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152 Gith, Pirate DELWDW RFLHW 7KH SLUDWH SKLORVRSK FDUULHV RYHU LQWR DOO DVSHFWV RI OLIH 7KH VWURQJHVW WDNH ZKDW WKH ZDQW (DFK VKLS LV YHU LPSRUWDQW WR LWV FUHZ DV LW LV WKH SULPDU IDFWRU LQ GHWHUPLQLQJ WKH SHFNLQJ RUGHU LQ D VHWWOHPHQW This explains the pirates’ constant quest for better ships. Each settlement LV UXOHG E IRUFH E LWV EHVW VKLS RU D FRDOLWLRQ RI WKH EHVW VKLSV Extreme isolationists, the pirates of Gith live with no other races—they PD HYHQ WU WR FRPPLW JHQRFLGH RQ D UDFH WKDW VHWWOHV WRR FORVH WR WKHP 2YHU DOO GHVSLWH EHLQJ SLUDWHV WKHVH *LWK OLYH D VWUXFWXUHG PLOLWDULVWLF OLIHVW OH (YHU DGXOW PHPEHU RI WKLV UDFH SRVVHVVHV WKH IROORZLQJ PDJLFDO DELOL WLHV HDFK XVDEOH WKUHH WLPHV D GD D UDO SHOO SOD H L DQG ( 3 OO IXQFWLRQ DV WKH VSHOO RI WKH VDPH QDPH DV FDVW E WKH ORZHVW OHYHO FDVWHU SRVVLEOH 7KHVH LQKHUHQW DELOLWLHV DOVR HQDEOH WKH SLUDWHV WR SLORW VKLSV ZLWK VHULHV KHOPV 7KHVH DELOLWLHV IXQFWLRQ RQO LQ ZLOGVSDFH QRW LQ WKH SKORJLVWRQ 7KH PRVW GDQJHURXV DVSHFW RI WKLV UDFH LV WKH FRPELQDWLRQ RI WKH DERYH DELOLWLHV WKH SURSHUWLHV RI PDMRU DQG PLQRU VSHOOMDPPLQJ KHOPV DQG WKH XQLTXH RUJDQLF VWUXFWXUH RI WKH HOYHQ PDGH VKLSV :KHQ D *LWK SLUDWH LV at the helm of an elven-made ship ( itter, etc.), he may use his SOD H L DQG D UDO SHOO DELOLWLHV WR VKXQW WKH HQWLUH VKLS DQG DOO LWV FRQWHQWV WR WKH VWUDO SODQH WKLV XVHV XS WKDW SLUDWH V D UDO SHOO DQG SOD H L DELOLWLHV IRU WKH GD 7KLV JLYHV WKH SLUDWHV DQ HVFDSH URXWH DQG LW HQDEOHV WKHP WR ZDLW LQ NQRZQ VKLSSLQJ ODQHV DVWUDOO KLGGHQ EHIRUH UHWXUQLQJ WR WKH 3ULPH 0DWHULDO SODQH WR ODXQFK DQ DWWDFN 7KH *LWK SLUDWHV FDQ XVH RQO HOYHQ PDGH VKLSV RI OHVV WKDQ WRQV LQ WKLV PDQQHU 7KLV VSHFLDO PDQHXYHU RQO ZRUNV LQ ZLOGVSDFH QRW LQ WKH SKORJLVWRQ 7KDW LV FHUWDLQO WKH UHDVRQ WKH *LWK SLUDWHV QHYHU SXUVXH SUH LQWR WKDW PHGLXP (FRORJ 7KH *LWK SLUDWHV DUH FDUQLYRUHV SXUH DQG VLPSOH 7KH GR QRW care what state, short of putre ed, the meat is in. Some of the pirate bands DOVR HQJDJH LQ FDQQLEDOLVP /,0 ( ( ,1 :LOGVSDFH ) ( (1 5DUH 2 1, ,21 6KLS 0LOLWDU , , /( Q ,( Carnivore ,1 (//, (1 ( Exceptional (15-16) ( ( 1 LQ ODLU /, 10(1 /DZIXO HYLO 12 ( ,1 V VKLS FUHZ 02 / 02 (0(1 , , ( 6SHFLDO 12 2) . 9DULHV 0 ( . % ZHDSRQ ( , / . 6HH EHORZ ( , / ()(1 ( 6HH EHORZ 0 , ( , 1 ( 1LO , ( 0 WDOO 02 /( Champion (16) / ( 6SHFLDO :KHQ WKH JLWK DQNL XQGHU WKHLU OLEHUDWRU *LWK IUHHG WKHPVHOYHV IURP WKH yoke of mind ayer slavery, this branch of the race ed not to the Astral SODQH EXW WR DUFDQH VSDFH 7DOO HPDFLDWHG EHLQJV WKH SLUDWHV RI *LWK DSSHDU DV DOPRVW VNHOHWDO KX PDQRLGV ZLWK VNLQ YDU LQJ IURP GLUW JUD WR GXOO HOORZ /RQJ GLQJ brown hair ows down their backs and over the ornate, bejeweled arms DQG DUPRU WKH SUHIHU WR XVH RPEDW The pirates of Gith can operate as ghters, mages, or ghter/ mages, with limits of 11 in each class. Typically, the highest-level ghter FDSWDLQV WKH VKLS 7KLV IUHHV DOO WKH PDJHV VLQJOH DQG PXOWLFODVVHG IRU VSHOOMDPPLQJ RU FRPEDW GXW Clerics of Gith are occasionally encountered as well (limit of 11th level). Rarely, a ghter/cleric is encountered, almost always as the captain of its VKLS :KHQ FORVLQJ ZLWK D IRH WKH SLUDWHV XVH VSHOOV DQG DQ DUPDPHQW WKHLU VKLS SRVVHVVHV ,Q PHOHH WKH XVH D YDULHW RI ZHDSRQV ZLWK VZRUGV SUHGRPLQDWLQJ 2SHUDWLQJ IURP VPDOO EDVHV KLGGHQ RQ DVWHURLGV WKH SLUDWHV VWULYH WR FDSWXUH DQ VKLS WKDW LV ODUJHU IDVWHU RU EHWWHU DUPHG WKDQ WKHLUV 7KH IHYHULVKO DWWHPSW WR FDSWXUH DQ HOYHQ PDGH VKLSV WKDW FRPH WKHLU ZD VHH EHORZ V D UHVXOW PDQ HOYHQ DUPDGDV SRVW ODUJH ERXQWLHV RQ WKH KHDGV RI *LWK SLUDWHV 7KH SLUDWHV JUHDWHVW IXU LV UHVHUYHG IRU WKH LOOLWKLGV KRZHYHU 7KH SL rates of Gith spare no expense to kill all mind ayers they nd. No Gith SLUDWH HYHU XVHV D FDSWXUHG LOOLWKLG VKLS VKLS V FRPSOHPHQW YDULHV EXW WKHVH QXPEHUV DUH D JHQHUDO JXLGHOLQH 1 Captain (highest-level ghter or ghter/cleric) 1 Mate (highest-level ghter/mage or cleric) 1 Chief Spelljammer or Warlock (highest-level mage) 7KH UHVW RI WKH FUHZ LV HYHQO GLYLGHG DPRQJ WKH WKUHH FRPPRQ FODVV SRVVLELOLWLHV

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