Bariaur
Medium — LA 2
Book of Exalted Deeds (BE), p. 165
- Speed
- Land 40 ft.
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Outsider
- Level Adjustment
- +2
Languages
Celestial, Common
Racial Traits
- Darkvision out to 60 feet.
- Racial Hit Dice: A bariaur begins with three levels of outsider, which provide 3d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +3, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +3, Ref +3, and Will +3.
- Racial Skills: A bariaur’s outsider levels give it skill points equal to 6 * (8 + Int modifier). Its class skills are Handle Animal, Hide, Jump, Listen, Move Silently, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival.
- A bariaur’s outsider levels give it two feats.
- Skill Bonuses: Bariaurs have keen senses and gain a +2 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.
Description
To those unacquainted, a bariaur was similar to a<span> </span>centaur, but while a centaur appeared to be a mixture of<span> </span>human<span> and </span>horse<span> features, a bariaur was a mixture of human and </span>ram<span> or </span>ewe<span> features. Below the waist, they appeared like powerful rams or ewes.</span> Their torsos were similar to those of muscular humans. The males<span> had curling horns emerging from their foreheads,</span> but females did not have horns.<span> Their skin was pale tan to dark brown in color, while the coats of their lower halves were brown or golden. Their hooves were cloven. </span>
Bariaurs typically weighed nearly 300 pounds (140 kilograms) for males and 260 pounds (120 kilograms) for females. They averaged a half-foot taller than most humans.
Most bariaurs wore some form of clothing on their upper torsos, be it a blouse, shirt, vest, or girdle. They often dyed their fur a variety of colors or shaved their pelts in stylish fashions. They wore jewelry on their horns or wove it into their hair. When ready for combat, bariaurs equipped themselves with scale barding.