Common Ethnic Traits:

• Suggested Naming Conventions: West Germanic and East Germanic (German, Saxon, Dutch, Gothic)

• Hair Color: Blonde hair is the first thing anyone thinks of when they think of Eugencians. Other hair colors such as red, light brown, and black also are common.

• Eye Colors: Blue eyes are a trademark trait for Eugencians. Other colors are rare, but can exist.

• Complexion: Fair skin that usually burns, then tans.

• Height Average: Eugencians are taller than there Tamian cousins, but shorter than their northern Vanard relatives. On average, male Eugencians stand around 178.1 cm (5ft, 10in), and women around 165 cm (5ft, 5in).

• Fair Skinned: Eugencians tend to be very pale, taking after the Tamian side of their bloodline more than the Vanard.

• Hardy Fortitude: Eugencians are tough, with better muscle definition than Tamians. Even their females are said to have a good tone on average. They are known for their ability to endure more than most other races, even when compared to non-human races.

• Potential Sorcerer Bloodlines: Boreal, Daemon, Destined, Elemental (Any), Imperious, Martyred, Pestilence, Undead


Synopsis:
When the image of an Estellonian is envisioned by the peoples of southern and eastern continents, the traits of Eugencians are often the first thought up. Tall, blond hair, blue eyes. Much like the high elves who made Estellon their shared home. Indeed, Eugencians populate all over the continent, and even a bit into eastern She'Dalu, but they are concentrated in central Estellon. Proud of their lineage, and boastful of the deeds of their forefathers, Eugencians are often seen as haughty, snobbish, and even perhaps a bit pretentious. But few would ever find cause to doubt the skill, competence, and loyalty displayed by Eugencian Knights, who are often heralded across the lands for their deeds. Few would suspect that the Eugencians are actually only the third human race in Estellon. Born from the ancient native Vanard peoples, and the early migratory groups that would eventually become known as the Tamians, Eugencians were perfectly adapted to the lands they were born to. Not only did they marry the two early races genetically, but culturally as well. Eugencian tribes came to value battle and honor, as well as technological advancement. And it was they whom the first high elves attempted to elevate under their wing. The early Eugencians took much from the elves. Elvin gods, the concept of kings and lineage, and the high arts. They thus left their mark on the surrounding cultures as well, as human society in Estellon had begun to prosper under their guidance.


Outsiders may find Eugencian customs difficult to adapt to. Modern Eugencians place a very strong emphasis on manners. As mentioned before, they have a less lenient class system than their egos suggest, and this is in large part due to their influence from the high elves. Eugencians have a firm belief in the proper place of things. Hence why nobility has a strong weight, religion is never far from the dinner table, and heraldry is as much a science as alchemy, mathematics, and the written word. Because of their belief in proper placement, even half elves, who are often misfitted in other human and elvin societies, are regarded with care, as opposed to aloof disdain. That is, so long as they are fertile, which half elves are unfortunately less likely than normal human and elves to be. Adventurers who are not knighted or from a noble family are subjected to rather harsh limitations in what sorts of jobs they may accept, or even what kind of equipment they may carry, as adventuring is seen as a noble's game in periods of peace (Much like the highly heralded jousts and hunts). For you see, unlike in foreign lands where those who become adventurers are either elevated or lowered to the status of merchant, Eugencians who become adventurers stay locked in their class, unless they become regionally renowned enough to impress a local lord or king. Foreigners to their lands may perhaps get away with more, but common and priestly adventurers are born mostly from necessity as opposed to glory. Wizards haven't quite caught on as much in Eugencian cultures, and this is because most Eugencian magic users tend to be sorcerers who acquired their magic through a bloodline as opposed to study and practice. And as you may suspect, many bloodline families carry noble titles. It is rare to see any magic user outside of a noble family in central and western Estellonian kingdoms where Eugencians are ethnically and culturally concentrated. And as you may have also figured, those who can perform magic without being born to such families are looked down upon. That isn't to say that wizardry isn't picking up momentum in the clergy, as the scholastic movement permeates through the ranks of the Fosterist Church. Perhaps slower than in Tamian and Ramacci cultures. But the flames are starting to fan. No doubt, the sorcerer bloodlines may find their status threatened if such a thing were to spread too fast. Many such families have already begun to stockpile power, in the form of selective breeding with heirs who show a strong affinity for magic.


Though Eugencians may speak of themselves as the chosen race of man, other races are quick to point out that it was Eugencians who perhaps caused the divergence of the first dark elves and ice elves. They toppled the ancient Elvin empire, which Estellon received its namesake from, and have even gone to loose much of their own empire to the Dragon peoples of Ancient Shiori. The ancient line of the first king and his comitatu was broken apart, and it wouldn't be until the collapse of the Shiori Empire when the high elves and the Eugencians would once again raise kingdoms of their own. That said, a single, homogenous empire hasn't been seen in either race for some time. Suffice to say, though, Eugencian pride has still managed to survive. They are a people who value the simple things as well as the higher pursuits. Ties to the ancient tribes may not be as strong as those found in scarlics, tamians, or Vanards, but Eugencians are known to keep meticulous track of their ancestors, especially if they have an obscure link to the original Comitatus. Knights often seek to mirror the deeds of their ancestors, through merits in war, or feats in adventure. And this has likewise rubbed off on the modern adventurers in their culture. Even a lowborn rogue may seek to emulate classic chivalry. And while upward mobility from peasant to noble is tough, Eugencian adventurers are perhaps more willing than most to pledge their fealty to a king and work for it. Though Eugencians recognize the folly of their past arrogance and what it has cost them, it is trait they can never fully relinquish. Go ahead. Take the humblest and most down trotted of Eugencian  beggars, and inquire about his lineage. Witness the pride stir in his eyes, and a warm fire envelope his soul, as he prepares to regale you with stories of the days his people held the ancient world in the palm of their hands.