Crag Scholars

Racial Traits
+2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence, -2 Dexterity: The Crag Scholars are a hardy people, owing both to their troll lineage and their chosen environment. They are also blessed with some of the sharpest, most inquisitive minds the world has to offer. However, they are also marked by a rather methodical nature, and often see little reason to hurry.

Size: Medium

Speed: 30 feet

Type: Humanoid

Magical Linguist: Members of this race gain a +1 bonus to the DC of spells they cast that have the language-dependent descriptor or that create glyphs, symbols, or other magical writings. They also gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against such spells. Members of this race with a Charisma score of 11 or higher also gain the following spell-like abilities: 1/day— arcane mark,  comprehend languages,  message,  read magic. The caster level for these spell-like abilities is equal to the user's character level.

Deathless Spirit: Members of this race gain resistance 5 against negative energy damage. They do not lose hit points when they gain a negative level, and they gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against death effects, energy drain, negative energy, and spells or spell-like abilities of the necromancy school.

Curiosity:  Members of this race are naturally inquisitive about the world around them. They gain a +4  bonus on  Diplomacy checks to gather information, and  Knowledge(history) and  Knowledge (local) become class skills for them. If they choose a class that has either of these  Knowledge skills as class skills, they gain a +2 racial bonus on those skills instead.

Mountaineer:  Members of this race are immune to altitude sickness and do not lose their Dexterity bonus to AC when making  Climb checks or  Acrobatics<span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> checks to cross narrow or slippery surfaces.

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