TRAKALDAN HUMAN: More horrible than even the deadly jungles of Skraelund, Trakaldar, the Forest of Nightmares is a living hell on earth. It's Dark trees tower hundreds of feet overhead dripping blood from the leaves, The Sky rages a deep purple with constant storms flashing red lightning, and the ground is spiked with bones, jutting rocks, and the bodies of those who have fallen prey to the Forest's predations. Few go there and fewer ever leave as the Forest itself brims with a malevolent intelligence and even the trees can attack an unwary traveler.
A Trakaldan human is a child born in the dark forest who has been irradiated with it's corruptive magicks and has become a creature of it's eternal night. The adaptations once applied to a few children but now, over time, virtually all living Trakaldans have become this altered subrace of humans. Trakaldans are large, averaging 5'10" to 6'4". They have Gray Skin from the lack of light and their eyes glimmer like a cat's in the moonlight.
STATS: +2 CON, -2 INT (Trakaldans who survive until adulthood are amongst the most sturdy of all people however Trakaldans lack schools and a proper education).
ABILITIES:
SIZE (Medium): As Medium creatures, Trakaldans have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
MOVEMENT: Trakaldan base land speed is 30 feet.
DARKVISION 60': Living in Trakaldar's eternal Darkness has given Trakaldans the ability to see in the dark..
RESISTANCE TO FEAR: Trakaldans have seen more horror by adulthood than most knights see in a lifetime, they are rarely scared of anything and if a Trakaldan runs, it''s a good idea to chase after him. +4 to Saves Versus Fear.
EXTRA FEAT: A Trakaldan experiences a lifetime of training but little education schoolwise thus they retain a human's extra feat but lose the extra skills most humans enjoy.
DARKSENSE: Living in constant paranoia of the Dark's corrupting influence allows the Trakaldan to sense the Dark Taint within 60 feet.
AUTOMATIC LANGUAGES: Trakaldan and Common. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Infernal, Trakaldan Black.
FAVORED CLASS: Cleric (Wasagnaar). A multiclassed Trakaldan's Cleric class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.