Bhrocaire

Bhrocaires are fey folk with animal features. They have powers and appearances based as much on stories about their animal counterparts as reality. Their faces are usually more hominid, sometimes taking a shape that is similar to the animals but still human-like (i.e., bulging eyes on a frog person). But other parts of them are more animalistic.

[European] Badger Bhrocaire: 6' tall anthropomorphic badgers, they are known for their strength and sharp claws, often being enslaved as diggers, miners, quarriers, and soldiers. They are an oppressed nation, but they are also feared. Stereotyped as angry and stubborn, they are unpopular, but those who get to know them usually find them more complex. Culturally, they are known for their love of their homes, their cautiousness, their protectiveness of their families, and their anti-violence. One in 100 have minor shapechanging powers. They can bring good luck to others.

PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 11 AWA 8 WIL 9 PRS 8 STH 7

Black Squirrel Bhrocaire: 4' tall anthropomorphic squirrels. They have big bushy tails, black fur, and great agility. They are known to be very present and aware, with short memories and little planning for the future, running counter to the reputation of actual squirrels. They are, however, extremely fast and aware. They are very secretive.

PRO 9 ATH 11 STR 6 AWA 11 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 10

Bloody-Nosed Beetle Bhrocaire: 5' tall anthropomorphic beetles. They have dark green chitin and antennae. They can secrete dark red hemolymph which is foul and unpleasant. They can draw magic from this as well. They are reputed to be angry and tough, but there is a wide variety of personalities among them. They dislike imperials.

PRO 9 ATH 8 STR 9 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 8

Brown-Necked Raven Bhrocaire: 5' tall anthropomorphic ravens with brownish black necks and black feathered bodies. They are stereotyped by imperials as omens of bad luck and disaster, licentious and drug-addled, angry and vicious, aloof, hateful, and spiteful people, but they are mostly just defensive against a world that treats them badly. Their nation once had extensive knowledge of medicine, music, warcraft, funerary practices, philosophy, and education, and some of that remains. They have the ability to grant a magical charm to one person per year, the ability to kill with a glare once per lifetime, the ability to protect a building they live in from destruction, and the ability to speak to inanimate objects once per week. They are powerful wielders of magic.

PRO 7 ATH 9 Flight 11 STR 7 AWA 9 WIL 10 PRS 7 STH 9

Cave Bear Bhrocaire: 8' tall anthropomorphic bears. They have thick brown fur. They are enormously strong. Though they are built for combat, they tend to be mostly vegetarian. They believe in ancient rituals of combat and war, which gives them powerful magicks when they fight. They come from a warrior nation. They are among the most sought-after species for the imperial armies, but few of them ever agree to it, preferring their own people or Faerie.

PRO 13 ATH 9 STR 12 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 7

[Mediterranean] Chameleon Bhrocaire: 3' tall anthropomorphic chameleons. They tend to be yellow, green, or brown in hue, though they can match their surrounds to a limited degree. They always have some colored lines of scales on their sides. They have a beard of scales, and they use their color-changing to also communicate. They live in the forests in small communities and know many charms of change and chaos.

PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 5 AWA 9 WIL 7 PRS 8 STH 12

[European] Chub Bhrocaire: 3' tall anthropmorphic chubs with brown body scales and orange fins on their legs. They dwell in and around rivers, lakes, and streams. They are known for their ridiculous boasts and tall tales, from which they draw magic. They are often exploited by imperials, but also seen as humorous and friendly.

PRO 8 ATH 9 Swim 11 STR 6 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 9 STH 9

Eudimorphodon Bhrocaire: 5' tall anthropomorphic pterodons. They have dark feathers and sharp teeth. They are fishers and hunters. They are known for their long flights. They have charms that allow them to synthesize and merge materials and stories. They are skilled crafters and very spiritual.

PRO 9 ATH 9 Flight 12 STR 9 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 8

Glowworm Bhrocaire: 4' tall anthropomorphic beetles. They can glow at will with bioluminescence. Their lights are fairy lights, with all the magical and illusory powers that brings. Some are brown with spots and others are lighter in hue. Their larvae are colorful. They live in Faerie and are often enslaved by imperials.

PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 8 AWA 10 WIL 7 PRS 9 STH 9

Green Whip Snake Bhrocaire: 6' tall anthropomorphic snakes. They have black spots and greenyellow scales. They live in the forests and have charms to command truth that they invoke via true tales and deep observations. They have a very mild venom which is useful in truth serums.

PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 8 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 7 STH 8

[European] Hedgehog Bhrocaire: 3' tall anthropomorphic hedgehogs. They have spiny backs and brown and grey fur. They can speak to animals, roll up into protective balls, and build intricate nests where their families live. They are sometimes kept as pet-slaves by imperials. They like a simple, quiet life, and they try to stay out of trouble.

PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 6 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 10 STH 9

[Eurasian] Lynx Bhrocaire: 5’ tall anthropomorphic lynxes with tufted ears, spotted fur, sharp fangs and claws, and a bobbed tail. Their fur is reddish, brown, and white with black spots. They are quiet folk with a national culture of hunting, small but ornate homes in secluded spots, and a very complex language. They have a fondness for smoking pipes, which derives from their old cultural practices and rituals. They are stereotyped as violent and disgusting people by imperials. They have the ability to see through solid objects once per day, the ability to sense when someone is withholding information once per month, and the ability to become invisible for an hour once per week.

