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<b>Key Identity: Human (Dhari or Kalay), halfling, barbarian, ranger, rogue, druid.</b>
 
<b>Key Identity: Human (Dhari or Kalay), halfling, barbarian, ranger, rogue, druid.</b>
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DHARI HUNTER
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BENEFITS
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Hunters of the Dhari tribes are expert trackers, patient stalkers, and skilled at setting ambushes. As you might expect, hunters rely on a deadly first strike to swiftly kill or incapacitate dangerous game—you don’t get many second chances when you attack a Thulean sloth or a cave bear. As you gain in experience and begin
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to build a record of notable deeds, you find that the tribes of the jungle, both friend and foe, have heard of your skill and respect you for your bravery. In time, you may become a great chief of your people, a cham- pion in war and a wise leader in peace.
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DHARI HUNTERS IN THE
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WORLD
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Naturally, you are held in high honor by your own tribe, and by all who are friendly to your tribe. In addition, you may enjoy a reputation as a guide or tracker of great skill. Anyone contemplating an expe- dition into the jungles of Dhar Mesh or the plains of Nar would be wise to retain the services of a Dhari hunter.
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Thule’s savage beastmen are mortal enemies of the Dhari peoples, and they especially hate you. Most beastmen attack you on sight, and everyone with you. It is a rare day when you meet a beastman and no blood is spilled.
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PERSONALIZING THE
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DHARI HUNTER
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The Dhari people are made up of scores of different tribes, most of which rely heavily on the talents of their hunters and trackers.
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Bolotanga Windrunner: You are a member of the Bolotanga tribe of northern Dhar Mesh. Your people are skilled hunters and warriors like all Dhari, but they also possess a deep and abiding reverence for the primal spirits. You strive to live in harmony with nature, to understand the place of your people in the life of the forest and to defend the forest with your own life if need be.
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Kyran Headhunter: Most Dhari tribes are fierce war- riors, but they rarely attack people who haven’t given them offense. Not so the headhunters of Kyr; this vicious tribe aggressively raids and plunders every land within their reach. Bands of Kyran headhunters have waylaid travelers on the road to Thran, burned villages as far east as Ry Mar, and even slipped over the walls of Ikath to murder people in the streets. You are a member of this tribe, savage even by Thule’s brutal standards.
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As the name suggests, your tribe often takes the heads of especially noteworthy enemies (or victims) and brings them back to Kyr as grisly trophies.
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The skills you learned to stalk and bring down big game are just as useful in stalking and ambushing enemies. Are you proud of belonging to one of the toughest and most fearsome tribes of Thule’s jungles? Or were you sickened by the bloodlust and savagery of your people, choosing self-exile?
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Narthan Mammoth Hunter: You belong to one of the Dhari tribes native to the plains of Nar, not the jungles of the Inner Sea. You have little experience with the jungle, but you are familiar with the beasts and the terrain of the wide savanna. Mammoths are the most dangerous of all beasts regularly hunted by humans, so you are naturally the bravest and most daring of all the Dhari tribes. Mammoth hunters have a reputation for recklessness and risk-taking that even the steadiest jungle tribesman would never consider; you literally laugh in the face of danger.

Revision as of 08:14, 16 April 2015

The jungles and plains of Thule are home to plentiful game animals, but few of these creatures are easy kills. Creatures such as the giant elk, the Thulean sloth, or the woolly mammoth sell their lives dearly. Worse yet, hunters who venture into the wilds risk becoming the prey of the even more dangerous predators that hunt the same game the hunters seek. Only the bravest men and women dare to hunt in the wilderness of Thule— and you are one of them.

Leading a life close to nature, you are quick, keen- eyed, inured to hardship, and intimately familiar with the plants and animals of your favored hunting grounds. Your spear or bow is your companion; you are fearless in the face of any wilderness hazard or natural danger. Few indeed can match your woodcraft or your endurance.

Most of the Dhari tribes are humans of Dhari descent. However, there are a few halfling tribes who roam the deep forests of Dhar Mesh, and share a similar lifestyle, so you could easily be either human or halfling. Humans of other nationalities are generally too civilized to master the hunter’s skills to the same extent as a native of the forests, but some do. Kalay or Lomari hunters are likely to be individuals who pursue dangerous game to harvest valuable pelts or ivory, as opposed to hunting for basic subsistence. It is a dan- gerous way to earn a living, and by necessity they must learn the same skills that savage hunters do. Dwarves and elves rarely become hunters, since they aren’t tribal societies and don’t often practice the trades of trapping or ivory-hunting.

Key Identity: Human (Dhari or Kalay), halfling, barbarian, ranger, rogue, druid.

DHARI HUNTER BENEFITS

Hunters of the Dhari tribes are expert trackers, patient stalkers, and skilled at setting ambushes. As you might expect, hunters rely on a deadly first strike to swiftly kill or incapacitate dangerous game—you don’t get many second chances when you attack a Thulean sloth or a cave bear. As you gain in experience and begin to build a record of notable deeds, you find that the tribes of the jungle, both friend and foe, have heard of your skill and respect you for your bravery. In time, you may become a great chief of your people, a cham- pion in war and a wise leader in peace.

DHARI HUNTERS IN THE WORLD

Naturally, you are held in high honor by your own tribe, and by all who are friendly to your tribe. In addition, you may enjoy a reputation as a guide or tracker of great skill. Anyone contemplating an expe- dition into the jungles of Dhar Mesh or the plains of Nar would be wise to retain the services of a Dhari hunter. Thule’s savage beastmen are mortal enemies of the Dhari peoples, and they especially hate you. Most beastmen attack you on sight, and everyone with you. It is a rare day when you meet a beastman and no blood is spilled.

PERSONALIZING THE DHARI HUNTER

The Dhari people are made up of scores of different tribes, most of which rely heavily on the talents of their hunters and trackers. Bolotanga Windrunner: You are a member of the Bolotanga tribe of northern Dhar Mesh. Your people are skilled hunters and warriors like all Dhari, but they also possess a deep and abiding reverence for the primal spirits. You strive to live in harmony with nature, to understand the place of your people in the life of the forest and to defend the forest with your own life if need be. Kyran Headhunter: Most Dhari tribes are fierce war- riors, but they rarely attack people who haven’t given them offense. Not so the headhunters of Kyr; this vicious tribe aggressively raids and plunders every land within their reach. Bands of Kyran headhunters have waylaid travelers on the road to Thran, burned villages as far east as Ry Mar, and even slipped over the walls of Ikath to murder people in the streets. You are a member of this tribe, savage even by Thule’s brutal standards. As the name suggests, your tribe often takes the heads of especially noteworthy enemies (or victims) and brings them back to Kyr as grisly trophies. The skills you learned to stalk and bring down big game are just as useful in stalking and ambushing enemies. Are you proud of belonging to one of the toughest and most fearsome tribes of Thule’s jungles? Or were you sickened by the bloodlust and savagery of your people, choosing self-exile? Narthan Mammoth Hunter: You belong to one of the Dhari tribes native to the plains of Nar, not the jungles of the Inner Sea. You have little experience with the jungle, but you are familiar with the beasts and the terrain of the wide savanna. Mammoths are the most dangerous of all beasts regularly hunted by humans, so you are naturally the bravest and most daring of all the Dhari tribes. Mammoth hunters have a reputation for recklessness and risk-taking that even the steadiest jungle tribesman would never consider; you literally laugh in the face of danger.