Campaign Worlds/Keshyré/Characters/Races/Elder Races/Augir
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Augir or augira are the race of dwarves as known in Keshyré. There are several sub species, rock, metal, earth and deep augira. Most are 4 to 5 feet tall and very stocky. All Augir are bearded. Augir can live to be as old as 300 but average around 250. All augira are excellent artificers though the metal sub-species of augir are the most proficient and prolific.
d20 Statistics
Statistics for using The Aoifé in the d20 systems or Dungeons & Dragons.
General Characteristics
- Medium: As Medium creatures, Augira have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Augir base land speed is 20 feet. However, Augira can move at this speed even when wearing medium or heavy armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load (unlike other creatures, whose speed is reduced in such situations).
- Stonecunning: This ability grants a Augir a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual stonework, such as sliding walls, stonework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe stone surfaces, shaky stone ceilings, and the like. Something that isn’t stone but that is disguised as stone also counts as unusual stonework. A Augir who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a Search check as if he were actively searching, and a Augir can use the Search skill to find stonework traps as a rogue can. A Augir can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground as naturally as a human can sense which way is up.
- Stability: An Augir gains a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
- +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against monsters of the giant type. Any time a creature loses its Dexterity bonus (if any) to Armor Class, such as when it’s caught flat-footed, it loses its dodge bonus, too.
- +2 racial bonus on Appraise checks that are related to stone or metal items.
- +2 racial bonus on Craft checks that are related to stone or metal.
Earth Augir
The earth augir are the second most common sub-type of augir the most friendliest to other peoples. They are more likely to be encountered outside their home than any other sub-type of augira. Earth augira favor bright and gaudy colored clothing but generally wear functional garb. Their skin tends to be a light shade of tan to almost white. They have grey or blue eyes with hair color ranging from blonde to red. Earth augira average 4 feet tall and weigh 150 to 180 pounds.
Earth augira speak Augiran. Most who travel outside augiran lands (as traders, mercenaries, or adventurers) know Janaakan, and warriors in the augiran cities often learn Rük to better interrogate and spy on their historical enemy.
Most earth augir encountered outside their home are warriors.
Earth Augir Characteristics
- +2 Constitution, –2 Charisma.
- Medium: As Medium creatures, Augira have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Darkvision: Augira can see in the dark up to 60 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and Augira can function just fine with no light at all.
- Weapon Familiarity: Augira may treat dwarven waraxes and dwarven urgroshes as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
- +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.
- +2 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like effects.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs and rük.
- Automatic Languages: Common and Augiran. Bonus Languages: Giant, Rük, Orc, Terran.
- Favored Class: Fighter. A multiclass Augir’s fighter class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing
Rock Augir
The rock augir are the most common sub-race of Augira. Rock augira favor drab or earth tones in their clothing and generally wear simple or functional garb. Their skin is always some shade of tan or brown though it can sometimes be rather dark. They have grey or brown eyes with hair color ranging from black or gray to brown or red. Rock augira average 4 feet tall and weigh 150 to 180 pounds.
Rock augira speak Augiran. Most who travel outside augiran lands (as traders, mercenaries, or adventurers) know Janaakan, and warriors in the augiran cities usually learn Rük to better interrogate and spy on their historical enemy.
Most rock augira encountered outside their home are warriors.
Rock Augir Characteristics
- +2 Constitution, –2 Charisma.
- Medium: As Medium creatures, Augira have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Darkvision: Rock augira can see in the dark up to 60 feet with darkvision.
- Weapon Familiarity: Augira may treat dwarven waraxes and dwarven urgroshes as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
- +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.
- +2 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like effects.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs and rük.
- Automatic Languages: Common and Augiran. Bonus Languages: Giant, Rük, Orc, Terran.
- Favored Class: Fighter. A multiclass Augir’s fighter class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing
Metal Augir
The metal augir are a very reclusive sub-race of Augira. Metal augira generally wear no clothes when in their home and forges but favor drab functional clothing when meeting with other augir or outsiders. Their skin is always dark brown or black and they are bald headed with black beards. Their eyes tend to be a golden yellow or steel grey. Metal augira average 4½ feet tall and weigh a muscular 160 to 190 pounds. They are supreme artificers, outshining the works of the other sub-types of augir.
