Editing Norrathians: Races (section)

=Erudite=

Descended from the scholarly elite of humans who migrated westward to escape the rest of humanity’s wars and petty bickering, the Erudites consider themselves the most evolved and intelligent of beings.  The fact that they are very vocal about this belief – along with their pity and contempt for other races – makes them disliked the world over.  The arrogance of the Erudites is as legendary as their skills with magic.  They are often tolerated, but rarely welcomed.

'''Erudite Racial Traits'''
* Abilities: -2 Strength, -1 Dexterity, -1 Constitution, +4 Intelligence, +1 Wisdom, -1 Charisma.  Erudites are weak, but they have mighty intellects.  Their self-absorption and arrogance make them at times difficult to get along with, but they’re not without a certain quiet dignity.
* Classes:  Erudites can become clerics, enchanters, hexblades, magicians, necromancers, paladins, shadow knights, or wizards.
* Favored Class:  Enchanter, magician, necromancer, and wizard.  When determining whether a multiclass erudite takes an experience point penalty, his or her highest-level arcane spellcaster class does not count.
* Language: Erudites begin with 4 ranks in Language: Common and 4 ranks in Language: Erudite.
* Size: As Medium-size creatures, erudites have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
* Skills: Erudites begin with 4 bonus ranks in any Knowledge skill, and may choose one Knowledge skill to be a class skill regardless of their actual class(es).
* Speed: Erudite base land speed is 30 feet.
* Vision: Erudites have normal vision, but are notorious for their poor nighttime eyesight and suffer a -4 penalty on all visual Perception checks made in low-light conditions.