Ci Corrach (3.5e Race)

Ci Corrach/Futh Gazaathu/ Hound Dwarves

Corgi-like humanoids that enjoy simple lives. Called Ci Corrach in Sylvan and by elves, Futh Gazaath in Orkish, and Hound Dwarves in Common.

Personality

Hound Dwarves are wise and proud, kindly and stalwart, and decently intelligent. It is their preference to live as farmers or herders when they can afford the peace, and in times of crisis they will turn to religious paths to find strength.

Physical Description

Most Hound Dwarves stand about two feet tall and generally weigh between 20 and 30 pounds. They have a vague resemblance, overall, to stout-limbed golden foxes. Being cold weather canines, they are covered in medium to long length fur, which is typically gold and white, and sometimes black. Their white fur creates a path from snout down along the belly to the underside of their tails with the rest of their coats being gold. The occasional black patches that they can develop will form from the middle of their back and can stay only there as a small "saddle" or grow to cover the tops of their heads and tails as well, creating a "cowl." Occasionally, this "cowl" will cover all of their golden fur, or most of it with some patches showing through. Their eyes will either be a cool shade of blue or a gold-brown colour. They have short, upwards-curling tails that tend to have the longest hair on their body. They have small hands that are functionally similar to human hands, but their thumbs are positioned more centrally than those on human hands.

Relations

Hound Dwarves prefer to live with other smaller creatures like halflings, dwarves, gnomes, and small fae. It is probable that this is because they dislike being looked down on. Among larger races, they get along best with fae and similar creatures, like elves. They are also fond of horses and horse-like beings such as centaurs and most other hoofed creatures.

Alignment

Hound Dwarves are most commonly good aligned and occasionally neutral. They are never evil unless truly extenuating circumstances exist, and even then they tend to be somewhat honorable.

Lands

Hound Dwarves like cool, wet regions, but survive fine in warmer climates with a haircut. Generally, they live near hills or farmland, or both.

Religion

Hound Dwarves will worship alignment appropriate gods, most commonly ones that have portfolios related to comfort, protection, agriculture, the sun, or knowledge.

Language

Hound Dwarves know common and can generally communicate with most animals in a primal way.

Names

Hound Dwarves prefer to take names similar to those of the nearest population of another race, but when living alone they tend to take names that refer to their trade and stories they enjoy. Sometimes they have proper last names, and sometimes they have simple titles. Examples would be Edgar Churchguard, Margot Tiller, or Emil the Digger.

Racial Traits

• +1 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom, +2 Charisma, -1 Constitution: Hound Dwarves are quick learners, possess sturdy concepts of self and morals, and are darn cute. However, they are not solidly built.
• Monstrous Humanoid: Hound Dwarves are, essentially, small dogs that have begun to walk on two legs and whose paws have become more suited to standard methods of tool manipulation
• Small
• Hound Dwarf base land speed is 20 feet: They can, however, lower themselves to run on all fours to move at twice their land speed, although they find it slightly unsightly to do around taller creatures.
• Scent (Ex)
• Low-Light Vision (Ex): A standard Hound Dwarf can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. He retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
• + 5 Racial Bonus to Listen checks
• Automatic Languages: Common. Bonus Languages: Any non-secret languages.
• Favored Class: Cleric or Paladin, chosen at creation.

Vital Statistics

Table: Hound Dwarf Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
10 years	+1d6	+1d10	+1d10

Table: Hound Dwarf Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
30 years	45 years	55 years	+1d20 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Hound Dwarf Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	1'10"	+2d4	20 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
Female	2'0"	+1d4	18 lb.	× (2d4) lb.

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