Cimmerian

Summary
Cimmerians are descended from the ancient Atlanteans.Their skin is on the dark side of fair and tans easily if ever they leave the gloomy mountains of their home. They have dark hair and blue or grey eyes. They are tall, physically powerful and very ﬁerce, and are regarded by most Hyborians as one of the most barbaric races in the world.Unlike most Hyborian women the Cimmerian women ﬁght alongside their menfolk, even in full-blown war.Cimmerians tend to be direct to the point of bluntness. Culture: Cimmerian culture is survivalist and barbaric.Cimmerians are a race of ﬁerce moody hill-men, dwelling as they do in a harsh, dreary and cloudy land. The Cimmerians despise weakness and the softness of Hyborian civilisation. They are feuding and war-like.

Names
Cimmerian names are based on old Irish or Scottish Celtic names, such as Conan. Here are some examples of names: Male: Eithriall, Rotheachta, Giallchadh, Cruaidh, Brian, Cael, Conor,Cuchullin,Daol, Duncan, Finn, Hydallan,Morne, Murdoch, Oscur Female: Credhe, Deirdre, Dersagrena,Maev, Melilcoma and Ros-Crana.

Religion
Crom, ‘Lord of the Mound,’ is the chief god of the gloomy Cimmerians. Others include Lir, the god of knowledge, Mannanan, the god of poetry and travel,Morrigan, the goddess of war, Badb, the goddess of ﬁreand fury, Macha and Nemain ‘The Venomous.’ The Cimmerians do not truly worship these gods, believing that the gods despise weaklings who call on them for help.Creating the Cimmerian race was gift enough. As a result,Cimmerians are often sceptical of more demonstrative forms of worship.

RP Language
Celtic

‘That man is no Hyborian!’ exclaimed Xaltotun.‘No; he is a Cimmerian, one of those wild tribesmen who dwell in the gray hills of the north.’‘I fought his ancestors of old,’ muttered Xaltotun. ‘Not even the kings of Acheron could conquer them.’‘They still remain a terror to the nations of the south,’answered Orastes. ‘He is a true son of that savage race,and has proved himself, thus far, unconquerable.’ ~The Hour of The Dragon