Peuplade de la forêt boréale, les Wei sont trapus (les hommes dépassent rarement les 1,70 m) avec un visage rond au nez aplati, à la peau brune et aux cheveux noirs. Ils ont de petits yeux bridés (noirs ou marron) qui leur confèrent un regard intense et plutôt inquiétant, du moins pour ceux qui les rencontrent pour la première fois.
\nÉleveurs de xalibu (des cervidés domestiqués), trappeurs et bûcherons, ce sont de grands connaisseurs des terres gelées du bout du monde, capables de survivre dans un environnement qui serait fatal à tout autre qu’eux. Si vous incarnez un Wei, une de vos carrières doit être barbare ou chasseur. Chez les Wei, les carrières de prêtre, sorcier ou médecin sont interdites aux hommes et ressortent du domaine exclusif des femmes.
\n\n
ami des bêtes, intrépide, mains guérisseuses, santé de fer, tigre des neiges, tireur puissant, vigilant, vue perçante.
\n\n
bouseux, illettré, inadapté à la chaleur, inquiétant, méfiance envers la sorcellerie, taciturne.
\n\n
Bongyur, Dongge, Dreugpa, Gempo, Jungnen, Kamzo, Kempo, Lungpo, Nagpo, Nyetri, Phagpa, Sengtsen.
\n\n
Bkrubati, Chantra, Chodra, Jigmei, Lhalung, Logzen, Meito, Mirlapa, Palgye, Samaye, Santara, Tangba.
" }, "Côte de Feu": { "name": "Fire Coast", "description": "The Fire Coast is home to the Witch Queen and her Kalukan Sentinels. If you are from the Fire Coast (and you may need to check with your GM first), you can choose to be a Kalukan. Refer to Chapter 5 for a Kalukan’s boons and flaws, as well as some sample names. If you choose to be human, use the details given for Halakh or the Kasht Swamp.
" }, "Désert de Beshaar": { "name": "Beshaar Desert", "description": "The Beshaari are short, slim, nomadic people, who ride the desert runners – large flightless ostrich-like creatures. The Beshaari tend to have swarthy skins – becoming wrinkled and leathery as they age under the baking desert sun. Their eyes are black or dark brown, green, purple, and crimson. It is not uncommon for the Beshaari to have one eye of a different colour to the other.
The young women of the Beshaar are considered very exotic and beautiful – often finding themselves captured in raids and sold as slaves and dancers. Many a hot-blooded male has lost his life fighting over the affections of an enticing Beshaari maiden.
LThe Beshaari are noted for being hot-headed and quick to anger. They have some very specific and peculiar cultural customs, making any negotiations with the people of the Beshaar full of potential pitfalls.
All Beshaari characters will have barbarian as their first career. Their warriors like to use javelins in hunting and combat, which they throw from their mounts.
" }, "Ghataï": { "name": "Ghataï", "description": "Les Ghataï ont la peau cuivrée et les cheveux bruns, châtain foncé ou roux. Leurs yeux en amande sont généralement noirs ou marron, plus rarement bleus ou indigo. De taille moyenne, les Ghataï sont râblés, endurcis par une vie rude dans un environnement austère.
\nCe sont des nomades et des éleveurs, maîtres de la grande steppe qui s’ étend entre les montagnes de l’Axos au sud et le Bois du Sage au nord. C’est un peuple de cavaliers émérites, dont une partie s’est sédentarisée après avoir conquis les cités des Xi Lu. Si votre personnage appartient aux nomades ghataï, une de ses carrières doit être barbare ou mercenaire.
\n\n
arme favorite (arc ghataï ou fouet), dur à cuire, fils des plaines, vision nocturne, vue perçante.
\n\n
bouseux, illettré, impétueux, inadapté à la chaleur, indigne de confiance, marin d’eau douce.
\n\n
Akta, Alagh, Chimeg, Gentulga, Gorgeg, Khubilaï, Mangaï, Nemtar, Subotaï, Telagu, Ulba, Zhengar.
\n\n
Bolaarma, Enthu, Erdene, Kushi, Narrantseg, Ner, Odval, Oyunn, Setseg, Silta, Suren, Yeshe.
" }, "Halakh": { "name": "Halakh", "description": "The Halakhi are a slim, swarthy, dark-skinned people with dark hair and eye colouring. They are close kin to the Beshaari and the city is where those desert nomads come to conduct most of their trade – there are many merchants here from all over Lemuria. The Halakhi are noted for their wavy-bladed long fighting knives, known as kir. If you want to hire an assassin, the best are from the Mountain City of Halakh.
" }, "Îles du Crâne": { "name": "Pirate Isles", "description": "OPeople originally from just about any city can be found on the Pirate Isles. They are a coarse, lewd, rough-and-ready bunch of misfits and sea dogs. Men far outweigh women here, and female characters are most likely to be serving wenches, although a few female pirates are known. Two things bring almost everyone here – the call of the sea and the promise of gold. At least one of your careers will be pirate if you are from here.
" }, "Jungle de Qo et jungle de Qush": { "name": "Qo and Qush Jungles", "description": "If you come from either of these jungle lands, you will most likely be a Grooth, but check with your GM first. There are a few tribes of barbarians and hunters on the fringes of the jungles – if you are one of these tribesmen, use the boons, flaws, and names of Shamballah .
" }, "Lysor": { "name": "Lysor", "description": "Lysorians are a quiet and meditative people. Whilst the city around them bustles with foreigners full of energy and excitement, those born here seem calmer and more reflective. They appear unaffected by the chaos around them and rarely become embroiled in the frenzied activities of visitors and outsiders.