Metal augira speak Augiran. Those few that travel outside their homeland (as traders, mercenaries, or adventurers) know Janaakan.
Metal augira encountered outside their home will undoubtedly be warriors.
Metal Augir Characteristics
- +1 Strength, +2 Constitution, +1 Dexterity, –4 Charisma.
- Darkvision: Augira can see in the dark up to 120 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and Augira can function just fine with no light at all.
- Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—enlarge person and invisibility as a wizard of twice the metal augir’s class level (minimum caster level 3rd); these abilities affect only the metal augir and whatever it carries.
- Immunity to paralysis, phantasms, and poison.
- +2 racial bonus on saves against spells and spell-like abilities.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs and rük.
- +4 racial bonus on Move Silently checks.
- +1 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.
- Light Sensitivity: Metal augir are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.
- Automatic Languages: Common and Augiran. Bonus Languages: Giant, Rük, Orc, Terran.
- Favored Class: Fighter. A multiclass Augir’s fighter class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing
- Level adjustment +1
- Unlike other augir, metal augir do not have weapon familiarity with the dwarven waraxe and dwarven urgrosh.
Deep Augir
Deep augir are the same height as other dwarves, but leaner. Their skin sometimes has a reddish tinge, and their large eyes lack the brightness of those of their kindred, being a washed-out blue. Their hair color ranges from bright red to straw blond. They have little contact with surface dwellers, relying on hill dwarves or mountain dwarves to trade goods for them.
The deep augir live far underground and are much more standoffish with non-augir though not so much as metal augir. Deep augira favor drab or earth tones in their clothing and generally wear simple or functional garb. Their skin is tan with a reddish or orange tinge. They have grey or washed out blue eyes with hair color ranging from red to straw blond. Deep augir are the same height as rock or earth augir but leaner weighing 130 to 160 pounds.
Deep augira speak Augiran. They seldom travel outside augiran lands (as traders, mercenaries, or adventurers) but know Janaakan when they do.
The few deep augira encountered outside their home are always warriors.
Deep Augir Characteristics
- +2 Constitution, –2 Charisma.
- Darkvision: Augira can see in the dark up to 90 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and Augira can function just fine with no light at all.
- Weapon Familiarity: Augira may treat dwarven waraxes and dwarven urgroshes as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
- +3 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.
- +3 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like effects.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs and rük.
- Light Sensitivity: Deep dwarves are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.
- Automatic Languages: Common and Augiran. Bonus Languages: Giant, Gnome, Rük, Orc, Terran.
- Favored Class: Fighter. A multiclass Augir’s fighter class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing
Grey Augir (Duergar)
The grey augir are an evil sub-type of augira that dwell in the Keshyran underworld. They are an off shoot of the metal augira. Grey augira dress in drab clothes designed to blend in with stone. In their lairs they are known to wear dull jewelry. Their skin is always grey and all are bald headed though some have beard of grey. Their eyes tend to be a golden yellow or steel grey. Metal augira average 4½ feet tall and weigh a muscular 160 to 190 pounds. They war with other augira, and have been known to ally with other underworld creatures from time to time.
Grey augira speak a language of their own, Grey Augiran and Augiran.
Grey augira encountered outside their lairs will undoubtedly be warriors.
Grey Augir Characteristics
- +2 Constitution, –4 Charisma.
- Darkvision: Grey augira have darkvision up to 120 feet.
- Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—enlarge person and invisibility as a wizard of twice the metal augir’s class level (minimum caster level 3rd); these abilities affect only the metal augir and whatever it carries.
- Immunity to paralysis, phantasms, and poison.
- +2 racial bonus on saves against spells and spell-like abilities.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs and rük.
- +4 racial bonus on Move Silently checks.
- +1 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.
- Light Sensitivity: Metal augir are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.
- Automatic Languages: Common and Augiran. Bonus Languages: Darukin, Giant, Rük, Orc, Terran.
- Favored Class: Fighter.
- Level adjustment +1
- Unlike other dwarves, augir do not have weapon familiarity with the dwarven waraxe and dwarven urgrosh.
RuneQuest Statistics
Statistics for using Aoifé in Mongoose RuneQuest.
Basic Roleplaying Statistics
Statistics for using Aoifé in Basic Roleplaying.
