KRUG SWAMP KRUG

Productive land is easy to find in the realm of Mangala,

Wards of Mangala, inhabiting his realm, Kahadlok, so land ownership is common and the Swamp Krug
and Kauhu. Krug are seen as lazy and sloppy. Their use less advanced technology than Mangala’s other
innovations, ability to prioritize, and excellent family Wards from more difficult environments. They excel
life are often overlooked by the other Wards, who tend most at training other creatures to do their work for

to underestimate their capabilities.
Physiology: Krug have green skin and tend to be
shorter and fatter than the other Wards. They are
hardy and resilient, thriving in any of the widely varied
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them, leaving most hunting and gathering to their
pets. The favorites for trained work are the many
varieties of amphibious lizards common to the area,
which can be trained to hunt small game or retrieve

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fruit.
environments of their home realms.
− Hardy Constitution: Swamp Krug begin with one
Hatchling’s legs are fused into a fin for the first two
rank in Resilience
years, but they are immediately able to crawl, swim,
and eat simple foods. They learn to walk shortly after − Trainers: Swamp Krug add to checks to train
their legs separate. animals or command a trained animal.

− Wound Threshold: 12 + Brawn e

− Strain Threshold: 8 + Willpower
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− Starting Experience: 110 XP

Typical Lifespan: 60-75 years

Typical Height/Weight: 4-5.5 feet, 150-250 lbs.

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Common Personality Quirks:

− Lazy
− Organized
− Practical
− Unflappable
− Greedy
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− Sloppy
− Innovative

Common Names: Krug use surnames based on their

opposite-gendered parent’s name.
− Carwed son of Aubrest
− Jociris daughter of Jorkel
− Verdono son of Natemma
− Lanmare daughter of Simanto

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 DEEP KRUG
Cities in Kahadlok’s realm are dense for Krug,
concentrated where rare springs meet lava veins,
providing access to water and easily harvested steam
power. Deep Krug make a variety of simple
automatons to make life easy even in a harsh realm.
Machines crawl the tunnels harvesting mushrooms
and returning when full, or lay traps for game and drag
their prey back when sprung. Predators or young,
ambitious Krug sometimes steal from such machines,
and some advanced ones have defenses built in as well,
but many swear by simpler designs that are cheaper
and fail less often even if they are sometimes robbed.
Political power is very consolidated in Kahadlok, with
landlords owning large housing complexes. Some
tenants earn better accommodations by maintaining
the landlord’s automatons.
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− Sturdy Contraptions: Deep Krug add automatic
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RIVER KRUG
The River Krug are the most distributed, independent
and industrious of Mangala’s Wards. The rivers and
underground seas of Kauhu provide a wide variety of
available resources, but distributed over large spaces.
River Krug have a large middle class of traveling
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traders, leveraging domesticated fish to pull their sleek
water chariots carrying exotic materials or foods
across the sea or down rivers. Couples commonly
travel and work together, or take turns making the
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same run while the other rests. There is no defined
time cycle in Kauhu, away from Aten’s light and
relying on their own bioluminescence and that of
other life means the River Krug work, eat, and sleep on
entirely arbitrary schedules however they wish.
− Aquatic: River Krug begin with a simple apparatus
called a “face gill” that allows them to breathe
normally underwater. They can also withstand
high pressures without ill effect.
− Bioluminescence: River Krug can light up their
fins to provide illumination within medium range.