Lysorians are generally fair- or light-brown haired, and blue- or green-eyed, but other colourings are not too uncommon. Their skin has a healthy hue with a pale tan colouration. Although the opinionated inhabitants of Satarla might have something to say about this, Lysor boasts the best healers and physicians in Lemuria.
" }, "Malakut": { "name": "Malakut", "description": "The people of this city tend to be slim-built with a slightly sinister air. Malakuti commonly have olive skins, dark brown or black hair, thin lips, narrow eyes and hooked noses. The Ragged Knaves and the Brotherhood of Shadows are two powerful but opposing thieves’ guilds in Malakut, both wielding massive power throughout the city and with interests in neighbouring cities. Malakut is known for its leaf-bladed fighting spears called khastoks, used by the Royal Jemadar Guard. Thief is a likely first career for a character from Malakut.
" }, "Marais de Festrel": { "name": "Festrel Swamp", "description": "Few people dwell in the Festrel Swamp, for it is not the most hospitable place in Lemuria. Those that do dwell here tend to be secretive and hard to find if they don’t want to be found. They are short and stocky but surprisingly nimble. They are expert boaters and rafters.
" }, "Marais de Kasht": { "name": "Kasht Swamp", "description": "The people of the Kasht Swamp tend to be light and willowy – they move silently and shadowlike through their homeland using paths set by generations of hunters, trappers, and fishers. Their hair is dark and their faces pale. They are skilled at using the materials around them for camouflage, and to disguise their scent from the swamp animals they hunt.
" }, "Montagnes de l’Axos": { "name": "Axos Mountains", "description": "In the lower reaches and foothills of the mountains live several fierce tribes of tall, rangy, fair-skinned barbarians. Skilled climbers, excellent hunters and herders, these people use the materials they have around them in their art, craft, hunting, and warfare. If you are from one of the Axos tribes, your first career will be barbarian. You are also likely to be a hunter. The tribes of the Axos range are noted for their use of the sling to bring down game. Living in the high peaks and crags of the Axos range are the Winged Folk.
" }, "Oomis": { "name": "Oomis", "description": "Oomisians are generally tall, solidly built, and often have a blue tinge to their skins – there is speculation about just how deep their friendship with Blue Giants runs! Their eyes are usually various shades of blue. They often have very small, almost non-existent ears, and silvery-white hair. They are a people of very fine merchants, which is a likely first career for an Oomisian character.
" }, "Parsool": { "name": "Parsool", "description": "The people of Parsool are a mixed bag of all types, shapes, and hair and skin colouring. The very best mariners are from Parsool, so it is likely that one of your character’s career choices will be sailor.
" }, "Plaines de Klaar": { "name": "Klaar", "description": "The Klaar Plains are home to the Blue Giants, a race of blue-grey skinned nomadic giants, also known as Blue Nomads. Whilst they are fearsome- looking, Blue Giants are not especially aggressive – in fact, they actually make great traders. If you are a Blue Giant character, your first career must be barbarian and the second is likely to be merchant, because nearly all Blue Giant children are taught to trade at an early age. You cannot be an alchemist, physician, scribe or magician. Their priests are called shamans. Refer to Chapter 5 for Blue Giants’ boons and flaws, as well as some sample names.
" }, "Satarla": { "name": "Satarla", "description": "Satarla – known as the Jewel of Lemuria – is a city of high culture and sophistication. The people tend to be taller than average, but as people come from everywhere to this city, there is a mix of all colours, sizes and types. Once here, though, people tend to adopt an air of superiority. Beggars are outlawed, so no character can begin with that career. Only Satarlans may take the career of sky-pilot. Satarlan knights are legendary.
" }, "Shamballah": { "name": "Shamballah", "description": "Shamballahns are generally a dark-skinned and dark-haired people with purple, mauve, scarlet, and indigo eye colouring. They are very perceptive and make good hunters.
" }, "Terres Désolées": { "name": "Terres Désolées", "description": "Personne ne sait grand-chose au sujet des Terres Désolées, et moins encore sur les contrées qui s’étendraient au-delà. Des gens vivent assurément dans cette région, s’il faut en croire les récits de chasseurs et d’explorateurs qui ont relevé des traces de présence. Mais à ce jour, personne n’a découvert le moindre village ou hameau, et on ignore tout de l’apparence de leurs habitants.
Si votre héros est originaire des Terres Désolées, il vous faudra travailler avec le MJ pour déterminer à quoi ressemble votre personnage. Mais attendezvous à ce qu’il soit toujours considéré comme un étranger, où qu’il se rende en Lémurie.
" }, "Tyrus": { "name": "Tyrus", "description": "A bustling river city – the people of Tyrus tend towards dark complexions and hair, with green and brown eyes. Tyrus soldiers are noted for their skill at archery, and their craftsmen produce superb longbows. Sorcerers are outlawed in Tyrus.
" }, "Urceb": { "name": "Urceb", "description": "Urceb’s inhabitants are risk-takers, gamblers, and opportunists. Many have ventured into Urceb’s undercity and are at home in dark underground areas – tunnels, catacombs, and caverns.
" }, "Valgard": { "name": "Valgard", "description": "Valgardians are a tall, muscular, red- or fair- haired race of warlike tribesmen. If you come from Valgard, one of your careers is barbarian. You are unlikely to be a magician or alchemist, but they are not unknown in Valgard.
" }, "Zalut": { "name": "Zalut", "description": "Also known as the City of Magicians, Zalut is ruled by magicians, priests, and alchemists. Zaluti are usually bald, and have very pale skins – albinos are not uncommon. They are very insular. It is thought that they are the last remaining descendants of the Sorcerer-Kings.
Characters from Zalut are usually from one of the above three careers or they are slaves (other careers are possible, however).
" } } }