Sahuagin

Description
Sahuagin are a vicious, predatory race of fish-men that live in warm coastal waters. They are highly organized and greatly enjoy raiding shore communities for food and sport.

Typical sahuagins are blackish green on their backs, shading to green on their bellies, with black fins. Their great, staring eyes are deep, shining black. They have scaly skin, with webbed fingers and toes, and their mouths are filled with sharp fangs. There are rare cases of a Sahuagin is born with a mutation giving them four usable arms, and these specimens are usually black shading to gray. Females are almost indistinguishable from males, except that they are slightly smaller and some of the more progressive ones have choosen to adorn themselves with pretty baubles to clarify the difference.

The sahuagin are cruel and brutal, and the strongest always bully the weaker. Any injured, disabled, or infirm specimen is slain and eaten by these cannibalistic monsters. Even imperfect hatchlings are dealt with in this fashion. This strict law has developed a strong race, however, and any leader is subject to a challenge. Sahuagin never stop growing, although they grow very slowly, and death comes to most before the years allow growth to large size. Leaders are always the largest and strongest.

Bonuses

 * Tough skin giving increased base armour class.
 * Naturally high Fight.
 * Naturally high Str.
 * Naturally high Con
 * Increased Hit points per point of Con
 * Higher Natural WC
 * Special claw attacks
 * Special leg attacks
 * Infravision
 * Defense bonus when in water.
 * Combat bonuses against aquatic creatures.

Penalties

 * Naturally low Int
 * Less Spell points per point of Int
 * Naturally low Wis
 * Naturally low Dex
 * Vulerable to fire.
 * Only able to use simple armours.
 * Unable to wear boots or shoes.
 * Unable to wear gloves or gauntlets.
 * Aversion to sunlight

Racial Weapons
As they are aquatic creatures, the Sahuagin prefer piercing weapons over anything else as a thrusting attack is far more effective underwater that its counterparts. Therefore it is not uncommon to see Sahuagin armed with tridents, spears and daggers as well as the occasional pike or short sword.

Prefered Classes
The Sahuagin are a tough and vicious race who will happily kill enemies just for entertainment value. Whilst their strength and ferocity make them good front-line soldiers, their natural defenses and high hit points can benefit other physically weaker classes.