Varni
Name: Varni
Attribute Dice: 12D
Dexterity: 2D+1/4D+1
Knowledge: 1D/2D+2
Mechanical: 1D+2/3D+2
Perception: 1D+2/3D+2
Strength: 2D+1/4D+1
Technical: 1D/2D+2
Move: 11/14
Size: 2.33 - 3.45 m
Weight: 95 - 140 kg
Life Span: 95 years
Special Abilities:
- Venomous Fangs: The bite of a Varni inflicts STR+0D+2 damage and injects the victim with a mild nerve agent causing STR+0D+2 per minute to the victim for 15 minutes.
- Regeneration: Varni are capable of naturally re-growing lost limbs.
- Hinged Jaw: Varni are capable of chewing but prefer to take in their food whole.
- Pacifist Demeanor: Varni tend to be very calm in stressful situation, using force only as a last resort. All Varni have Willpower +2D.
- Enslaved: The Varni are a Kilrathi slave race and even free Varni are sometimes treated as pariahs in the alien societies in which they are forced to live; all Varni have a -1D to all social interactions.
- Slow Mover: Varni are often sluggish due to their physiology; all Varni have a -1D to any action that requires quick reflexes.
- Escaped Slaves: Varni that have escaped the Kilrathi yoke are sought after and brought to heel; all free Varni have a -3D to all applicable actions involving this Hunted Complication.
Description: The Varni are a reptilian race that evolved very slowly to sentience. The old Varni Republic was crushed by the more aggressive, and stronger, Kilrathi Empire. Those few Varni that survived were kept as slaves, or were fated to never see their homes again. The short campaign against the Varni was lead by the man who would later become the final Kilrathi Emperor. The only setback for the Kilrathi in the campaign occurred when the Varni were able to organize themselves and concentrate their fighters on a single Kilrathi Cruiser. This unprecedented attack nearly managed to destroy the capital ship, before the Varni Wing Commander was killed. When this occurred, the Varni fighters became disorganized, and were easily destroyed.
Source:
- Wing Commander Encyclopedia: Varni
- The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (pages 22-25)
- thedemonapostle