Andaman

The Andaman are humanoids believed to have been made long ago by the sorcerers of First Age Atlantis. Once plentiful, these beast-men are now declining. Their several subspecies came from repeated crossbreeding and magical experiment, the commonest being lion-, tiger-, panther- and wolf-men, the jackal-men also known as gnolls, and the leopard-men known as agioto. Whatever the type, all have furred humanoid bodies topped by the head and face of their animal, and while their hands are nimble enough for weapons, they can also fight with just claws and teeth. Each speaks the language of the animal it resembles.

In the wild they form prides or packs of as many as twenty, favoring plains and savannah and living in woven-grass huts. Being magical in origin, they breed unreliably: a female usually bears a litter of 1-4 cubs each year, but each cub has an even chance of being a plain animal rather than an Andaman, so the race is thought to be slowly breeding itself out of existence.

Andaman tend to be grim and unemotional until roused to anger, are fiercely loyal to their companions and fight savagely with or without weapons. They dislike the smell of Nethermen but bear no grudge against any humanoid race, although some deeply hate Atlanteans, above all Atlantean sorcerers. Like the beasts they came from, they cannot cast spells at all. Most keep to the wilds, but small groups often live in or near large cities, and some regions prize them as guides, scouts and hunters. Andaman see well at night, have keen hearing, can leap as far as 12 feet, track by scent with 75% success and gain +1 on saves vs SPD and PER. They may be Beastmasters, Bounty Hunters, Corsairs, Gladiators, Hunters, Rogues, Spies or Warriors.