MOUNTAINEER (2370)
High on the rugged mountaintops and across the expanses of Theran's frigid tundra exist a breed of ranger hailed to be the most rugged of all. The mountaineers thrive in cold climates and on rugged land, learned in the secrets of these environments. While a mountaineer finds himself less comfortable in areas of warmth or dense foliage, his enemies shudder to face him on his own turf. These rangers stride effortlessly along inclines steep enough to make others collapse in exhaustion, and brush off freezing attacks with ease. They locate herbs in these climates that are overlooked by others as common scrub, and his imbued weapons are said to carry the spirit of arctic fury within. Rumors are whispered of warcries so mighty, that rockslides are triggered from the mountaintops, and mountainmen can gain impressive momentum when they emulate the mighty kodiaks of the north. In addition, a mountaineer will gain the following abilities: Endure Cold, Sure Footing and Boreal Wind Mountaineers lose the following abilities: scrolls, protection heat cold, bark skin, backrake. Races that can be mountaineers are: Humans, Half-Elves, Elves, Wood-Elves, Cloud Giants, Arials, Felar, Svirfneblin, Frost Giant, and Centaurs. See also: HOMETERRAIN, ENDURE COLD, BOREAL WIND, RANGER