Ulath
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They are the ancient people of Devro, nearly extinct. Never a populous race, even before the Fire, the Ulath suffered greatly along with the Tulaire; many Ulath found employment as advisors to the Empire because of their great years. Now, their numbers dwindling, it is only a matter of time before the eldest of the Elder Races dies out completely.
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Personality
Of the Ulath alive today, most are at least 300 years old; they can remember when Cauldor was a kingdom, when the humans still remember just why they distrusted the Faelun to the west, and when their numbers were much stronger. Many Ulath remain hidden away from the rest of the world, maintaining their vast stores of lost lore from before the Fire, and just trying to survive a few years longer as they try and find someone who is worthy of receiving the knowledge they have hoarded. The youngest Ulath make some of the most ferocious treasure and lore hunters in Devro today.
Physical Description
Ulath stand at least six and a half feet tall, and many are well over 7 foot tall. Even through they are incredibly tall, they are also very thin, usually between 240 and 300 pounds. Their facial features are very hawkish, sharper than even the Elves. Their eyes are dark in color and very large, and their skin is often very pale. Their hair color is usually very startling, with bluish and violet hues common. Ulath often wear long, flowing clothing that match the terrain; thicker clothes in the north, thinner robes in the south.
Relations
Many people accept and welcome the Ulath wherever they appear; their numbers make these appearances rare, but most know that if the Ulath feel it necessary to appear, then something important is about to happen. As the Ulath have never held any territory of their own, and have never been a war-like people, there has never been a reason to dislike them as a whole. Obviously, with their incredible life-span, they have years to master the forbidden secrets of wizardry, which has spawned one or two incredibly evil and immensely powerful Ulath spellcasters; hence, all Ulath displaying arcane prowess are given the respect due a master wizard and the berth due a rampaging lator.
Government
The Ulath themselves have no formal government, as they do not possess any lands as a people. However, many Ulath serve in the human governments as advisors because of their great age and wisdom, and there are even Ulath scattered throughout the Faelun courts.
Religion
The Ulath revere a duality known as the Dracolaithian religion, which predates all other gods in Devro. This duality is broken into two churches - The Church of the Creator and the Cult of the Destroyer. Even though the other races have their own religions and pantheons, a startling number of people from other races also follow these gods or include them alongside their own deities. Although these gods destroyed themselves at the very moment of the creation Devro, their essence lives on, and The Creator and the Destroyer are constantly at war in all things, and their struggle provides the mystical energy that grants life to all things.
Alignment
The Ulath, as a whole, have been neutral since the beginning of time. Their only instinct is self-preservation and the pursuit of knowledge. They teach any who deserve learning and can pay their fees, and some even serve as even-handed, albeit erratic advisors to the human nations.
Ulath Lands
The Ulath have no lands of their own of which to speak, and never have possessed any territory of their own. Throughout the ages, the Ulath have served as advisors and lore masters to the other races: first the great wyrms, then the Tulaire, and now to whomever they deem worthy.
Languages
The Ulath speak Laith, a high-pitched language spoken at incredibly high speeds. However, the Ulath know of, and many speak, most every other language that does exist or has ever existed on Devro.
Racial Traits
- -2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, +4 Wisdom, +2 Charisma: Ulath have tall, lanky, spindly bodies, but what the Ulath lack in physical prowess they more than make up for mentally.
- Medium-size: As Medium-size creatures, Ulath have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Ulath base speed is 30 feet.
- Low-light Vision: Ulath can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
- +4 Skills Points to the Knowledge Skill of the Ulath's choice at character creation; henceforth, that skill is always considered a class skill for that Ulath.
- Ageless: Ulath age visibly until they reach old age, and then cease aging. There is no maximum age for the Ulath. Every 1000 years past old age, the Ulath gains a +1 to each social attribute as a bonus for his incredible age.
- Automatic Languages: Laith. Bonus Languages: Any non-secret language.
- Favored Class: Expert. A multiclass Ulath's expert class does not count when determining whether he suffers an XP penalty for multiclassing. With countless years to learn all that the world may hold, the Ulath place great emphasis on mastering the skills they possess.
- Restricted Class: Wilder. Ultath may not take levels in the wilder class. None know for sure why the Ulath cannot master the Essence, but never in recorded history has an Ulath ever wielded the Talent.
- Regional Feats: Arcane Schooling, Education, Magical Training, Mercantile Background, Mind over Body, Otherworldly, Smooth Talk, Spellwise
