Verpine

by Mario A. Escamilla, mescamilla@INTER-CAFE.COM.MX

Verpine are an insectoid race that live in hives in the Roche Asteroid Field. They tend to be pacifist in nature, but their technology has produced great weapons in the past. They are very curious regarding new technology and they will try to examine, understand and improve every unusual piece of technology they encounter. They posess antenae that allow them to communicate with radio waves, this allows them to reach consensus almost immediately in a strange kind of democracy.

Personality: Childlike curious, but masters at technology.

Physical Descrption: Green bipedal insectoids covered by a chitinous plate cover.

Verpine Homeworld: the Roche Asteroid Field, a collection of asteroids whose tunnels have been terraformed to be inhabited by Verpine.

Language: Verpine, but they also learn Basic.

Example Names: Zraii, Kyli Ned'lx, Fxz'et, Jurfel, Moegid, Suskafoo.

Adventurers: Adventurers start as explorers, or technicians, some of them also work as negotiators, because of the experience of the communal decision making process in their hive.

• +2 Intelligence, -2 Strength. Verpines are great technicians but their are weaker than other species.
• Medium-size: As Medium-size creatures, Verpine have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Verpine can select one extra feat at character creation, to be selected from Gearhead, Spacer, or Skill Emphasis (in any Intelligence-based skill).
• Verpine may choose one cross class Intelligence-based skill and advance it as a Class Skill.
• A Verpine's chitinous skin provides a natural armor bonus of +1 to Defense.
• Verpine have specialized eyes, giving them a +1 racial bonus to Search when looking for small objects.
• Automatic Languages: Verpine, Basic and their Organic Telecommunications.

Init +0; Defense 11 (+1 Racial); Spd 10m; VP/WP -/11; Att -1 melee (1d3, punch), -1 ranged; SV Fort +0, Ref +0, Will +0; SZ M; FP 0; Rep 0; Str 8, Dex 10, Con 11, Int 13, Wis 11, Cha 10.

Equipment: Variety of personal belongings and tools.

Skills: Craft (any) +4 , Knowledge (any) +4

Species Features: -2 Str, +2 Int. bonus Feat: Gearhead or Spacer or Skill Emphasis (any Int based skill).