The Variags are a semi-nomadic people who reside on the broad, arid plataeu of Khand, south-east of Mordor. They and their cousins, Asdriags, Nûriags and Nûrniags, are accounted the most vicious of men. They are always about one war or another, either amongst themselves or against one of their more civilised neighbours.

Women hold much power within Variag society. They are the priests of their dark, bloody cults. And women may take multiple husbands.

Like many Easterling peoples, the Variags are shorter than their western neighbours. Dark of hair and complexion, facial tattoos are often inscribed in bright colours, clashing with their clothes and jewellry.

Attributes:				Varadja The native tongue of the Variags is well suited to the short brutal lives of it's speakers. It is spoken more widely as a second language than one might expect; when Variags conquer a nearby kingdom and place themselves upon the throne, they don't waste time learning the language of a people so weak as to let themselves be vanquished.
	Roll	Avg.
STR	2d6+6	13
CON	2d6+6	13
DEX	2d6+6	13
SIZ	2d6+7 {m} 2d6+5 {f}	14			INT	2d6+6	13
POW	2d6+6	13
CHA	2d6+6	13
Age	(2d6)x4	28 years old

Skills
Agility Skills = POW+DEX Communication Skills = INT+CHA Knowledge Skills = INT	Manipulation Skills = STR+DEX Perception Skills = INT+POW Stealth Skills = INT+DEX-SIZ
Animal Lore = Knowledge x2 one Craft or Lore = Knowledge x2 Human Lore = Knowledge x2 Riding = Agility x3 one melee attack = Manipulation x2 one melee parry = Agility x2 one missile attack = Agility x2	Varadja (spkn) = Communication x3 Haradaic (spkn) = Communication x3 one other language (spkn) = Communication x2
Background Options
Languages (1 point) Literacy (1 point) Stat Boost (1 point per increase) Skill Boost (1 point per increase) Status - Wealthy Family (1 point) Status - Noble Family (2 points) Status - Royal Lineage (3 points)	Wealth (1 point per roll) High Quality Items (1-3 points each) Minor Magical Item (3-5 points) Healing (2 points) Foresight (1 point) Sense (2 points)

Outfitting Variag Characters
Variag characters begin with two weapons, two sets of clothess, rigid leather armour, a horse or camel, and 20 silver pieces worth of livestock or goods.
Clothing Men: short or long-sleeved camel-hair tunic (red or black); leather belt; camel hair breeches in similar colours; leather chaps; sandals; helmet of layered leather with brightly hued tassels and plumes; black camel-hair cloak, embroidered and/or appliqued in gold, red or purple. Women: short or long-sleeved camel-hair tunic (red or black); ankle-length, long-sleeved camel-hair overtunic; black or red tabard, stiff with decorative emrbroidery; camle-hair breeches (red or black); leather chaps; sandals; headdress, in the stylised form of a bat, serpent, lizard, hawk, wild cat, or horse.	Weapons Bola, dagger, composite bow, javelin, scimitar, sling.
	Armour Rigid leather, heavily decorated, is the norm.