Rakshasa Race

From DDO Compendium

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Rakshasas are a type of evil outsider from the lawful evil regions of the Outer Planes, though most live on the Material Plane. They are powerful sorcerers and, although they disdained physical fighting as ignoble, could be dangerous in close combat as well.

A rakshasa can assume any humanoid form, so few ever see their true faces. In its natural form, a rakshasa has a humanoid body and a tiger's head. Another physical characteristic of the rakshasa are that its hands were backwards: the palms face out from the body when the arms are at rest. Rakshasas are capable of hiding their disturbing appearance at any time, as they can choose any humanoid form at will. Although most rakshasas have the head of a tiger, others were known to have the heads of other animals, such as apes. Rakshasas of higher standing are rumored to to possess multiple heads, each a different type of animal.

Rakshasas are cruel and wicked. They love to pose as nobility, living a life of luxury and ease to hide their habit of devouring humanoid flesh and their evil schemes.

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Rakshasa Race