Lundorgarath Tribe Member

The original Lundorgarath tribe existed long ago, in the age when giants ruled the material plane. This tribe of Goliath served the giants, either is subordinates to delegate jobs to or to serve as soldiers in the coming war with the dragons. They revered the elements as omnipotent forces, and paid homage to the ancient gods that represented them. 

Today, the only remnants of the original tribe are four splinter versions of it, the Lundorgarath'Skye, Lundorgarath'Ild, Lundorgarath'Ise, Lundorgarath'Stein. After the war with the dragons, the giants split up into their various sub-species, and retreated to the elemental planes to recover. This left the Lundorgarath alone and without direction, causing them to fall prey to their more primal instincts. The tribe began to argue over which element was the most powerful, and eventually they split up to avoid infighting, with each supporter choosing one of four new tribes to join with.

All tribes still hold their ancestral roots close, but have now incorporated the new giant gods into their worship, and revere the species of giant that is the most closely associated with their tribes alignment. Cloud for the Skye, Fire for the Ild, Frost for Ise, and Stone for the Stein. The Aer and Roc are peaceful with all their sister tribes, but the Cha and Col have an agitated rivalry due to the conflict between Surtr and Thrym. All tribes believe their respective element of giant to be the perfect being, and hope to one day have their tribe ascended to be giants of that type. While they respect both the Old God's of the elements and the Lesser Giant God's, they specifically worship the Old God's, and pay homage to the Giant Pantheon.

Each corner of Xy'larria has area's that are bleeding into the elemental planes, so the tribes naturally gravitated to their respective places there. Each tribes coming of age trial involves a venture into the elemental planes to retrieve a symbol of their element; cloud stuff, true flame, blue ice, and living earth respectively. The Old God's do not take paladin's or cleric's, as is their nature, but the Giant Pantheon do, though it is rare for a god of the Giant Pantheon to take a champion from the lesser giant races. Each tribe waits for the day that a champion will be chosen from their tribe, and sets out to shatter the ordning and then re-align it in the favor of their revered giant race. If this goal is achieved, the tribes believe their revered giant gods will ascend them to giant status. Until that day, they practice unconventional skills to serve their role in the ordning, as well as their revered giant species trade of choice.

 

Skill Proficiencies: Survival, and one other skill of your choice.

Tool Proficiencies: Your tribes Tool Proficiency, and one other type of artisan’s tools.

Equipment: A hunting trap, a tribal token or set of tattoos marking your loyalty to one of the Lundorgarath tribe's, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the outlander background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a member of a Lundorgarath tribe.

Your bond is undoubtedly associated with your tribe or some aspect of Lundorgarath philosophy or culture. Your ideal is a personal choice that probably hews closely to the ethos of your people and certainly doesn’t contradict or compromise what being of the Lundorgarath stands for.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2	I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of newborn pups.
3	I once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn to my clan of an approaching orc horde. I’d do it again if I had to.
4	I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature.
5	I place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. Money and manners won’t save you from a hungry owlbear.
6	I’m always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.
7	I feel far more comfortable around animals than people.
8	I was, in fact, raised by wolves.

d6	Ideal
1	Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic)
2	Greater Good. It is each person’s responsibility to make the most happiness for the whole tribe. (Good)
3	Honor. If I dishonor myself, I dishonor my whole clan. (Lawful)
4	Might. The strongest are meant to rule. (Evil)
5	Nature. The natural world is more important than all the constructs of civilization. (Neutral)
6	Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when they are far from me.
2	An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an injury to me.
3	I will bring terrible wrath down on the evildoers who destroyed my homeland.
4	I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend.
5	I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
6	It is my duty to provide children to sustain my tribe.

d6	Flaw
1	I am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants.
2	There’s no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
3	I remember every insult I’ve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who’s ever wronged me.
4	I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and societies.
5	Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
6	Don’t expect me to save those who can’t save themselves. It is nature’s way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.