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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonbait" data-source="post: 2906560" data-attributes="member: 29182"><p>If I remember correctly, the Arcane were a mysterious bunch, and no one knew WHY they do what they do. They just do it, and that seems to suit them just fine. I don't think they were particularly religious (few deities could reach the pholgostien). In fact, money and the accumulation of wealth, may be their religion. Unlike the Mercane described in 3.X, Arcanes did not sell exclusively magical items. They sold exotic items from all over the multiverse. They were designed to be strange and mysterious. I don't remember the old MC sheet going over what they ate, even. The Arcane that appeared in the Spelljammer novels was as enigmatic as the race is. I've never seen anything about a social heirachy, save that they will often hire giff bodyguards, and they sell to the highest bidder-no questions asked.</p><p></p><p>I know this is not the answer you wanted, but that is all that is provided. </p><p></p><p>As a side note - If they are outsiders, then they are made up of planar matter, and not a true race, per se. What plane do they represent, then? What plane are they native to?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dragonbait, post: 2906560, member: 29182"] If I remember correctly, the Arcane were a mysterious bunch, and no one knew WHY they do what they do. They just do it, and that seems to suit them just fine. I don't think they were particularly religious (few deities could reach the pholgostien). In fact, money and the accumulation of wealth, may be their religion. Unlike the Mercane described in 3.X, Arcanes did not sell exclusively magical items. They sold exotic items from all over the multiverse. They were designed to be strange and mysterious. I don't remember the old MC sheet going over what they ate, even. The Arcane that appeared in the Spelljammer novels was as enigmatic as the race is. I've never seen anything about a social heirachy, save that they will often hire giff bodyguards, and they sell to the highest bidder-no questions asked. I know this is not the answer you wanted, but that is all that is provided. As a side note - If they are outsiders, then they are made up of planar matter, and not a true race, per se. What plane do they represent, then? What plane are they native to? [/QUOTE]
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