A mistani's unarmed attack does not provoke an attack of opportunity and does 1d8 damage.
A mistani druid/ranger may have 3 HD worth of animal companions per class level, instead of the normal 2.
May cast animal friendship 1/month
May have 3 hd worth of animal companions even if the mistani does not have a class which normally has animal companions. If they do, they may have 3 hd more. Example: a 1st level fighter mistani can have 3 hd of animal companions, a 1st level druid mistani can have 6 (because they get 3 hd per level)
Lowlight vision
Favored class: druid
