Highman

Legends give three accounts for the rise of the highmen. In one legend the highmen are the progenitors of humanity, the first ones to awaken as Wyome strode the world bringing life to all, who since that time have decreased in number and memory to make way for their descendants, the humans. In another legend, the highmen were humans taken to a distant and forgotten land in the west, there to serve as guardians and heralds of a long forgotten ancient race - some say elves, other dragons - who enhanced their intelligence and their magical abilities. A third legend places them as the heirs to a great empire of superior humanity, the remains of that race now lost to time and the seas.

Whatever the truth of these legends, highmen are the intellectual giants of humanity, rivaled only by their more malevolent brethren, the tenebrian. The recent history of Ayreon is in large part the history of these two clashing peoples, and most cities along the face of the world owe their existences to the highmen who founded them. Like all of humanity, highmen may take up any profession and excel at it, although more often than not they are found in the halls of magic and of temples. They tend to shy away from the darker arts, in large part due to their cultural heritage and their social needs, but a highman taking up necromancy is not unheard of. Most highmen are good in alignment and lawful in ethos.

Like their name suggests, highmen are the tallest of the human races, many of them on average reaching just below two meters in height. Their hair and eye colors vary, and their skin coloring tends from light to golden tan. In some cases highmen can be mistaken for very tall elves, though a closer look at their rounder faces and heavier frames quickly gives them away. Highmen are often slender, moreso than common humans, and many of the men lack the capacity to grow facial hair.

+ Highmen have a slightly increased learning-by-doing. + Highmen have no special resistances or vulnerabilities. + Raceweapon: sword

Race Stat Mod

STR   QUI   DEX   INT   WIS   CON   CHA   APP 0         0     +5    +15     -5       0       +5     0