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Axaj
Date Adopted:	5/10/09
Status:	In Dev

Contents 1 Hydrafolks 1.1 Personality 1.2 Physical Description 1.3 Relations 1.4 Alignment 1.5 Lands 1.6 Religion 1.7 Language 1.8 Names 1.9 Racial Traits 1.10 Vital Statistics

[edit] Hydrafolks

[edit] Personality

Often aloof and very private about their personal lives and are solemn and solitary. However, when under the influence of alcohol they become very rowdy.

[edit] Physical Description

Often about as tall as an ogre. Otherwise, they appear much like a humanoid 1-headed hydra.

[edit] Relations

They are often shunned by members of other races, so they try to remain solitary.

[edit] Alignment

Often Neutral.

[edit] Lands

Solitary, moderate temperature places.

[edit] Religion

Hydrafolks rarely devote themselves to one particular deity, but those that do don't seem to have a specific pattern for choosing.

[edit] Language

Common and Abyssal.

[edit] Names

Same as whatever community they are raised in.

[edit] Racial Traits

• +4 Strength, +4 Constitution, −4 Intelligence, −2 Charisma: hydrafolk are strong and resilient, but are not very intelligent.
• Monstrous Humanoid: A hydrafolk must get custom armor because of its unusual shape
• Large: –1 penalty to Armor Class, –1 penalty on attack rolls, –4 penalty on Hide checks, +4 bonus on grapple checks, lifting and carrying limits double those of Medium characters.
• Hydrafolk base land speed is 30 feet, 30 feet swim.
• Low-light vision.
• Skills: Hydrafolk has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.
• Unusual shape: A hydrafolk has to get custom armor.
• Combat Reflexes: A hydrafolk gets the combat reflexes feat, this allows it to use all its heads for attacks of opportunity.
• Automatic Languages: Common, Abyssal. Bonus Languages: Any.
• Favored Class: Fighter.
• Level Adjustment: +3

[edit] Vital Statistics

Table: Hydrafolk Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
22 years	+1d6	+1d12	+1d12+4

Table: Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
70 years	102 years	130 years	+4d20 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	9'	+2d6	780 lb.	× (1/2d%) lb.
Female	8' 11"	+1d12	625 lb.	× (1/2d%) lb.

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