Galka

Racial Traits		Race Point Cost
Type	Humanoid (galka)	0
Size	Medium	0
Base Speed	Slow	-1
Ability Score Modifiers	Standard (+2 Str, +2 Wis, –2 Cha)	0
Languages	Standard	0
Defense	Hardy	3
Defense	Stability	1
Feat and Skill	Skill Bonus x2 (Intimidate and profession miner)	4
Feat and Skill	Metalworker	2
Offense	Hatred (antica and hume)	1
Offense	Ferocity	2
Offense	Relentless	1
Offense	Weapon Familiarity	1
Senses	Low-Light Vision	1
Total		15

The galka are a hulking race of powerful warriors. The sheer strength of their powerful physiques is second to none. They have used their skills to contribute to the construction and development of the numerous mines. Galka are asexual and do not reproduce in the same manner as other species. However, other races typically use the male pronoun to refer to galka, as their physical appearance is more masculine than feminine. Sometime after a galka dies (between a month and a year), the galka’s soul is reincarnated into a new body in a Galkan settlement. The newly reincarnated galka has no abilities or traits of the previous soul, and only hazy memories of its previous lives. Once a galka’s soul has been reincarnated, the original galka cannot be raised from the dead.

Standard Racial Traits

Ability Score Racial Traits: Galka are strong, solid, stable, and stoic. They gain +2 Strength, +2 Wisdom, and –2 Charisma.
Size: Galka are Medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Type: Galka are humanoids with the galka subtype.
Base Speed: (Slow and Steady) Like dwarves, galka have a base speed of 20 feet, but their speed is not modified by armor or encumbrance.
Languages: Galka begin play speaking Common and Galkan. Galka with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Dwarven, Elvaan, Giant, Goblin, Lalafellan, and Orc. See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages.

Defense Racial Traits

Hardy: Galka receive a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison, spells, and spell-like abilities.
Stability: Galka receive a +4 bonus to their combat maneuver defense when resisting a bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground.

Feat and Skill Racial Traits

Imposing Figure: Galka are intimidating without trying. They gain a +2 racial bonus to Intimidate checks.
Mining Servitude: Galka are used to being forced into the mines. They gain a +2 racial bonus on profession (miner) checks.
Metalworker: The galka have worked with metals most of their lives. They gain a +2 racial bonus to Appraise and Craft checks involving metal.

Offense Racial Traits

Ferocity: Once per day, when a galka is brought below 0 hit points but not killed, he can fight on for 1 more round as if disabled. At the end of his next turn, unless brought to above 0 hit points, he immediately falls unconscious and begins dying.
Hatred: Due to their history of war and being exploited, the galka gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against antica and hume.
Relentless: Galka gain a +2 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to bull rush or overrun an opponent. This bonus only applies while both the Galka and its opponent are standing on the ground.
Weapon Familiarity: Galka are proficient with the War pick and Galkan racial weapons.

Senses Racial Traits

Low-Light Vision: Galka have low-light vision allowing them to see twice as far as humes in dim light.

Alternate Racial Traits

The following alternate racial traits may be selected in place of one or more of the standard racial traits above. Consult your GM before selecting any of these new options.

Architectural Ingenuity: Some galka demonstrate incredible talent for building and adjusting structures. These galka gain a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (engineering) checks and on Craft and Perception checks related to structures (including structural traps). This racial trait replaces metalworker.
Beastmaster: Some galka have a spiritual kinship with fantastical beasts, capturing them for sport or living and hunting with them. A galka with this trait treats whips and nets as martial weapons and gains a +2 racial bonus on Handle Animal checks. This racial trait replaces ferocity.
Cavewight: Some galka live far below the surface, seeking freedom in winding cave complexes. Galka with this racial trait gain a +1 racial bonus on Knowledge (dungeoneering) and Survival checks made underground. This racial trait replaces the imposing figure.
Chain Fighter: Some galka have escaped from slavery and reforged the chains of their imprisonment into deadly weapons. Galka with this racial trait are proficient with flails and heavy flails, and treat dire flails and spiked chains as martial weapons. This racial trait replaces weapon familiarity.
City-Raised: Galka with this racial trait know little of their galka ancestry and were raised among humes and other galka in a large city. City-raised galka are proficient with whips and longswords, and receive a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (local) checks. This racial trait replaces weapon familiarity.
Darkvision: Some galka have lived in the underground depths for so long they have given up on light entirely and gained darkvision with a range of 60 feet. This racial trait replaces low-light vision and metalworker.
Scavenger: Some galka eke out a leaving picking over the garbage heaps of society, and must learn to separate rare finds from the inevitable dross. Galka with this racial trait receive a +2 racial bonus on Appraise checks and on Perception checks to find hidden objects (including traps and secret doors), determine whether food is spoiled, or identify a potion by taste. This racial trait replaces imposing figure.
Stoic: Some galka learn to suppress their strong emotions. They don’t usually gain morale bonuses, but instead gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against emotion and fear effects, and the DC to intimidate them increases by 2. They can choose to gain morale bonuses when they would normally be able to do so, but if they do, they lose the benefits from this racial trait for 24 hours. This racial trait replaces imposing figure and ferocity.
Tenacious: City-dwelling galka must often be tenacious to get by. Once per day, if a galka fails a Fortitude save, Will save, or Constitution check, he can reroll the save or check. The galka must take the second result, even if it is worse. This racial trait replaces ferocity.
Wary: Many galka have spent their long lives moving from place to place, often driven out by the hostility of others. Such experiences have made them wary of others’ motivations. Galka with this trait gain a +1 racial bonus on Sense Motive and Bluff checks. This racial trait replaces metalworker.

