Pigtaur

Pigtaur by Stone Gargoyle

Pigtaurs are a race of half-man, half-pig. Also called Pork-kin, they are a rare people whose origin is lost to antiquity. They are cannibals who will feed on each other if other food is scarce or to exercise population control (see below).
Pigtaurs have a matriarchal society where the males are kept as slaves to serve the female breeders. A Pigtaur tribe is made up of a female chieftain who keeps a stable of 7-12 (6+1d6) concubines, and the children produced by the chieftain and said concubines. The female chieftain will typically produce 4-16 (4d4) children in one birthing, though if giving birth to more than 8 children at one time, the mother will kill and eat some of them to reduce the burden of raising so many. Female children are also consumed in this way to allow the chieftain to limit the number of females in the tribe. After mating with a male, the chieftain will also sometimes kill the sire to provide food for herself and others in the tribe.
While they are cannibals, Pigtaurs can also survive by eating meat from other sources, and from eating roots and vegetables. It is the job of the adult males to hunt, gather and farm food for the tribe, as well as build any structures used by the tribe.
Amongst the males of the tribe, there is a hierarchy based on strength, with the males engaging in contests of strength to determine who is the chief concubine, and who is to breed next, etc. The male who becomes chief concubine serves as the male leader of the tribe, subservient only to the female chieftain, and will often hold that title well into old age, being spared from being killed by the chieftain even once breeding with her. Male children of the chieftain will often be traded to other tribes once they reach maturity, in exchange for new concubines. Likewise, males who have bred with the chieftain who are not killed may also be traded for fresh concubines.
Females reaching maturity will become a threat to the chieftain of the tribe, and so will be sent to create tribes of their own, typically being granted 6 males out of the available concubines and brothers of the young female. This is to allow the maturing female to form her own tribe. Females who choose or are forced to breed prior to reaching maturity are similarly outcast, but will typically be granted only the weakest and most sickly of the males available or none at all. Females found wandering with males who have not yet reached maturity are a prime target for other tribes who will try to kill the young female and steal her males.br> Pigtaurs' faces resemble those of humans with the exception of having snouts and the males will typically have tusks.

Alignment: Selfish or evil

Attributes: I.Q. 3d6, M.E. 2d6, M.A. 2d6, P.S. 4d6, P.P. 3d6, P.E. 4d6, P.E. 2d6, Spd 3d6

Hit Points: P.E. +1d6 per level of experience

S.D.C.: 25 plus those gained from O.C.C.s and physical skills Natural A.R.: 6

P.P.E.: 4d6

O.C.C.s available to Pigtaurs: Any, but rarely study magic

Natural Abilities: Nightvision 40 feet, prowl 50%, track 80%, swim 50%

Attacks Per Melee: Three per round or by hand to hand combat, whichever is greater

Damage: Males have tusks which do 2d6 points of damage; kick with front legs does 2d4 points of damage, hind legs 3d6, or by weapon

Bonuses: +4 damage, +1 to initiative, +2 to strike, +2 to dodge

Magic: By O.C.C. only

Psionics: Standard

Average Life Span: 60 years unless killed; some have lived to 100

Value: Meat: 200-300 gold

Habitat: Great Northern Wilderness

Languages: Three of choice (+15%)

Enemies: None per se; will war with other tribes of their own kind

Allies: None per se

Physical Appearance: They look like pigs with a human torso coming out of the neck. The head, hands and belly are all human, though they have a snout and the males have tusks. They also have six teats on the upper human torso in addition to those on the pig-like portion of the body.

Size: 5-6 feet tall

Weight: 350-600 pounds

Notes: Pigtaurs prefer bladed weapons and banded metal armor, but have also been known to craft armor and weapons out of bone, using the remains on those they eat to do so. As tauric creatures, they cannot wear full suits of armor, but rather wear half-suits. They do not typically wear clothing, however the chieftain and favored concubines will adorn themselves in large amounts of jewelry as a sign of their ranking within the tribe.