Pandaren (Warcraft)

The enigmatic pandaren are one of the most elusive races of Azeroth. Pandaren come from the Pandaren Empire of Pandaria. They are humanoid pandas with a great love of nature and strong Ales.
The pandaren are originally from central Kalimdor where they established the Pandaren Empire. They were allies of the night elves until they saw their obsession with magic getting out of control. The clans severed ties and left Kalimdor behind eventually establishing a new home on an island they named Pandaria. After the Sundering, some pandaren returned to the "new" Kalimdor to explore it. "Where once the pandaren were a mighty empire, standing proud beside their night elf allies, now they are a simple people who want only peace and a safe home." Since the Third War, more pandaren have come to visit Kalimdor.
Hailing from their own secret empire, the pandaren are a race of humanoids resembling pandas. This appearance leads some to underestimate these noble creatures, thinking them harmless and "cute". They may be cute, but they are not harmless. Pandaren have a long tradition of mystic warfare and are exceedingly strong and agile. The traditional pandaren fighting style focuses upon mobility, speed and precision, as well as stunning acrobatic tricks. Many pandaren are skilled at fighting bare-handed.
Only the pandaren know the intricacies of their society, but alcohol is a central feature. All pandaren are connoisseurs of ale and stronger drink, leading to a unique kinship with Ironforge dwarves. A caste of wandering pandaren warriors called Brewmasters is highly respected in their culture. A few Brewmasters have been spotted in Kalimdor, searching for new beverages to sample and ingredients to add to their own brews. Pandaren are affable and noble, trained in battle but always seeking peace. Pandaren philosophy centers on a harmony of opposites — male and female, calm and chaos, existence and non-existence. Pandaren feel a strong link to the natural world and seek to maintain a peace between all races and nature. Very few pandaren ever leave their hidden island homeland of Pandaria, although there is a place called Pandaren Settlement within the Stonetalon Mountains, but those that do have proved themselves to be strong warriors specializing in Drunken Brawling with great command of the elements.
The most famous of these warriors is Chen Stormstout, who assisted the half-orc Rexxar and the Horde after the fall of the Burning Legion. No one knows what became of him afterwards, but several of his empty kegs have been found scattered around the Barrens.
Though Chen assisted Rexxar, they do not seem to be specifically affiliated with either the Horde or the Alliance.
Even unaligned races such as pandaren live defined by the conflicts among and around them. In a world constantly on the brink of war, the need for peacemakers is as great as the need for warriors.
Many of Azeroth's denizens do not owe fealty to the Alliance or Horde. Some races, such as pandaren, are independent.

- Pandaren Racial Traits - (RP: 12 RP)
- +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom. Pandaren are tough, perceptive beings known for both their powerful, hefty bodies and the control over their own emotions.
- Type: Pandaren are of the Humanoid type with the Pandaren subtype.
- Speed: Pandaren have a base speed of 30ft.
- Languages: Pandaren begin play speaking Common. Pandaren with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Druidic). See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages.

Offensive Traits: (4 RP)
- Monk Training: A pandaren is trained in martial arts from a young age. They are treated as if they were a monk of two levels higher for monk abilities, as long as they have at least one level of monk. They may multiclass out or into monk freely. If they have no levels of monk, their unarmed strikes deal d6 damage, but they do not automatically gain Improved Unarmed Strike.

Skill and Feat Traits: (2 RP)
- Gourmand: A pandaren's love of food is part of their very culture. They gain Skill Focus in Profession: Cook as a bonus feat at first level.

Movement Traits: (1 RP)
- Bouncy: The martial arts that a pandaren practices from a certain age and up allows them to be limber and athletic, despide their pillowy bodies. Pandaren take half the usual damage from a fall.

Special Traits: (2 RP)
- Epicurean: Pandaren have a love of food which actually lends itself to their abilities. When they eat excellent food, such as any food they make with a DC 20 skill check, they gain a single bonus ability point. This point may change from day to day, by the player's choice.