Arkaji (Riverfolk)

“Who exactly are the Riverfolk?” is a question that has yet to be answered, though truthfully is largely left unasked. These folk have been known to fish the waters and hunt the banks of the Stoneheart for centuries and generally accepted as a fixture of Bard’s Gate and its environs by most in the city. But the Riverfolk — a title placed on them by the folk of Bard’s Gate, they refer to themselves as the Arkaji, were not always there.
Who the Arkaji are descended from remains a mystery, for their pale pinkish skin tones prone to sunburn and freckling, eyes ranging from deep blue to pale, nearly colorless, and their bristly and curly hair and beards (or thick sideburns at least) ranging in color from auburn to black with many going stone gray at an early age clearly set them apart from the other Foerdewaith peoples of the region. They claim to be descended from the Arcadians of the ancient mountain kingdom of Arcady and take their name for themselves as a corruption of that long-lost people, but their language of Kra bears no resemblance to the Khemitian that was spoken by the folk of Aka Bakar’s kingdom. Some few scholars speculate that they may indeed by a last offshoot of some Hyperborean strain, and indeed their language does contain many parallels with old High Boros, but to date no records of any Hyperborean clan or family group has been found to support this possibly spurious claim either. One thing that is acknowledged by all, however, is that despite some superficial similarities, they do not appear to be in any way related to the Gaeleen of the Borderland Provinces

Masculine Names

Rasce, Teucer, Lars, Cuinte, Teucer, Thocero, Cai, Larza, Arnth, Lar

Feminine Names

Munatia, Pinaria, Velia, Vela, Scarpia, Thanica, Atilia, Sethra, Thanusa, Hastia

Arkaji Stats

The Arkaji are well adapted to their river homes and are a tough people
Language - Arkaji can read, speak and write Kra
Ability Score Increase - Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Toxin Resistance - You have advantage on saving throws against disease, and against effects that deal poison damage.
Swamp Lore - You have proficiency in either the Nature or Survival skill (your choice).

Languages spoken

• Kra