Pheres Band

The Pheres Band are a collection of centaur nomads and raiders on Theros, more violent than the Lagonna Band traders.

Description

The Pheres roam the wild lands between Setessa and Akros. Their family ties are looser than those of the Lagonna Band, and on some occasions, they form large raid hordes to secure resources and new hunting grounds. They are slightly larger than the Lagonna, and they are also quite a bit more savage. Pheres names often describe a physical feature or the circumstances of an individual's birth. Unlike the Lagonna, ruled by their elders, the Pheres are led by their strongest and most dominant.

Roles

Among the Pheres, the following roles are distinguished:

• Chargers — Each small raiding herd follows a charger, and leadership tends to be stable until the charger ages to the point where he or she can't lead effectively anymore.
• Callers — Shamans and summoners with the ability to call animals to aid the band and to enchant their allies with animal energies. A caller can be identified by the ornately carved horn he or she carries, called an oulokeros.
• Trompers — The feared raiders and warriors of the Pheres Band. Centaur legends say that when the gods first fashioned humans from the eldest river's red mud, the Pheres trompers taught them how to corner and kill prey.

Notable members

• Braulios, a battlemaster.
• Great-Hoof, the charger of one of the largest Pheres raiding bands. He is large, muscular, and highly skilled as a tactician. It's rumored that he once broke the back of a Minotaur with one kick.
• Wide-Eyes, among the youngest of Pheres callers. Her skills are already renowned. Her most stalwart companion is a small squirrel she calls Glokhis.
• Smoke-Born, a middle-aged healer who serves several raiding bands. She has many small wooden totems braided into her mangy hair, and although her appearance can be disconcerting, her healing skills are unmatched..

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