Skulks are a race of humanoid that innately blend into their surroundings and menace humans.[1] They are found in Sarlona.[2]
History[]
Skulks are believed to be the result of a dark pact by underprivileged members of society within a lost empire.[1][2]
A powerful warlord of Ohr Kaluun is said to have invoked a ritual in the name of the Dark Six that transformed desperate members of the populace into the first skulks.[2]
Personality[]
Skulks have a strong sense of individual self-preservation at a sign of mortal danger.[1]
Skulks are usually evil and cruel, as a result of their cultural devotion to the gods of the Dark Six and the forces they embody. They enjoy killing Riedrans, and each other if none are present.[2]
Abilities[]
Skulks are exceptionally skilled at camouflage and can evade magical detection.[1]
Society[]
Groups of skulks are called coteries, and usually live near [human communities to better prey on members of the populace. Skulks enjoy violent retribution against the wealthy and powerful among these communities.[1]
The skulks believe themselves to be favored by the Sovereigns of the Dark Six. They have not been able to establish large communities as a result of their paranoia and distrust for others.[2]
Many skulks are affiliated with the Heirs of Ohr Kaluun.[2]
Lands[]
Skulks exist all across Sarlona, but mainly can be found in their birthplace of Ohr Kaluun in Riedra.[2]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Since skulks are listed in the Fiend Folio as speaking a "bastardized form of Common, it is possible that in Eberron this includes words from Old Common and modern Riedran.
- ↑ Skulks are listed as having the Human subtype in Races of Destiny
External Links[]
- Skulk article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matthew Sernett, Chris Thomasson, & James Wyatt (April 2003). Fiend Folio. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 154–155. ISBN 0-7869-2780-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Glenn McDonald, and Chris Sims (2007). Secrets of Sarlona. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4037-0.