Serpent Striker
Size/Catagory: Human( Pirate )
Stats:
Mind: Skilled 14
Body: Master 8 / Grandmaster 5(If fighting ship to ship)
Magic: Expert 11( Magical tattoo only )
Number of Attacks: 3 ( extremely agile, and using very small and quick weapons )
Damage/Attack: By weapon
Special Attacks: Serpent Strike
Special Defenses: Extremely agile, relying on layers of clothing, and soft(flexible) leather for armor, rather than heavier forms of protection.
Special Abilites: Very familiar with ship to ship combat, even more so than trained militaries around the planes. This springs from their lack of easily replaced manpower, which forces them to become more experienced to compensate for lower numbers.
Magic Resistence: Nil
Stats:
Mind: Skilled 14
Body: Master 8 / Grandmaster 5(If fighting ship to ship)
Magic: Expert 11( Magical tattoo only )
Number of Attacks: 3 ( extremely agile, and using very small and quick weapons )
Damage/Attack: By weapon
Special Attacks: Serpent Strike
Special Defenses: Extremely agile, relying on layers of clothing, and soft(flexible) leather for armor, rather than heavier forms of protection.
Special Abilites: Very familiar with ship to ship combat, even more so than trained militaries around the planes. This springs from their lack of easily replaced manpower, which forces them to become more experienced to compensate for lower numbers.
Magic Resistence: Nil
Climate/Terrain: Though only seen near Nothoa Piripson these pirates could easily show up in other locations if the mood struck them to seek newer trade routes to plunder. Judging from the climate of Nothoa Piripson, they seem to prefer warmer climates.
Frequency: Uncommon
Organization: Clan
Activity Cycle: Day or Night.
Intelligence: Average to High
Language: Common Tongue, and Enochian
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Description:
Serpent Strikers appear as normal humans, though their hair is always black. Their clothing is generally sewn by their men, and appears crude but functional. Most Serpent Strikers are female, despite the general belief most pirates are smelly, big bearded men.
Frequency: Uncommon
Organization: Clan
Activity Cycle: Day or Night.
Intelligence: Average to High
Language: Common Tongue, and Enochian
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Description:
Serpent Strikers appear as normal humans, though their hair is always black. Their clothing is generally sewn by their men, and appears crude but functional. Most Serpent Strikers are female, despite the general belief most pirates are smelly, big bearded men.
Combat:
The pirates possess magical tattoos in the shape of a green snake, this tattoo wraps about their right arm all the way to the shoulder, they can urge this marking to life and have it strike at a foe to poison them. This ability is the reason they are called Serpent Strikers.
In combat on the seas the pirates fast, and agile water bound vessels can quickly overrun the laden merchant vessels leaving Adohi Iadoiasmomar, and other settlements such as those of the Shadrakon Tribesmen. With their deadly aim the pirates can quickly use their boomerangs to severe sail lines, and the heads of any archers or ballista crews firing upon them, bringing the enemy ship into a deadly situation, boarding of the vessels is quick, and unified. They very rarely ever take prisoners, and slaughter the entire boat, including children before sailing the vessel back to their port to be sold at next auction, along with any items not needed in the village.
On land however their talents are less than amazing, they are skilled still in combat but seem to have more difficulty with land based combat. This is due to the very peaceful atmosphere of the village they inhabit, very rarely does in-fighting claim a single soul so while here they do not fight, when they do however it is odd for them because the surface beneath them does not move and bounce, and there is more open terrain rather than a cramped deck or hallway of a ship.
The pirates possess magical tattoos in the shape of a green snake, this tattoo wraps about their right arm all the way to the shoulder, they can urge this marking to life and have it strike at a foe to poison them. This ability is the reason they are called Serpent Strikers.
In combat on the seas the pirates fast, and agile water bound vessels can quickly overrun the laden merchant vessels leaving Adohi Iadoiasmomar, and other settlements such as those of the Shadrakon Tribesmen. With their deadly aim the pirates can quickly use their boomerangs to severe sail lines, and the heads of any archers or ballista crews firing upon them, bringing the enemy ship into a deadly situation, boarding of the vessels is quick, and unified. They very rarely ever take prisoners, and slaughter the entire boat, including children before sailing the vessel back to their port to be sold at next auction, along with any items not needed in the village.
On land however their talents are less than amazing, they are skilled still in combat but seem to have more difficulty with land based combat. This is due to the very peaceful atmosphere of the village they inhabit, very rarely does in-fighting claim a single soul so while here they do not fight, when they do however it is odd for them because the surface beneath them does not move and bounce, and there is more open terrain rather than a cramped deck or hallway of a ship.
Habitat/Society:
These females seem to live in a world where the order of things have been reversed, within their village the men perform activities such as washing, cooking, and raising the children. The women are the warriors, and providers. They commonly use the men for breeding, but do not have relationships with them beyond that similar to a master and slave, in their society only two women can share a bond of love, men being in the equation is an unfortunate necessity.
They receive their tattoo's at the age of thirteen( it is unclear how, but many claim it just appears upon them at the proper age ), and first begin training at the age of five. Sometimes these young pirates can slaughter a boatload without a sword being raised by the crew in defense, because of the inability to kill a child.
They live in a walled village located somewhere offshore of Nothoa Piripson, more than likely upon some island near the continent, but not a part of it directly. All searches for this village have failed.
These females seem to live in a world where the order of things have been reversed, within their village the men perform activities such as washing, cooking, and raising the children. The women are the warriors, and providers. They commonly use the men for breeding, but do not have relationships with them beyond that similar to a master and slave, in their society only two women can share a bond of love, men being in the equation is an unfortunate necessity.
They receive their tattoo's at the age of thirteen( it is unclear how, but many claim it just appears upon them at the proper age ), and first begin training at the age of five. Sometimes these young pirates can slaughter a boatload without a sword being raised by the crew in defense, because of the inability to kill a child.
They live in a walled village located somewhere offshore of Nothoa Piripson, more than likely upon some island near the continent, but not a part of it directly. All searches for this village have failed.
Ecology:
Commonly the women use the men for breeding purposes two to three times a month in their attempts to get pregnant, these are the only times men are used for a sexual partner, all other couplings are with fellow females. This method of mating produces children steadily, the size of the village having grown from merely eighty to well over six hundred in just thirty years. Most members of the community live into their fifties, though some live to be eighty or more. The most common ages within the village are thirteen through eighteen.
Commonly the women use the men for breeding purposes two to three times a month in their attempts to get pregnant, these are the only times men are used for a sexual partner, all other couplings are with fellow females. This method of mating produces children steadily, the size of the village having grown from merely eighty to well over six hundred in just thirty years. Most members of the community live into their fifties, though some live to be eighty or more. The most common ages within the village are thirteen through eighteen.
Submitted by: Elbryan Wyndon
