Niungdes

The Niungdes are the ruling people of Sarkon, the great rival of the Mahanjat. They head the most recent in a long line of dynasties in the land of Then. They began as a fierce and feared nomadic people from the steppes southwest of Then. They conquered first the Jongan peninsula in the far south before turning against their northern neigbours. The infighting and exhaustion of more than half a century of wars in Then allowed the Niungde to subjugate their weaker neighbours while playing their stronger ones off each other. After more than 25 years of bloody wars, the Niungde had succeeded in bringing the whole of Then under their heel, and they declared the state of Dai Can, or Sarkon in their own tongue. They quickly adopted the customs and systems of the conquered Then, integrating themselves into the top of the existing power structures. They still keep their warrior culture alive, however, and view themselves as very separate from the Then they rule over, and while their regime is brutally oppressive, the peace and relative safety and security Sarkon has brought is preferable for many over the chaos that preceded it.

Niungde Features

Culture: Martial, orderly
Religious Leanings: Animism or ancestor worship
Physical Characteristics: dark hair and eyes, tawny to tan skin
Ability Score Increase: +1 Agility or +1 Willpower
Age: Normal human age.
Size: Normal human size.
Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages: You are fluent in Niungde and Then, and conversational in Kushan.
Features:

• Immortal Banner: As a reaction to receiving damage, you reduce the amount taken by half and gain temporary hit points equal to your level. Once you use this feature, you must spend 1 rest die to regain use of it again.

• Iron Will: You gain +3 to saves against being Charmed or Frightened.

• Martial Training: You are proficient with medium armour and glaives.

• Warrior Poet: You gain proficiency in two of your choice of Acrobatics, Athletics, Lore, Stealth, and Survival.

Playable in: Campaign IX