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==Overview== | |||
[[File:TsolaaMonkColour.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A tsol'aa monk]] | |||
Graceful and willowy, the forest-dwelling Tsol'aa are a patient, quiet people, generally inclined to avoid the hustle and conflict which often permeates the world of Aetolia. In recent history, however, the peaceful, reclusive race has found itself playing a more direct role, forced to abandon their racial home in the Aalen forest to flee a deadly, toxic sludge dropped by the brutal Dreikathi invaders. Evacuated by a band of Duiran citizens, many refugees have become integrated into a new forest, calling it home, while others have taken the chance to venture into the world at large, joining the handful already living in the various cities of the realm. Physically, the race is lithe and slender, with angular, delicate features; indeed, the Tsol'aa are famed for their grace and beauty almost as much as they are known for their affinity for nature. | |||
Though the majority of Tsol'aa live a peaceful, isolationist existence in the remote forests, a handful have emerged to interact with the other races. In general, the Tsol'aa are bewildered by the hastiness of humans, but seek to understand why humanity has managed to attain such dominance. Physically, they are lithe beings of approximately human height. | Though the majority of Tsol'aa live a peaceful, isolationist existence in the remote forests, a handful have emerged to interact with the other races. In general, the Tsol'aa are bewildered by the hastiness of humans, but seek to understand why humanity has managed to attain such dominance. Physically, they are lithe beings of approximately human height. | ||
==Racial Skills== | |||
*Level 1: Forage. All Tsol'aa innately know how to make the most of their surroundings and are instinctively able to FORAGE for sustenance in a forest location. | |||
*Level 25: Improved Harvesting. Due to their roots in nature, Tsol'aa can harvest more herbs per day than other races. | |||
*Level 50: Hide. A Tsol'aa may sink back into the shadows and undergrowth, concealing themselves from casual observation. | |||
*Level 75: Forest Regeneration. While inside a forest location, a Tsol'aa regenerates health and mana at a constant rate. | |||
==Roleplay== | |||
Due to their natural affinity to the forests, Tsol'aa make an ideal race for someone interested in the guilds of Duiran, particularly the [[Shaman]]s, [[Bahkatu]] and [[Sentinel]]s. The evacuation to Duiran makes a natural backstory for someone interested in playing a Tsol'aa who grew up in the Heartwood, although the race has always had members who have sought homes in the cities. Characters have both embraced and rejected their forestal origins, with some displaying deep ties to the land, while other, outcast Tsol'aa have rebelled against their heritage and instead sought to corrupt nature to strike at the society which shunned them, turning to classes like the Indorani to exterminate plantlife itself. | |||
==The Origins of the Tsol'aa== | ==The Origins of the Tsol'aa== | ||
As sung by Ta'hena, the sage: | As sung by Ta'hena, the sage: | ||
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==The History of the Tsol'aa== | ==The History of the Tsol'aa== | ||
Always mysterious and other in the eyes of the larger populations that surrounded them, the Tsol'aa won their survival in the early Epochs through a mixture of guerrilla warfare, trapmaking, harvesting, and stealth. Though in the younger times of the world they may have inhabited the nearby Vashnars, Dun Valley, and the Itzatl, the wars that hotly contested these regions forced them to retreat and make their home in the Aalen instead. It is believed that their clever means of hunting, trapping, and survival influenced the formation of the Sentinels. | Always mysterious and other in the eyes of the larger populations that surrounded them, the Tsol'aa won their survival in the early Epochs through a mixture of guerrilla warfare, trapmaking, harvesting, and stealth. Though in the younger times of the world they may have inhabited the nearby Vashnars, Dun Valley, and the Itzatl, the wars that hotly contested these regions forced them to retreat and make their home in the Aalen instead. It is believed that their clever means of hunting, trapping, and survival influenced the formation of the Sentinels. | ||