Varla Lonestrider Label Info Heritage Human, Uthgardt Origin Beorunna’s Well Alignment Lawful neutral Class Monk Subclass Open Hand Background Barbarian Tribe Feat Ambidextrous; Tough In the Uthgardt tribes, deviating from tradition can result in exile or worse. Among the tribes, the Red Tigers were especially zealous: A “true” Red Tiger did not use a weapon but defeated his foes with raw might. A “true” Red Tiger did not stop fighting until he or all his enemies were dead. A “true” Red Tiger neither offered nor accepted help. When Varla was fifteen, the skies over Beorunna’s Well darkened and hordes of orcs, goblins, and giants swept across the land from the Kingdom of Many-Arrows. The “true” Red Tiger men fought furiously, but the enemy had overwhelming numbers. When more than half of the warriors had fallen, Seriska Hungermaw led away any who would listen to her, keeping the tribe on the move and out of the direct path between Many-Arrows and Citadel Felbarr. Her strategy saved nearly all who followed her, and Seriska was named the new chief with little opposition. Where the powerful barbarian warriors had failed to stop the horde, the combined strategies of dwarves and elves succeeded. Further,

Humans are the most adaptable and ambitious people among the common heritages. They have widely varying tastes, morals, and customs in the many different lands where they have settled. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.