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Vendhyan Lower Castes:; "The common folk of Vendhya!"
Topic Started: Oct 31 2015, 12:11 AM (208 Views)
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Vendhyan Lower Classes

Description: As normal Vendhyans, though their skin will be darker as they spend more time out of doors, the Philosopher should have a lighter skin though.

The Philosopher Caste include the priests, scholars and pundits.

The Vaishya Caste is the merchants, traders and a few craftsmen of precious metals and the farmers.

The Shudras Caste are caste workers, servants, slaves, artisans and mean craftsmen. This caste is expect to serve those of higher status and they are the low of the lowest.



Culture: Though of the same Culture, the lower caste vary differently from the high ranking Kshatriya Caste.

Names: The same as upper Class Vendhyans.

Religion: Asura and the Vendhyan pantheon gods.


Cultural Features:

* +2 every Craft (any Mundane), +2 Knowledge (Religion).

* +1 Fortitude ST vs poisons except black lotus blossom (which they constantly fail) and black lotus juice (receive a +4 bonus against).

* +1 bonus to Will ST (Except against Hypnotism).


Philosopher Caste Background Skills: Knowledge (Local: Vendhya), Craft (Alchemy), Craft (Herbalism), Knowledge (Arcana), Perform (Ritual).

Vaishya Caste Background Skills: Knowledge (Local: Vendhya), Profession (any) or Craft (Precious Metalworking).

Shudras Caste Background Skills: Knowledge (Local: Vendhya), Craft (Any) or Profession (Servant or Labourer).


Favoured Class: Commoner (Vaishya or Shudras Caste), or Scholar (Philosopher Caste).

Prohibited Class: Barbarian, Commoner Variant (the Lady), Courtier, Noble, Noble Cavalry, Nomad.

Automatic Languages: Vendhyan.

Bonus Languages: None, (except the Philosopher Caste, who can speak Iranistani and/or Ghulistani).


Note:
The Vaishya can take Commoner Variant (Merchant) and Commoner Variant (Crafter) if he only works in precious metals.

Note: The Shudras can take Commoner Variant (Crafter) which work with other forms of crafting materials.

GM Decision whether they allow other forms of Variant Commoner as a Favoured Class for these two castes.


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