Race of Silverbacks

by Renaud Gary

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I'm starting off with Silverbacks. There is some resemblance to the Sibiccai of C&M, but even though mine were first (early 1987), I won't be suing ICE. ;)


Body Devel.     6-3-2-1
Channeling      6-5-4-3
  [Note that I used the optional rule and paid the 10 points to get this
   value.  JWCIII said not to do that, but I though it would be
   more fair to keep everyone on an even footing, especially when
   I get to races that have a 3-2-1-1 in Channeling]
Essence         6-5-4-3
Mentalism       5-3-2-2
Life Span
60 years
Disease         0
Poison          0
Mentalism       0
Channeling      0
Essence         0 Soul
Departure       12
Languages: [their own]  6/0
ST              0
QU              +6
PR              -3
IN              +1
EM              +3
CO              0
AG              +6
SD              -4
ME              +1
RE              +1
Sleep           6 hours
Endurance       normal
Recovery        normal
Race Type       3
AT              3
Small Claws     (costs 10)
Nightvision     (costs 5, same as Infravision.  Hmmmmmmm.)
Acute Hearing   (costs 5)
Acute Smell     (costs 10)
Wealth          Very Poor
OK:             Thief, Layman, Ranger, Dabbler, Bard, Animist
OK, but rare:   Rogue (males only), Magician, Illusionist,
                Cleric, Magent, Healer, Sorcerer, Mystic,
                Alchemist (channeling or Essence)
Prohibited:     Fighter, Warrior Monk, Paladin, Monk, Mentalist,
                Lay Healer, Alchemist (mentalism), any Arcane
Everyman:       Sprinting, Beast mastery (canine), Culture
Lore-Silverback
Restricted:     none
Athletic Endurance Category             1
Athletic Gymnastic Category             1
        Climbing skill                  2
Awareness Perception Category
        Alertness skill                 1
Awareness Searching Category            2
Body Development Skill                  1
Communication Category
        Language skills                 9
Lore General Category                   1
        Region Lore [home area]         1
        Culture Lore-Silverback         1
Outdoor Animal Category                 1
Outdoor Environmental Category          2
Subterfuge Stealth Category             3
        Stalk                           1
        Hide                            2
Natural Weapon Category                 2
        Small claws                     2
Hobby Ranks                             13
Available Talent Points                 45
Hobby Skills:
Name Acrobatics, Alertness, Ambush, Begging, Body Development,
Camouflage, Climbing, Contortions, Dancing, Detect Trap, Disarming
Traps, Foraging, Hiding, Hunting, Jump, Locate Hidden, Observation,
Reading Tracks, Scaling, Scrounging, Sense Ambush, Setting Traps,
Signal, Silent Attack, Singing, Sprinting, Stalking, Surveillance,
Swimming, Tale Telling, Tracking, Trading, Trap Building, Trickery,
Animal Handling (canine), Animal Training (canine), Beast Mastery
(canine), Culture Lore-Silverback, [a few others] Fauna Lore
[canines, likely prey], Survival-Savannah

Silverbacks look like bipedal jackals. At 5'3", they are about a head shorter than a Human, though their ears redress the balance. They mass around 110 lbs, so appear slighter than a Human. Their fur is mostly tan with black stripes down the back, lighter (almost white) on their chest and belly, and black on the tip of their long (over 3') bushy tails. Their fur is short but very soft; it would make a valuable pelt for anyone unscrupulous enough. They have short claws on their hands and feet which are useful for fighting and digging. Their muzzles have small but sharp teeth. Silverbacks have eyes of a soft brown or yellow.

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