Vodane

 

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"They would find that the sea, so quickly widening at the center of Tenegrim, would offer them a life unled. No longer tempted to find salvation in a steady home, the Vodane would become the Keeper's wanderers."

 

About

Those who call themselves the Vodane are wanderers and adventurers that can be found throughout Tenegrim. With the innate desire to explore the beauty of the world, they have taken to the sea or the land in many variations. Versatile and capable of taking up trades and languages as they go, they are the most adaptable of the humans.   Finding joy in their life and establishing new cities, kingdoms and clans wherever the sea takes them, the most common Vodane are found somewhere near a shoreline or the Core Sea rivers.  

Origin Story

Upon the exodus of their Creator, those that would soon be known as the Vodane took to the rivers and the opening sea to try and find a way north. Unlike the Reginvithin who harrowed the northern elements and threats, the Vodane made a home in the crevices of rivers and land around the sea while turning to the waters and earth for sustenance.   When asked who they were, it was a simple word that became their identifier. Vodane; Free Spirit. This became synonymous with those who would settle much of the core of Tenegrim. Kingdoms would rise and cities would develop with the ever conscious ideal of ever onward and upward.  

Attributes

The Vodane are a study in the variety of human features and beauty. From dark skin to pale white, blue eyes to the darkest brown. They vary heavily throughout their regions and adopt the ideals that their race is less of an actual bloodline and more of an accepted ethnicity.   Open minded and adventurous, the Vodane are a balance of finding trouble and creating great things throughout their generations. Their lives are shorter than most mortals, but the amount they always find a way to accomplish is seen as impressive. Coin, country, and family play a part in their mental motivations as well.  

Society

Vodane society depends on the particular region. Those of the Vodane who stayed near the sea tend to lean towards a more free loving almost pirate type lifestyle or ideals while those more inland fall more into a caste system and a settler and king mentality. Both claim the Vodane name as their race with a constant change of hands and trade between the two in order to expand their influence.   There are multiple privateer settlements that litter the borders of the Core Sea and its rivers along with an underlying skullduggery society that surrounds the constant desire for treasure or goods. The inland kingdoms tend to sponsor certain boats or trades from their coin.   Vodane kingdoms are small with proclaimed kings and smaller lords over the lands that they have won. During the time of the Scale when they were oppressed, many kings and lords gave up their lands in exchange for the Dragonlords allowing them to continue to rule and protect their people.  

Character Features

 

Naming Conventions

The Vodane have taken their names from the different mixtures of cultures and languages they have encountered along with their own origin. This means that even though there are family and royal names out there, there are many more varieties depending on the origin of the Vodane or what other languages and culture they adopt.  

Family Names

Leavitt, Courbet, Vallee, Warren, Voce, Oppy, Walsh, Byrne  

Masculine Names

Aubin, Olivier, Alexis, Enzo, Hugo, Cillian, Aydin, Cruz  

Feminine Names

Ariya, Ophelia, Kiara, Aminah, Elza, Robina, Isabel, Celia  

Racial Traits

Note: The below is an optional Human build you can take in place of Standard or Variant if you wish.   Ability Score Increase +1 Constitution, +2 Dexterity, +1 Wisdom
Hearing tales of the sea, enduring the travel of boat, and having to be light on your feet. All things needed as a Vodane Privateer.   Sea-Worthy: Proficient with spears, tridents, nets, vehicles (water), and two tools from the following list: carpenter, cartographer, navigator, weaver, woodcutter.
Raised to take care of yourself and the crew you call family, you know quite a bit about handling the tools of the trade.   Agile Angler: Proficiency in Acrobatics OR Athletics.
Strength and dexterity are important to a life on the coast, something that has been bred into you as a Vodane.