Hellsguard
The Hellsguard are a small clan that carved out a home in the north of Abalathia’s Spine. Blessed with the same bulk and brute strength as their Sea Wolf cousins, the Hellsguard can be distinguished by the colour of their skin, which often takes on reddish hues akin to molten rock. Many partake in ascetic firewalking, training from a young age to bring out their latent mystical talents, and it’s doubtless due to this age-old tradition that the Hellsguard have produced so many great mages, in addition to the fearsome sword and axe-wielding warrior for which their kind are best known.
As the harsh environments of their homelands produce little sustenance, the second- and third-born are often sent forth from their mountain villages, with many and more making their way to the great cities, and it’s here that their sheer girth and steely demeanors place them in high demand as soldiers and sellswords, allowing even the young of even the largest families to surpass their eldest sibling in prosperity. Since vegetation is scarce in the mountains, the Hellsguard believe in letting nothing edible go to waste, and have traditionally shown little interest in culinary developments or delicacies. Their preferred attire shows a similar propensity for rugged functionality, and consists predominantly of unadorned clothing fashioned from animal skins. In contrast to the Sea Wolves, the Hellsguard have adopted names rooted in the common tongue, that they might be more easily remembered and addressed by other races.