Vanara



The ape-men of the southern jungles are a shy and insular race. They typically go out of their way not to be seen by other races, and would rather leave entire settlements abandoned than fight for territory. That being so when pushed to anger they are fearless combatants. They typically build semi-permanent settlements that have minimal impact on the natural environment. Their primary source of food is fruit and nuts from the trees of their native jungle. They actively plant, tend, and protect these trees, but due to the long time it takes for such trees to bear fruit each community maintains several groves and moves from one to the next as the seasons pass.

Few vanara travel far from home. Those who do are typically monks or druids, as even among vanara who do not wander these are common vocations. Those vanara who wander far from home do so for a variety of reasons. The vanara are naturally curious, and this draws some away from home. There are many social taboos considered so extreme among the vanara that an individual who breaks them might be banished forever. Some who wish to be monks will travel far to train at a famous monastery, despite the fact that the only truly permanent structure built by the vanara (and the only one they will fight to defend) is a monastery of their own where both monks and druids train. Whatever the reason for leaving home, no vanara feels quite at home anywhere but among their own community. Only those who are never allowed to return ever give up the thought of one day returning.

Pathfinder Stats
Vanara use the stats published in Bestiary 3 for pathfinder games.