Wayangs are trespassers upon Golarion, a fact the world seems ferociously committed to reminding them. Tied to the eternal night of the Plane of Shadow, wayangs slipped between the boundaries between worlds during the Age of Darkness, finding shadow-engulfed Golarion well suited to their tastes. As the centuries-long night passed, however, wayangs found themselves trapped upon a world turning inhospitable under the light of a newly emerged sun.

Physical Description: Wayangs are short and lean, similar in stature to gnomes, though tending toward darker, more muted colorations. Their features are sharp, and their skin tones range from shades of twilight plum and dark gray to depthless black. Most undergo ritual scarification and tattooing from a young age.

Society: Forming small, tightly knit tribes, wayangs live a communal existence, sharing what they have with their friends and families. Their culture seems morbid to most outsiders, one that idealizes a shadowy state of nonbeing while demonizing the fierce clarity of light.

Relations: Most wayang tribes do their best to avoid the notice of Golarion’s populace. To them, the hunting jaguar, the sharp-taloned hawk, and the greedy human are relentless co-conspirators, seeking to exploit, torment, and kill the wayangs. Only through their nimbleness and secretiveness have wayangs survived.

Alignment and Religion: Wayang culture guides its members toward neutrality; wayangs avoid the conf licts of others and seek the balance found in shadow, although they can be of any alignment. Lao Shu Po is the patron of the wayangs, although many wayangs think of her as a curse upon their people rather than a blessing.

Adventurers: Sometimes the folktales and warnings of wayang elders have the opposite of their intended effect, fascinating bold youths with stories of the countless creatures and brilliant worlds beyond their hidden communities.

Female Names: Clouei, Duskade, Ebnalli, Eclis, Shadni, Twilaka, Wahmisti

Male Names: Ballipho, Daratas, Glomintar, Oboskursuma, Shawarto, Umbrutari, Veilwar

Random Starting Ages

¹ This category includes barbarians, oracles, rogues, and sorcerers.
² This category includes bards, cavaliers, fighters, gunslingers, paladins, rangers, summoners, and witches.
³ This category includes alchemists, clerics, druids, inquisitors, magi, monks, and wizards.

Random Height and Weight