~~~~~01|Northman
~~~~~02|Races|Northman
#####R=== Northmen ===

#####GDescription

Northmen are hardy, brave humans from the far northern reaches of a 
world beyond Arda. They are stronger and healthier than most people, 
but less intelligent than their "civilized" neighbors to the south. 
They tolerate cold extremely well, and resist most attacks that would 
drain Constitution. Northmen of 10th level or higher (in any class) 
automatically resist fear.

Most Northmen distrust magic, whether cast directly by other beings 
or by devices.  As a result, only a few of them ever become mages; 
those few typically stick to spell types common in their original 
homeland (such as *****skills.txt*31[Divination], *****skills.txt*34[Nature] and *****skills.txt*36[Runecraft]).  They 
refuse to learn *****skills.txt*23[Sorcery] at all, since such a total commitment to magic at 
the expense of physical strength is thought of as a sign of cowardice 
in their culture.  Warriors and rogues are quite common among them, 
since many Northmen make their living as mercenaries or raiders.  
Occasionally, one will become a loremaster or an archer.  The latter 
is uncommon, however, since Northmen prefer battling enemies face 
to face.

Because Northmen's native religion differs strongly from that of 
Middle-earth natives, they can never choose to worship one of the 
Ainur (not even Melkor).  Furthermore, they can never learn the 
*****skills.txt*48[Udun], *****skills.txt*52[Demonology] or *****skills.txt*39[Prayer] skills--nor use any spell that requires 
piety to cast.


#####GStat Modifiers
Strength        +1   
Intelligence    -2   
Wisdom          +0   
Dexterity       +0   
Constitution    +1   
Charisma        +0       
Hit Dice Sides  10         
Exp Penalty     +80%

#####GSkill Bonuses (supplementary to existing skills)
Weaponmastery           1.000           [0.200]
Sword-mastery           0.000           [0.100]
Axe-mastery             0.000           [0.100]
Polearm-mastery         0.000           [0.100]
Divination              0.000           [0.200]
Mimicry                 0.000           [0.200]
Nature                  0.000           [0.200]
Runecraft               0.000           [0.200]