Racial Feats

The following feats are available to a galka character who meets the prerequisites.

Racial Archetypes & Bloodlines

The following racial archetypes are available to galka:

Talekeeper (Warrior, Galka)

Favored Class Options

The following favored class options are available to all characters of this race who have the listed favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the favored class reward.

Archer: Add +1/4 to the archer’s damage rolls with bows and crossbows.
Astrologian: Add +1/2 to any one Knowledge skill.
Bard: Add +1 to the bard’s total number of bardic performance rounds per day.
Beastmaster: Add +1 to an animal companion’s CMD when adjacent to the beastmaster. If the beastmaster ever replaces his animal companion, the new animal companion gains this bonus.
Berserker: Add +1 to the berserker’s total number of rage rounds per day.
Black Belt: Add 1/4 to the black belt’s effective level to determine her unarmed strike damage.
Black Mage: Select one item creation feat known by the black mage. Whenever he crafts an item using that feat, the amount of progress he makes in an 8-hour period increases by 200 gil (50 gil if crafting while adventuring). This does not reduce the cost of the item; it just increases the rate at which the item is crafted.
Blue Mage: Add +1/4 bonus to damage to the blue mage’s natural attacks.
Chemist: Add +1/2 to bomb damage.
Chocobo Knight: Add +1/2 Strength to chocobo knight’s mount. (+1 Strength every two times you select this option.) If you replace your mount, the new mount gains this bonus.
Cleric: Add a +1/2 bonus on Intimidate checks and Knowledge checks to identify creatures.
Dancer: Add +1 to the dancer’s total number of battle dance rounds per day.
Dark Knight: Add +1/6 on attack and damage rolls for Darkside.
Dragoon: Add +1/3 to the dragoon’s attack rolls with spears, lances, and polearms.
Druid: Add +1/3 to the druid’s natural armor bonus when using wild shape.
Engineer: Add +1/4 armor bonus to the AC of the engineer’s automaton. If the engineer ever replaces his automaton, the new automaton gains this bonus.
Fencer: Gain a +1/3 bonus on all critical hit confirmation rolls made while using the precise strike deed (maximum bonus of +5). This bonus doesn’t stack with those gained through Critical Focus and similar effects.
Freelancer: Add +1 JP to the freelancer’s JP pool. This has no effect unless the freelancer has selected this reward ten times.
Gambler: Add +1/2 to Profession (Gambling) skill checks.
Geomancer: Add a +1/5 bonus on elemental resistance.
Gunbreaker: Add +1/6 of a new gun arm technique.
Gunner: Add +1/3rd of an additional use of Gun Fix per day.
Illusionist: Add +1/4 to the penalty of the haze ability.
Knight: Add +1 to the knight’s total number of defensive stance rounds per day.
Medic: Add +1/3 to the amount of temporary hit points granted by the medic’s battlefield inspiration.
Monk: Add +1 to the monk’s CMD when resisting a grapple or trip.
Necromancer: Add + 1/6 bonus of DR 1/- to the necromancer’s damage reduction.
Ninja: Add +1/3 on critical hit confirmation rolls made while using sneak attack (maximum bonus of +5). This bonus does not stack with Critical Focus.
Paladin: Add +1/4 deflection bonus to AC while in Shield Oath or +1/4 bonus to attack rolls while in Sword Oath.
Psychic: Add +1/4 point to the psychic’s phrenic pool.
Red Mage: Add +1/3 on critical hit confirmation rolls when using spell combat (maximum bonus of +5). This bonus does not stack with Critical Focus.
Samurai: Add +1/3 to the samurai’s critical confirmation rolls.
Scholar: Gain a +1 bonus on concentration checks made due to taking damage while casting spells.
Summoner: Add a +1/4 natural armor bonus to the AC of the summoner’s avatar. If the summoner ever replaces his avatar, the new avatar gains this bonus.
Sword Saint: Add a +2 bonus on rolls to stabilize when dying.
Thief: Add +1 to the thief’s CMD when resisting a grapple or reposition attempt.
Time Mage: Add 1/6 of an additional d3 added to attack rolls when you spend a mote to boost your attack rolls. (+1d3 for every six times you select this option.)
Warrior: Add +1 to the warrior’s CMD against bull rush or overrun maneuvers.
White Mage: Add a +1/2 bonus on checks made to craft magic items.