Montipalan Human
Human (Montipalan)
Montipalans are native to the lush, jungled islands on the north end of Cantara. They may hail from Lamitane, Breakstorm, Soritosi, or any number of small towns, ports, and fishing villages spread across the isles.
Montipalans typically have black or deep-olive colored skin, with dark or sandy hair. They are naturally sea-fairing folk, and have a reputation for being roguish, sharp, and conniving. While the majority of Montipalans are honest, other people tend to stereotype them as pirates and brigands. They tend to be less subtle and elegant in their mannerisms, even Montipalan nobles tend to be seen as poorly refined by their Thelan peers.
ability score increase:
Increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1.
age:
Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
Size:
Medium
speed:
30
Languages:
Common and Elvish (or a different language of your choice based on your character's backstory)
race features:
Rough Streets, Rough Seas: Based on your character's backstory, you can pick from one of these proficiencies:
- Vehicles (Water)
- Navigator's Tools
- Thieves Cant
- Thieves Tools
Feat. You gain one Feat of your choice based on your character's backstory.
Names
Montipalans seem to relish names so much that some would think they'll find any excuse to cram in as many as possible. Along with their given name and surname, it's quite common to meet Montipalans with one or more middle names honoring relatives, friends, spirits, or the town or island they were born. For instance, the name Maria De Sentigase Carmen Racionero - while long - would not seem excessive. It's no secret that many find it rather ammusing to introduce themselves to southerners by reciting their full name at speed.Influence: Montipalan naming is primarily based in Italian, augmented with strong Spanish and Portuguese influence. Playing with applying Italian sensibilites to Spanish names can have great results, and vice versa. Avoiding or altering names that sound steriotypical can help heighten the flavor of your name and ensure your charcter feels Montipalan instead of Italian.
Feel free to push the boundaries and experiment with the influence. Explore different sounds for consonents; you might prefer a "C" in a name be hard, soft, or make a "ch" sound, a pair of "L's" might sound better softened into "Y" sounds, or you might like the Portuguese pronunciation of "R's" (a hard, throaty "H") and "de" (like "je"). Montipalan's play it fast and loose with their language. Hard "R's" should almost always be rolled though.
Given Names: Ana Belen, Ebritzio, Indri, Emilia, Fonte, Lorenza, Jaume, Paride, Perseo, Silverio, Raffaello, Visillio.
Montipalan Surnames: Albacete, Barra, Braccia, Caballero, De Cesare, Falcione, Gabasa, Notaro, Peralta, Rivera, Sbarra.
Haelonish Surnames: Amastacia, Galanodel, Holimion, Ilphelkirr, Liadon, Meliamne, Siannodel, Xiloscient.
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