Homebrew Garlean Species Details

Only a man of power can rightly steer the course of civilization. And in this land of creeping mendacity, that one truth will prove its salvation.
-Gaius van Baelsar, Legatus of the XIV Legion

 

The Garleans who share the name of their Empire are a people who had suffered greatly before finding the means to fight back, in doing so becoming conquerers in their own right. Garleans value advancement and ability, while looking down on those who are happy to sit in stagnation, and it is this dogged dedication which has allowed them great success in the world.

Physical Description

The Garleans are a people with strong bodies which were backed by great mental prowess to match. Their most striking feature though is the pearl like third eye which sits in the center of their forehead. This special third eye provides Garleans with improved spatial recognition. These two great assets were met only with a damning disadvantage, the inability to manipulate magic.

Age. Garleans live as long as the other races of Eorzea, reaching maturity around 18 years old and living on average to the age of 80.

Size. Garlean males on average tend to stand anywhere from 6 to 7 feet tall while their female counterparts tend to reach anywhere from 5 and a half to 6 feet tall. Your size is medium.

Alignment

Garleans tend toward a lawful alignment as their roots trace back to a highly ordered Empire where title and rank were held in high regard.

Advent of Magitek

As nearly all Garleans are unable to manipulate aether in their bodies, they found themselves defeated time and time again by those with an aptitude for magic. That was until the discovery of ceruleum, which after experimentation and engineering led the to the birth of magitek. This came in the creation of many machines and devices which could mimic magical effects and swung the pendulum in the Garleans favour. Within 50 years of the discovery they'd managed to form a vast empire which spanned three quarters of the great continents of Aldenard. 

The Heirarchy

The society of Garlemand is one of strict order where one's position is worn as a badge within their name. Below is listed the known Titles and their position's role within the Empire from the Emperor down to their slaves.

Title	Function
Zos	Supreme leader of the Garlean Empire
Yae	Any member of the royal family in line for the throne
Wir	Any member of the yoral family not in line for the throne
Van	Commander of one or many legions
Tol	Secondary Command within a legion
Sas	Commander of a fort or base of operations
Rem	Commander of one of a legion's cohorts
Quo	Commander of a mid-sized unit of at least 100 soldiers
Pyr	Watch Commander or Veteran soldier
Oen	Regular Infantry
Nan	Head of Magitek Research or an engineer specializing in Magitek
Mal	High Commander of Field Engineers or Field Medics
Lux	Commander of a unit of Medics or Field Engineers
Kir	Veteran field medic or engineer
Jen	Field Medic or Engineer
Iyl	Leader of the senate
Het	Various Magistrates of High Standing
Goe	Local Ruler of Imperial Territory or Commander of operatives
Fae	Senators who work to elect Magistrates
Eir	High level civil servants
Dus	Low level civil servants
Cen	Artisans and manufacturers
Bas	Merchants and workers who gather raw materials
Aan	Slaves and the people of annexed territory

 

Why They Adventure

Garleans may adventure for a variety of reasons, but two stand out amongst all the possibilities. The first would be for the benefit of their empire, to act as an ambitious patriot who seeks to better Garlemand's position in the world through hard work. The other may be to seek freedom from the chains of their society, coming from a rigid hierarchy where moving upwards is only possible by military activity leaves a bad taste in many's mouth, so in the name of freedom and peace some Garleans may break away from their homeland and chase their dreams.

Garlean Names

Garleans names often declare one's title within the Empire as their middle name. Otherwise their traditional names find their roots in Latin, having both a first and last name.

Male Garlean Names. Aulus, Cid, Faust, Gaius, Ignatius, Kaius, Maxima, Nael, Nero, Noah, Quentin, Regula, Solus, Vitus, Zenos

Female Garlean Names. Adora, Alma, Belva, Cella, Elysia, Gloria, Julia, Livia, Lucia, Minerva, Octavia, Rheya, Silvia, Vesta

Garlean Middle Titles. van (Legatus), quo (Centurio), pyr (Assistant to Centurio), oen (veteran soldier), lux (head field engineer/medic), kir (veteran field engrineer/medic), jen (field engineer/medic), dus (civil servant), cen (artisan), bas (merchant), aan (person from annexed lands)

Garlean Surnames. Arvina, Asina, Baelsar, Brutus, Darnus, Gabranth, Galvus, Garlond, Hydrus, Junius, Lexentale, Messalla, Priscus, Scaeva

Conquerers

The Garleans and the Garlean Empire have incurred the disdain of many races across the land. Those who within the Empire are often patriotic within the homeland, while hateful in the annexed regions. As such most races who are not Garleans have a hatred for them until they prove their intentions are good.

Garlean Traits

Garlean Traits

Magically Inert

You are unable to cast magic of your own power and require the aid of technology to do so.

Note from the Creator

As Garleans are unable to cast magic from a lore perspective, playing a casting class as a Garlean should have their casting focus flavoured to account for this. For example a Garlean Wizard could have a staff which recharges magic energy over time and uses that charged staff to cast spells. Their spell slots recovering when the staff recharges at the end of a long rest

Spatial Insight

You gain proficiency in the Investigation skill.

Third Eye

You gain proficiency in the Perception skill. Additionally, ranged weapon attacks you make have an increased normal range of 10ft.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30ft.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common, Garlean and one extra language of your choice.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Imperial Education

You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice and one set of artisan's tools of your choice.