Naatkinson says:
I'm ok with the Tikbalang. A couple changes, though. The hooves should specify that the attacks are strength based, and the DC for the charge attack should be changed to 8 + str + prof.
Make those changes and it is approved :)
Done! Yeah, I struggled with the hooves quite a bit because this is a Dex, not Str race, but I just couldn't justify making the hooves finesse weapons haha!
So here's my character:
Mai'ngor, Tikbalang Champion
The tikbalang are a race of half-man, half-horse: the body of a man and the head, hooves, and tail of a horse. They are incredibly fast and immensely strong. Malevolent fey, they are a tricksters, waylaying travelers who trespass on their domain.
Mai’ngor is a tikbalang
pintado (tattooed warrior) from the highlands. His
batuk (tattoos): lightning bolts across his chest. Across his back, a great
balete tree. On his forearms, python skin patterns. On his biceps, crocodile hide patterns. On his hocks and fetlocks, cloud patterns representing the winds. On his forehead, a flaming stone.
Mai’ngor is fleet of foot and ferocious in battle. He favors twin
kris (swords with wavy blades), but also fights with the
sibat and
kalasag (spear and shield).
Mai’ngor’s father was Apo Munggogolot, chieftain of his tribe. His clan’s home was destroyed when a hunk of metallic rock fell from the sky into its midst. After the fires had been put out and the fatalities were buried, a strange illness broke out among the clan. They began wasting away, bleeding internally and dropping like flies; it was as if they were burning from the inside. The
babaylan (priestesses, medicine women) figured out that the strange illness was being caused by the meteorite. Some of the young ones suggested abandoning their ancestral lands, while the elders called for the destruction or removal of the alien rock. None dared touch the rock except Mai’ngor, who was miraculously untouched by the strange sickness. He began chipping away at the rock while the leaders tried to figure out where to dispose of the stuff. Alas, it was all too late, in two days everybody was dead and the young warrior was alone. This was when he began his wandering. A warrior without ties, without a home.
The
bulalakaw (meteor) tattoo on Mai’ngor’s forehead is a reminder. He yearns to someday reclaim his ancestral land which he left after his people all died. For now he is wandering the earth to gain prowess and wisdom. He carries a small chip from the rock that killed his people, in the hopes of learning more about it.
Trait: Despite my noble birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood.
Ideal: Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan.
Bond: I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend.
Flaw: There’s no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
