Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 10 Jun 2005 to 14 Jun 2005 (#2005-122)
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 1. Sentient Races List Update - Geonids

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Date:    Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:32:46 +0200
From:    Giampaolo Agosta <agathokles@KATAMAIL.COM>
Subject: Sentient Races List Update - Geonids

Hi all,

here is an updated entry for the Geonid. If I've missed references,
please tell me.

Bye,
       GP


Geonid

Geonids are small humanoids covered in a rock-like shell which allow
them a high degree of protection and the possibility to hide, appearing
as small boulders.
Geonids are hunters and farmers and live in clans of 30 to 80
individuals, led by a single priest.
The community is focused around a shrine built to honor the Geonids'
Immortal patrons. Note that DA3 speaks of a single Geonid deity, while
the MCA speaks of Geonid Immortals -- maybe in the millennia between the
Blackmoor age and the modern era something has changed in the Geonid
culture. On the other hand, Geonid technology never advanced beyond the
Stone Age level.

In modern Mystara, Geonids are found in the Black Mountains and in
neighbouring mountainous areas, though they leave their underground
tunnels only at night, to mount hunting expeditions.

Geonids are an old race, and they were already found in the
pre-industrial Blackmoor era. At the time, a large community of Geonids
(2000 of them) dwelt in the Kerman Peaks area (south of Blackmoor).
These geonids were controlled by a group of Fire Giants.

References: Mystara MCA, X5 Temple of Death, DA3 City of the Gods,
Hulean Gaz by C. Constantin.

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