Mithra (3.5e Race)

Mithra
Summary::Hailing from an island nation far to the south, this race of felines are skilled at the hunt.

Personality
Female mithra tend to either be playful and flirtatious or entirely too serious while males tend to remain rather aloof.

Physical Description
Both male and female mithra tend to adorn themselves with tribal tattoos, generally upon the face. These tend to resemble warpaint or the markings of predatory cats. Males tend to be slightly taller than females and only marginally heavier.

Relations
Mithra tend to get along passably with other races, getting along surprisingly well with elves who can find few faults with them other than their lack of proficiency with magic and short (by elf standards) lifespans. Those of a serious disposition also get along wonderfully with dwarves and those of a lighter disposition get along well with the Tarutaru who they share the federation of Windurst with.

Alignment
Mithra tend to have at least one aspect of neutrality in their alignment, but are almost never evil. A sect of mithra known as the Sin Hunters purge any evil mithra from the race.

Lands
Mithra originate from an island nation to the south of the mainland and co-habitate the federation of windurst with the Tarutaru. Male mithra rarely tend to venture from their homelands, as the birth rate of males is vastly less than females (about a 1/20 ratio).

Religion
Most mithra worship gods of nature or the goddess of the dawn, Altana. Mithra sin hunters almost universally worship St. Cuthbert with a zeal that would put a paladin to shame.

Language
Mithra speak their own language, Mithran, and also speak common with the issues with "R"s that a Yuan-Ti has with "S"s. They have also been known to pick up the languages of the forest, as well as that of their allies.

Names
Mithra have a given name, and then a land name. They do not have a proper family name as many races. A mithra born on the island of Tsih and named Midurri by her parents would be named Midurri Tsih.

Given names include: Jhokkri, Naja, Lekho, Bopa, and Nhapla.

Racial Traits
Mithra are quick and agile, but are frail.
 * Type::Humanoid
 * Size::Medium: Mithra receive no bonuses or penalties based on their size.
 * Mithra base land speed is 30 feet:
 * Natural Hunter : Mithra gain Track as a bonus feat, treat all bows as simple weapons, and treat Survival, Hide, and Move Silently as a class skill no matter what.
 * Scent : Mithra are able to track foes by scent but recieve a -2 penalty to checks against powerful smells.
 * Low Light Vision : Mithra are able to see twice as far as humans in areas of shadowy illumination.
 * Automatic Languages: Common, Mithran.
 * Bonus Languages: Elven, Sylvan, Gnomish, Dwarven
 * Favored Class:
 * Level Adjustment: +Level Adjustment::0
 * Effective Character Level: Effective Character Level::1