The Plains of Gehenna are home to a race of barbaric people called Outlanders. Some historians say they are descendants of the Plains Barbarians, similar to the Southern Barbarian, but who settled much farther to the south. Others claim they are human descendants of the once powerful Carthidian Empire. The Plains of Gehenna are dry most of the year, nearly infertile savannas dotted with deserts. The weather is not the only hazard in this harsh land. Anti-magic storms rage across the land destroying all magical items and draining magical energies from anyone who has them. It is these storms that have shaped this race of people the most, changing even their biology. Outlanders are known most for their ability to resist magic and for their intense hatred of mages and magic in almost all its forms. These people live a nomadic lifestyle, forming two or three extended family sized clans. Some clans are much larger using their strength to influence the other clans. Men and women share the jobs equally except child rearing which is solely the province of women, such tasks being shunned by the men of the tribe so much that even touching a child before the age of maturity is tantamount to a capital offense. Similarly, women do not fight or take up arms.

However, this social mores is not as strictly followed and women, in times of great need, take up weapons to defend the clan and the young. Indeed, these female Outlanders are known for their tenacity and skill in combat which must come from the training all young Outlanders receive. Outlanders hunt and gather as their primary sources of food. Occasionally the clan will set down temporary roots long enough to grow grains during the wet season in late winter. The hearty, fast growing grains – which only grow on the plains – are highly nutritious and are made into flat breads that keep for a long time and supplement the Outlanders diet throughout the year. Their other source of food and goods comes from the nearly constant raiding of the Southern Barbarians to their north and people to the west. The clan is ruled by the strongest and a “might-makes-right” code is pervasive throughout their society. However, Outlanders are not a stupid people and they quickly learn when to and when not to apply their philosophy and with whom. Though in times past women have been heads of clans, it is a rare sight and few people have witnessed this to record the fact Outlanders are very xenophobic, and do not tolerate outsiders in their territories.

While their might-make-right philosophy often pits clan against clan, Outlanders from different clans do come together for the rare social event. Outlanders generally do not take slaves when they raid. When it is done, the slave is usually taken as a form of extended punishment and the individual rarely lives longer than a few months under the harsh treatment received. Outlanders are not superstitious people. They do not bother nor care about such things. The supernatural world around them has all but been destroyed by the anti-magic storms that ravage their countryside. Magical creatures almost all people everywhere take for granted are not seen in these lands. The three powers – the Mother, the High Lord and the Dark Lord – are worshiped equally among the people and this makes up the bulk of their philosophical and supernatural dealings. 

Advantages
+1 Damage Bonus with all weapons
+3 Body Points at first level
Can purchase the Resist Spell skill and starts the game with two purchases of this skill for 0 Build Points
Disadvantages
Cannot learn the Mage Basic Career Skill List
Cannot learn any Arcane skills except Alchemy skills
Cannot use latent spells. If cast upon them, they will invoke them to get rid of them.
Cannot use magic items until Level 15, but can use faith items at any appropriate time
Costume and Roleplaying Requirements
The player must wear fur visibly as part of their costume covering 25% of their body.
Distrustful of magic and strong dislike of mages. They do not have to attack on sight.
Native Literacy
None. Outlanders do not have a written language, preferring to pass down their history orally.