The Age of COnan

lue-black beards and dark eyes. They are renowned as skilled bowmen and
fearsome warriors. Shemites may advance as Fighting-Men, Assassins, or
Sorcerers and as Sorcerers are limited to 6 th level.
A Shemite character gains either the berserker ability of the Æsir/Vanir OR the
archery abilities of the Hyrkanians (save that Shemites do not gain the ability
to fire when mounted or perform split-move and fire on horseback). This
choice must be made at character creation and cannot be changed. On the
down side, Shemites being a fatalistic race, they suffer -1 to all saving throws
of any kind.
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Stygian: The demon-haunted,
proto-Egyptian Stygia, the realm
of the serpent god Set, produces
the most feared sorcerers in the
world. They are tall, thin, gaunt,
and brown-skinned with black hair
and black eyes. Stygians gain +1 to
Intelligence and -1 to Strength.
They may progress as Fighting-
Men, Thieves, Assassins, and
Sorcerers, being restricted to 5th
level as Fighting-Men and
Thieves. Stygian Sorcerers always
cast spells as though they were one
rank higher than they are (i.e.
Seers cast as Magicians, Magicians
as Warlocks, etc.), though they are
still restricted as normal regarding
what level of spell they may cast.
Tribesman of the Black Kingdoms: These cover both the civilized and semicivilized
kingdoms such as Darfar, Keshan, Kush, and Zembabwei, as well as
the primitive tribes that inhabit the southernmost portions of the Hyborian
world. They are black-skinned, short and slight of stature, and the more
primitive stone-age tribes partake in cannibalism. Their racial characteristics
are the same as those for Picts, save that their bonuses apply to desert or jungle
climes (depending on the tribe; choose at character creation) rather than
forests.
Turanian: Turanians are the ancestors of modern Turks, who live on the
western side of the Vilayet sea. They share the same racial characteristics as
Hyrkanians.
Vendhyan: The ancestors of the modern people of India, Vendhyans are an
ancient, noble race known for their skill in diplomacy and their complex
philosophies and society. They may progress as Fighting-Men, Thieves,