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Breggle
- Kindred Type: Mortal
- Level 1 PC Age: 15 + 2d10 years
- Lifespan: 50 + 2d20 years
- Height: 5′4″ + 2d6″ (Medium)
- Weight: 120 + 6d10 lbs
- Native Languages: Woldish, Gaffe, Caprice
The proud and stubborn breggles—sometimes called goatfolk (or hregl, in their own tongues)—have inhabited the High Wold since antiquity. Once the sole masters of that fertile region of hills, meadows, and tangled woods, the ancient breggle noble houses now rule alongside humans, swearing fealty to the Dukes of Brackenwold. Breggles live much as humans do, dwelling in hamlets, farmsteads, and castles. In the larger towns of the High Wold, breggles live side by side with humans.
Further details: The Dolmenwood Player's Book provides further flavour and background information on breggles, including tables for backgrounds, trinkets, and personal details.
Shorthorns and Longhorns
Breggles divide themselves into two castes, differentiated by horn length: shorthorns (the working class) and longhorns (the noble class). Despite this division, shorthorns and longhorns are in fact the same species. The horns of a shorthorn who earns wealth and renown will grow, eventually reaching longhorn proportions (4″ or more). True acceptance in the ruling class is, however, another matter.
Names
A small number of breggle surnames are shared by humans native to the High Wold, the two Kindreds having lived side by side for many centuries.
Naming a character: Either choose a first name and surname from the table below, roll for each, or invent something in a similar vein.
Breggle Names
d20 | Male | Female | Unisex | Surname |
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1 | Aele | Aedel | Addle | Blathergripe |
2 | Braembel | Berrild | Andred | Bluegouge |
3 | Broob | Bredhr | Blocke | Bockbrugh |
4 | Crump | Draed | Clover | Bockstump |
5 | Drerdl | Fannigrew | Crewwin | Elbowgen |
6 | Frennig | Frandorup | Curlip | Forlocke |
7 | Grerg | Grendilore | Eleye | Hwodlow |
8 | Gripe | Grendl | Ellip | Lankshorn |
9 | Llerg | Grewigg | Frannidore | Lockehorn |
10 | Llrod | Hildrup | Ghrend | Longbeard |
11 | Lope | Hraigl | Grennigore | Longshanks |
12 | Mashker | Hwendl | Gwendl | Shankwold |
13 | Olledg | Maybel | Hrannick | Smallbuck |
14 | Rheg | Myrkle | Hwoldrup | Snicklebock |
15 | Shadgore | Nannigrew | Lindor | Snidebleat |
16 | Shadwell | Pettigrew | Merrild | Snoode |
17 | Shadwicke | Rrhimbr | Smenthard | Underbleat |
18 | Shandor | Shord | Snerg | Underbuck |
19 | Shank | Smethra | Wendlow | Wolder |
20 | Snerd | Wheld | Windor | Woldleap |
Choosing a Class
Breggle adventurers are most commonly fighters, knights, or magicians. They seldom seek membership of the Pluritine Church as clerics or friars, and only rare individuals have enough of a connection with Fairy to become enchanters.
Fur
A breggle character’s thick, woolly fur grants them +1 AC when unarmoured or wearing Light armour.
Gaze
Upon attaining longhorn status (from Level 4), a breggle character can use their gaze to charm humans and shorthorns into obeisance.
Activating: The longhorn must gaze intently at an individual human or shorthorn.
Effect: If the target fails a Save Versus Spell, they are charmed to view the longhorn character with awe and respect. While charmed, the target is unable to harm the longhorn, either directly or indirectly.
Duration: Until next sunrise.
Resisting: The holy spell Mantle of Protection counters a longhorn’s gaze.
Usage frequency: A longhorn may use their gaze a limited number of times per day, depending on their Level—see the Breggle Advancement table. The gaze may be used on a specific subject at most once a day.
Horns
Breggles may make a melee attack with their horns instead of a weapon. The damage inflicted increases with Level, as indicated in the Breggle Advancement table.
Horn Length and Social Standing
A breggle character begins play as a commoner of the shorthorn caste, aspiring to improve their lot in life. As they advance in Level, gaining experience, wealth, and renown, their horns grow (see the Breggle Advancement table).
Longhorn Status
Upon reaching Level 4, a breggle character’s horns have grown to the point that the character is recognised as a longhorn.
Breggle Advancement
Horns | |||
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Level | Length | Damage | Gaze |
1 | 1″ | 1d4 | – |
2 | 2″ | 1d4 | – |
3 | 3″ | 1d4 + 1 | – |
4 | 4″ | 1d4 + 1 | 1 / day |
5 | 6″ | 1d4 + 1 | 1 / day |
6 | 8″ | 1d6 | 2 / day |
7 | 10″ | 1d6 | 2 / day |
8 | 12″ | 1d6 | 3 / day |
9 | 14″ | 1d6 + 1 | 3 / day |
10+ | 16″ | 1d6 + 2 | 4 / day |