Dragonborn

The dragonborn are humanoids with dragon claws for their hands and feet, and strange tattoo-like markings on their skin. They are the first to learn the art of Ki from Drogus, and thus they have it in their blood. They love training and growing stronger, often wrestling each other for sport.

Their society is split into mindsets: those that follow the teachings of Drogus, and believe that they are the supreme race, and those that believe that all races are equal. The latter mindset has led to the creation of several Ki dojos, and at least twice as many civil wars.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Dragon born have claws for their hands and feet, and their scales tend to reach all the way to their elbows and knees. They have swirling natural tattoos on their skin that glow when they use magic or Ki.

Growth Rate & Stages

Dragonborn can sometimes live up to 200 years old. They reach maturity around age 50, and old age around 190.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Dragonborn name their children after something that resembles strength or power, usually an adjective followed by a noun, such as "Flameboulder" or "Magimount." Their last names are usually feats of strength, such as "Quakecrusher" or "Landbreaker."

Beauty Ideals

Dragonborn care most about power. They are attracted to physical things, like scale color or markings, but what really helps a dragonborn's chances are being strong enough to level a mountain.

Gender Ideals

Dragonborn believe in equality among genders. They believe that one should be able to defend oneself whether male or female, and failure to be strong is a disgrace among both genders.

Courtship Ideals

Dragonborn dates tend to resemble wrestling matches, as they try to gauge the others' strength. Sometimes the wrestling can get rather intimate, and they have to move it somewhere more private.

Relationship Ideals

Dragonborn believe that both partners should be able to defend their home, and that they both get equal say in what goes on. While some might think this involves mutual give-and-take, to the dragonborn, this means lots of wrestling matches, which usually has the same overall result.

Average Technological Level

Dragonborn have access to space travel, but their shining achievement is the invention of a space suit that allows the wearer to use their Ki and still survive hostile worlds.

Common Dress Code

Dragonborn cloths usually don't cover much, and it's almost always mock lizard or dragonskin to show their heritage.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

The dragonborn's relations to other races is divisive, at the best of times. On the one hand, those who embrace the other races with open arms usually reap the benefits of trade and prosperity, while the more hostile tend to be avoided and treated as a threat. Some believe that they're just waiting to the chance to declare war - although maybe not on the other races first...

Dragonborn

Archetype Abilities

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• Starting Wound Threshold: 11 + Brawn
• Starting Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
• Starting Experience: 100
• Special Abilities: Dragonborn may start with one rank in Ki.
• Claws: When making an unarmed combat check, add +1 to base damage, and it has a critical hit rating of 3.

Average Height

6 ft. 2 in.