Valemen

Valemen are a humanoid race that most closely resemble small humans with disproportionally large feet. They stand about 3 feet tall and weigh from 30-35 pounds. Valemen are cautious to cowardly by nature, although individuals may he brave, or may act bravely, They speak their own language as well as common. Valemen may take up any class or be of any alignment. Valemen have lowlight vision. Valemen gain a +1 bonus to their initially assigned perception attribute.

Valemen are known among all the humanoid races as the best chefs. They make the best tasting meals, keep the best wine vineyards, and brew the best beers. Valemen have a sense of taste that is many times more sensitive than the other races. Often they complain the others fail to notice the subtlety of there cooking. Fine dinning is a cultural tradition that forms the centerpiece of most of the valemen lives. Even adventurers maintain this ingrained fondness for good food and beverage. Their sense of taste serves them well while adventuring. They will often be able to detect a poison or potion by its taste before consuming enough to be affected.

Valemen are gregarious by nature and run to large extended families. Twins and triplets are common. Valemen often has over two dozen brothers and sisters. First cousins may run to the hundreds, and second cousins to the thousands. Family reunions are major events in the small comfortable communities favored by valemen. Their life span averages 100 years.

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