Bvanen

''This strange amphibian has a bony plating in the front of its body that protects all major organs. On its back, the spine and ribs protrude above the scaled skin, letting the bones show clearly. The creature’s head is flat with a long snout, with jagged teeth and a three-forked tongue; its eyes can move in almost any direction.''

Tactics
Bvanen attack using their claws and bite. They will often surround a foe and render it completely immobile by using their special secreted ooze.

Description
Bvanen are good, intelligent creatures that live in the swamps at the base of the Jagged Cliffs. Their distrustful nature often precipitates conflicts with outsiders, which the bvanen prefer to avoid.

Society
It is unknown if the bvanen are a natural race or if they stem from some sorcerous quality of the swamps at the base of the Jagged Cliffs. They follow a strict, tribal hierarchy, ruled over by the eldest and wisest of their kind. Bvanen scar themselves in sacred rituals, the scars showing tribal status and rank.

The bvanen dwell in partially submerged caves at the base of the Jagged Cliffs. There they live in close harmony with the land, rearing fish, giant frogs, giant insects and an aquatic cousin of the inix, among other things (treat as a normal inix with a Swim speed of 40 feet).

Bvanen society is divided into the simple roles of caretakers and hunter/warriors. The former care for the immediate environs of the tribal lands and the latter provide a steady diet of meat and other gathered foodstuffs, as well as serving as the martial arm of the tribe in times of need.

Bvanen as Characters
For the bvanen, progression in a class is simply a part of ones contribution to the life of the tribe, and the lifestyles of so-called adventurers are quite foreign to them. Through the different roles in their society, bvanen follow either the role of the hunter/warrior or that of the caretaker. The former are primarily rangers and fighters while the latter are often druids and experts. Some bvanen also find an affinity for psionics, but these are the exception rather than the rule.

Bvanen characters possess the following racial traits.
 * +2 Str, -2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int
 * Medium. As Medium creatures, bvanen receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
 * Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
 * A bvanens base land speed is 20 feet. Bvanen have a swim speed of 30 ft.
 * Darkvision out to 60 feet.
 * Racial Hit Dice: A bvanen begins with 3 levels of aberration, which provide 3d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +2, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +1, Ref +1 and Will +3.
 * Racial Skills: A bvanens aberration levels give it skill points equal to 6 x (2 + Int modifier). Its class skills are Hide, Listen, Spot and Swim.
 * A bvanens aberration levels give it 2 feats.
 * Weapon Proficiency: A bvanen is proficient with its natural weapons.
 * +7 natural armor bonus.
 * Natural Weapons: 2 claws (1d3), 1 bite (1d4).
 * Special Attacks (see above): Psionics, secreted ooze.
 * Special Qualities (see above): Damage reduction 1/-,
 * immune to wounding.
 * Automatic Languages: Bvanen. Bonus Languages: Reggelid, Thri-Kreen.
 * Favored Class: Ranger.
 * Level Adjustment: +2.