Stonebearers

A cross between giants, half-giants, and dwarves, the stone-bearers are a mountain dwelling race of great fortitude. Homage to ancestors plays a pivotal role in stonebearer society. Stonebearer families are referred to as clans, and large extended families are led by a noble. Each noble swears loyalty to the king of the clan’s region in a feudal system. The concept of bushido, or living by the way of the blade, remains at the core of a stonebearer warrior’s thoughts. In ancient history, the stonebearers were slaves of another race, and are named for their former role as laborers under those forgotten tyrants. When they gained their freedom, they eXPlored the surface world as far as they were able, gaining control over much of the known world. As their power waned, they retreated back to their mountains. When the Elven War began, the stonebearers locked themselves in their mountains to protect themselves. During a recent civil war, a large clan of stone-bearers abandoned their mountain stronghold and found a new home on the surface. Refusing to take part in any more kin-slaying, they have cut out homes for themselves from the lonely D’Intaga Mountain and have been in repeated, if infrequent, contact with the nearby human cities of Moarfyre, Rogelhan, and Simara. Simaran missionaries have made regular pilgrimages to the new settlement, and a fair number of the stonebearers there have begun to adopt worship of the Saints.

Physical Representation
Grey skin tone; stone, rock, or gem protrusions along the forehead, cheekbones, or jawline

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Known Stonebearers (PC/NPC)
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