PRO 10 ATH 13 STR 9 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 14

[Eurasian] Magpie Bhrocaire: 5' tall anthropomorphic magpies. They are grey, black, red, and purple, with touches of white. They live together in small communities in the avian areas of the city. They are known for their elaborate funerary rites, preparedness, and craftiness, as well as a cultural preference for shiny arts and objects and for fortune telling. They are stereotyped as greedy thieves, evil omens, and hatred for impoliteness. They have the ability to hex people who cross them once per year, hence the last stereotype, and they have many magial powers and charms from superstitons and counting rhymes.

PRO 8 ATH 9 Flight 11 STR 8 AWA 10 WIL 9 PRS 8 STH 9

Mountain Hare Bhrocaire: 5' tall anthropomorphic hare folk who come down to Haenor from the northern parts of the empire. They are brown, grey, or white in fur color. Considered fast and clever, they are often stereotyped as liars and con artists (except women, who are stereotyped as timid). They practice astrology, witchcraft, and keep to the old ways of their national religion, honor stories of ancient folk heroes attuned to moon and sun. They are susceptible to delusional paranoia. They are extremely fast. They have the innate ability to bring good luck to someone once a week for seven minutes. They are skilled storytellers and clever raconteurs.

PRO 8 ATH 12 STR 7 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 9 STH 9

Osprey Bhrocaire: 5' tall anthropomorphic ospreys. They have brown wings and legs and grey bellies and faces. In Faerie, they often fly with the Wild Hunt, and outside of it, they are mistrusted by many because of this. They have many magical charms, including immunity to sunfire in their young, fish-finding charms, waterwalking, sensing infidelity, instilling sorrow, mesmerizing fish, long vision, replicating fish for food, and invocation of the Wild Hunt.

PRO 9 ATH 10 Flight 12 STR 9 AWA 10 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 9

[Mediterranean] Painted Frog Bhrocaire: 4' tall colorful anthropomorphic frogs. They have splotches with dark and light patches around them, ranging from shades of brown and black to yellow and white. They live near freshwater on the islands. Their communities are heavily and magically bonded. They have long, sticky tongues and are good swimmers.

PRO 8 ATH 9 Swim 11 STR 6 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 9

[European] Praying Mantis Bhrocaire: 7' tall anthropomorphic praying mantises. They have green and brown skin and the distinctive "praying" claws. They are known as skilled hunters and trappers, living in the grasslands and wilds, and they are said to be able to leap great distances. They engage in endocannibalism in their culture, usually very ritualistically, with men or male-assigned members volunteering for it. They also practice various forms of witchcraft and ritual magic. They have many charms involving flight, grasslands, and their sexual and cannibalistic rituals.

PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 10 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 7 STH 8

Precious Coral Bhrocaire: 7' tall anthropomorphic coral. They have red and pink-orange exoskeletons. They live in dark waters and are very sedentary in their habits. They have charms to control and influence seawaters. Their blood can be used to cast an ossifying charm. They can sense disease, heal poisons, and protect children with their magic as well. They can create shields and spines with their magick.

PRO 9 ATH 6 STR 10 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 7

Red Fox Bhrocaire: 4’ tall anthropomorphic red foxes with long, fluffy tails and white under bellies. Athletic, cunning, and skilled, they were never conquered. They revere a folk hero who was a legendary trickster, and they emulate him in their culture and their powers. Skilled at stealth, thievery, and trickery, they are stereotyped - not entirely wrongly - as con artists. They love blackberries, grapes, and butter. They ruling class famously hunted them and their animal counterparts, and they have spent thousands of years dodging them and tricking them. The older they get, the more tails they get. They have many trickster abilities, including control of faeriefire or fairy lights, ventriloquism, vanishing powers, and mimicry. Consult with the GM for other ideas.

PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 6 AWA 10 WIL 8 PRS 14 STH 14

Rose Chafer Bhrocaire: 4' tall anthropomorphic beetles. They have shiny dark chitin, ranging from copper, green, bronze, violet, blue-black, or grey. They dance among the flowers and love to smell and feed off them. They have charms that give them power over flowers, plants, and petals. They are merry small folk of Faerie often exploited and enslaved in the imperial core.

PRO 7 ATH 9 Flight 10 STR 7 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 9 STH 9

Ruff Bhrocaire: 6' tall anthropomorphic birds with big white feathery ruffs on their heads. They have long necks, pot bellies, and long wading legs. They are grey and brown in plumage. They live near water and love to drink and celebrate. Their magic allows them to cause inebriation, and create celebrations. They are considered cheerful and frivolous.

PRO 8 ATH 9 Flight 11 STR 8 AWA 9 WIL 6 PRS 9 STH 8

[Eurasian] Wren Bhrocaire: stocky, short-tailed 3' anthropomorphic wrens with brown and white plumage. Their original culture were mostly gatherers and hunters of small arthropods. They have the innate ability to influence any kind of bird. They were known for riding giant eagles in their original culture, but in the empires, they are severely oppressed. They have some influence over the winter winds with their voices. They have magical songs that come from ancient tales and traditions. Their feathers can protect from disaster or drowning (once). They are keepers of history and the past.

PRO 8 ATH 10 Flight 13 STR 6 AWA 10 WIL 9 PRS 9 STH 9