Khor’bon are a cross between humans and giants, bred into existence in a desert land by cruel sorcerer-kings intending to use them as warriors and labourers. Every Khor’bon who was born and survived early childhood could look forward to nothing but a life of suffering, as with any people kept in bondage. Some Khor’bon found that their forced breeding had engendered within them a spark of psionic power. With the aid of this secret power, many Khor’bon escaped their circumstances to seek a new home deep in the desert, where they are free to discover their own destiny.
Personality
Khor’bon, for the most part, retain human sensibilities. They are curious, interested in cooperation and communication, and have a general tendency toward kindness. (Of course, there are many exceptions.) They are quick to pick up the morals, customs, and habits of the areas in which they settle down.
Physical Description
Khor’bon typically stand from 7 feet to nearly 8 feet tall, and weigh from 250 to 400 pounds, with men noticeably taller and heavier than women. Most Khor’bon have tightly braided black hair and deep coppery complexions. They often prefer fanciful or intimidating clothing, given enough cash.
Relations
Most other humanoids are put off by Khor’bon due to their abnormally large size. In fact, many are first taken for young (if strangely well-groomed) hill giants. Upon getting past their initial trepidation, however, most other humanoids find Khor’bon of good alignment to be outgoing, kind creatures.
Alignment
Most Khor’bon are good-aligned, but all alignments can be found in their ranks.
Khor'bon Racial Traits
- +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Dexterity: Khor’bon are tough and strong, but not too nimble.
- Giant: Khor’bon are not subject to spells or effects that affect humanoids only, such as charm person, or dominate person.
- Medium: As Medium creatures, Khor’bon have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
- Khor’bon base land speed is 30 feet.
- Low-Light Vision: A Khor’bon can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish colour and detail under these conditions.
- Fire Acclimated: Khor’bon have a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against all fire spells and effects. Khor’bon are accustomed to enduring high temperatures.
- Powerful Build: The physical stature of Khor’bon lets them function in many ways as if they were one size category larger. Whenever a Khor’bon 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 Khor’bon is treated as one size larger if doing so is advantageous to them. A Khor’bon is considered one size larger when determining whether a creature’s special attacks based on size (such as improved grab or swallow whole) can affect them. A Khor’bon can use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty. However, their space and reach remain that of a creature of their actual size. The benefits of this racial trait stack with the effects of powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject’s size category.
- Naturally Psionic: Khor’bon gain 2 bonus power points at 1st-level. This benefit does not grant them the ability to manifest powers unless they gain that ability from another source, such as levels in a psionic class.
- Psi-like Ability: 1/day – stomp. Manifester level is equal to ½ Hit Dice (minimum 1). The save DC is Charisma based.
- Level Adjustment: +1.