The Kydians are normally huge, super strong, with powerful builds, and possess great physical endurance. This makes them ideal infantry soldiers. The Splugorth Overlords, as the Kydians are known, have become the backbone of the Splugorth empire. Given liberation from their crowded and dying world, the Kydians have shown great mental and emotional stability. They are very even tempered, obedient, and law-abiding, yet aggressive in battle. They are fairly good strategists and skilled in many forms of combat, but few ever rise to the ranks of commanding officers. Instead, the Overlords bow to the superior intellect and power of the High Lords and other minions.
The rogue Overlord is a rarity. The Overlords view the Splugorth as their saviors and have dedicated their lives to them. Furthermore, they enjoy the lives they lead under the rule of the Splugorth. To insure the Overlords' loyalty, the Splugorth teach them only those basic skills that they would need to function as good soldiers and most are uneducated in the ways of science, magic, and technology. The Kydians rely on the Splugorth for their every need, from food to weapons manufacture, as well as direction in their lives. Without the Splugorth, they'd be like lost and frightened children.
Benefits:
- Brutes: The Kydians are infamously strong and tough they begin with a d8 in strength and a d6 in Vigor. (Cost 6)
- Big'un: Kydians are Size 2 gaining +2 toughness. (Cost 2)
- Low Light Vision (1): The being ignores penalties for bad lighting in all but pitch darkness. (Cost 1)
- Universally hated: The Kydians have long been stalwart servants of the splugorth and have the reputation that brings throughout the megaverse. They have a -4 charisma penalty with nearly everyone, everywhere. (Cost -2)
- Restricted Path (Psionics): No known Kydian has ever expressed psionic power. They may not take an Iconic Framework that provides one nor may they take one thru advances (Cost -1)
- Deserters Hunted: The very rare rogue Kydian is hunted by their fellow with a vengeance. Npc Kydians will target rouge first and with everything they have. Player charater Kydians gain the enemy major Hinderance to represent the succession of powerlords and overlords that will seek the heroes life. (Cost -2)
- Bound to their "Liberators": The fate of all Kydians, loyal or rogue is tied to the Intelligences that freed them from pending extinction. NPCs have the Vow: Loyalty to their Splugorth Lord (major) hinderance, while PCs gain Vow: Defeat the Machinations of their former Lord (Major) (Cost -2)