Wergerth (3.5e Race)

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Wergerth

Wergerths are wolf-like shapechangers with a passion for the hunt. In appearance, they are extremely beast-like, but their body shape slightly resembles a humanoid body, causing them to be often confused with werewolves. It is said the wergerths originated from normal wolves who, after decades of feasting on human flesh, took a more twisted humanoid appearance and gained the ability to take on the guise of man. As shapeshifters, wergerths are tightly limited; they possess a single human form which somewhat resembles their true form. For example, a white-haired wergerth would have white or silver hair in its human form; if its original form is bulky, its human form will be, too. Most wergerths are chaotic or evil, with a few exceptions; despite this, they are excellent deceivers and know how to work in a group to attain what they want. Most (if not all) wergerths have a strong predatory instinct; evil wergerths typically embrace it while good wergerths do their best to suppress it.

Racial Traits

• +2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom: Wergerths are powerful wolf-like creatures and thus are physically very imposing.
• Magical Beast (Shapechanger): Wergerths are wolf-like creatures with limited shapechanging capacities. 
• Medium: As a Medium creature, a wergerth has no special bonuses or penalties due to its size.
• Wergerth base land speed is 30 feet.  
• Darkvision: A wergerth can see in the dark up to 120 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and a wergerth can function just fine with no light at all. 
• Racial Skills: Wergerths receive a +4 racial bonus on Bluff, Hide, Intimidate, Listen, Move Silently, Search, Spot, and Survival checks. 
• Natural Weapons: Wergerths possess two feral strike claws and one feral strike bite (see below). 
• Monstrous Form (Ex): Wergerths are quadrupedal; their paws are not fit to wield weapons and they obviously pay nonhumanoid cost for armor. 
• Nightstalker (Ex): A wergerth gains the darkstalker^LoM and track feats as bonus feats. 
• Powerful Build (Ex): The physical stature of wergerths lets them function in many ways as if they were one size category larger. Whenever a wergerth is subject to a size modifier or special size modifier for an opposed check (such as during grapple checks, bull rush attempts, and trip attempts), the wergerth is treated as one size larger if doing so is advantageous to him. A wergerth is also considered to be one size larger when determining whether a creature’s special attacks based on size (such as improved grab or swallow whole) can affect him. A wergerth can use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty. However, his space and reach remain those of a creature of his actual size. The benefits of this racial trait stack with the effects of powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject’s size category. 
• Scent (Ex): Wergerths have scent. 
• Shape Change (Su): A wergerth has the ability to change shape into a particular medium human form decided during character creation. 
• Superior Low-Light Vision (Ex): A wergerth can see four times as far as a human in low-light conditions.
• Automatic Languages: Common, Sylvan
• Bonus Languages: Any non-secret
• Favored Class: Any
• Level Adjustment: +1
• Effective Character Level: 2

Feral Strikes

Feral Strike Bite

Light Melee

Cost:	— gp
Damage (Small):	1d6
Damage (Medium)1:	1d8
Critical:	×3
Weight2:	— lbs
Type3:	Slashing and Piercing and Bludgeoning or Nonlethal
HP4:	10
Hardness:	5

1. See Damage Increases by Size to calculate the damage for a weapon larger than Medium or smaller than Small.
2. Weight figures are for Medium weapons. A Small weapon weighs half as much, and a Large weapon weighs twice as much.
3. When two types are given, the weapon is both types if the entry specifies "and", either type (player's choice at time of attack) if the entry specifies "or", or each end of the double weapon is a different type if the entry specifies "/".
4. The hp value given is for Medium armor, weapons, and shields. Divide by 2 for each size category of the item smaller than Medium, or multiply it by 2 for each size category larger than Medium.

Feral Strike Claw

One-Handed Melee

Cost:	— gp
Damage (Small):	1d8
Damage (Medium)1:	1d10
Critical:	19–20/×2
Weight2:	— lbs
Type3:	Slashing or Nonlethal
HP4:	10
Hardness:	5

1. See Damage Increases by Size to calculate the damage for a weapon larger than Medium or smaller than Small.
2. Weight figures are for Medium weapons. A Small weapon weighs half as much, and a Large weapon weighs twice as much.
3. When two types are given, the weapon is both types if the entry specifies "and", either type (player's choice at time of attack) if the entry specifies "or", or each end of the double weapon is a different type if the entry specifies "/".
4. The hp value given is for Medium armor, weapons, and shields. Divide by 2 for each size category of the item smaller than Medium, or multiply it by 2 for each size category larger than Medium.

Vital Statistics

Table: Wergerth Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
15 years	+1d4	+1d6	+2d6

Table: Wergerth Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
60 years	80 years	120 years	+4d% years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Wergerth Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	6’ 4”	+2d12	220 lb.	× (2d6) lb.
Female	6’ 1”	+2d12	180 lb.	× (2d6) lb.

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