Manual PC Horizons

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STATISTICS

Every character has statistics that help define how that character can react to events and

perform actions in the world. A character with high Strength, for example, does more

damage in physical combat. A high Dexterity score gives a character a bonus to hit and

dodge in battle.

Health

When you take damage in combat, your Health is temporarily decreased. If it drops to

zero, you die, but various spells and potions can bring your Health back up again. With

the passage of time, your Health will slowly increase to its maximum again.

Armor

Armor reduces the amount of damage a character takes in combat. The higher your char-

acter’s Armor statistic, the less damage he or she will take from both melee and magical

attacks.

There are some forms of assault — called ethereal attacks — that ignore the standard

Armor rating. There is a separate statistic, called Ethereal Armor, that defends against

such attacks.

Strength – Strength helps a character deal more damage in both melee and ranged

combat. The higher a character’s Strength, the more damage he or she will deal in

physical combat.

Dexterity – Dexterity helps a character connect and avoid blows in both close and

ranged combat. The higher a character’s Dexterity, the more likely he or she will succeed

in hitting and dodging.

Power – Power augments the strength of spells in magical combat. The higher a character’s

Power, the more damage his or her spells will deal.

Focus – Focus improves the accuracy and avoidance of spells in magical combat. The

higher a character’s Focus, the more likely that his or her spells will hit and that the

enemy’s spells will miss.

The primary differences in characters’ abilities are determined by the schools in which

the characters have gained levels. Each school grants different special abilities and

improves different skills. Characters can also gain unique abilities through quests and

events. Statistics can be increased temporarily through the use of equipment and spells.

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Sslik

The Sslik are a reptilian race that, with the exception of the Dragons, exhibit

the most alien physiology in comparison to the other Living Races. The

most prominent of these features is their asexual nature — the species is

completely lacking in gender. All Sslik are able to lay eggs and hatch

their young.

The Sslik have always been nomadic, and are often treated as outcasts

by the other races. Their arrival in the jungles of southern Aradoth

Minor during the Age of the Warrior-King was not a peaceful one

— the Sslik were hunted down by most of the other Living Races

and, even to this day, are considered by some to be barbarians and savages.

After being expelled from all other lands, the Sslik sought refuge in

one of the most inhospitable regions of Istaria. The Saris were the

first race to treat the Sslik as anything resembling equals and, to this

day, the Sslik and Saris share a mutual trust and sense of cooperation.

In what may be a very interesting twist of fate, the Sslik have been spared the brunt of

the Withered Aegis assault due to the race’s location on Lesser Aradoth. The Sslik’s former

persecutors, however, have endured many hardships on the main continent during the

Age of Lamentation. The Sslik, while eager to help the Living Races during this time of

need, make no secret that the cruelty they suffered at the hands of others has not been

forgotten. Now that the Sslik are in a much stronger position than other Living Races,

only time will tell if they seek a path of enlightenment as their Saris friends teach, or a

path of vengeance against their former persecutors.

Half-Giants

If conventional lore is true, the Half-Giants of Istaria are distant

relatives of the Humans. Legend tells of the genesis of the Half-

Giants during the end of the Age of the Gods, when Humans began

settling the frigid, mountainous regions of Northern Aradoth. In

order to survive the harsh winters in the mountains, only the heartiest

of stock would survive. Over time, the Humans were no longer Human;

instead, they were much larger and more physically robust.

While it is entirely possible that the Half-Giants might trace their heredity

through Giants, it is also possible that they are simply the product of

their solitary environment. This kind of solitary life is reflected in their

dealings with others — throughout most of recorded history, Half-Giant

civilization has kept to itself.

Half-Giant society stresses the judicious use of their tremendous

physical powers, especially in regard to other races. This, coupled with

their relative safe distance from the corruption of Aradoth by the

Withered Aegis, has given the Half-Giants a pivotal role in today’s

politics of the Living Races. They represent a vast, untapped power

from which a unified Istaria might draw to put down the rise of the Withered Aegis.

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