Mulvarp (Mole)
The Mulvarp are a small, burrowing mole-folk of Vitaea and one of the Earthborn heritages. They live in insular communities underground and set great store by skill and craftsmanship. Their line runs back to the True Sylvari, and they took their present form in the Great Awakening, around 40,000 years ago.
Appearance
Section titled “Appearance”A Mulvarp stands about three feet tall and weighs around 50 pounds. Fur runs from grey and white to brown and black, and strong claws make quick work of soil and stone.
Society and Culture
Section titled “Society and Culture”Communities are governed in a guild-like way, and standing follows ability. A well-made tool or a cleanly cut tunnel earns more respect than wealth or birth.
Homeland
Section titled “Homeland”The Mulvarp count Zarriel as their home region. They feel movement through the earth out to about 20 feet, and some are sensitive to psionic forces.
Life Cycle
Section titled “Life Cycle”A Mulvarp can expect to live around 150 years, time enough to master more than one craft.
Relations
Section titled “Relations”Most speak Aethyrian Common, Terran and Mulvarpen. Among the other Earthborn peoples, they share their tunneling ways with the Formians.
Among the Aethyrsparked
Section titled “Among the Aethyrsparked”When a Mulvarp’s Aethyr Knot ignites, a craftsman’s patience goes with them into a life bound to the Aethyrweave.
Heritage Facts
Section titled “Heritage Facts”- Home Plane
- Vitaea
- Category
- Earthborn
- Ancestor Race(s)
- Sylvari-Vitae (True Sylvari)
- Home Region
- Zarriel
- Racial Abilities
- Wisdom, Dexterity
- Racial Features
- Stonecunning, Stone Camouflage, Earth Shaper, Psionic Sensitive, Claws, Vibratory Sense
- Years of Existence
- 40,000 years
- Average Lifespan
- 150 years
- Average Weight
- 50 lbs
- Average Height
- 3 ft
- Skin Tones
- Greys, Whites, Blacks, Browns
- Playable?
- Yes
- Extinct?
- No
- Size Category
- Small
- Speed
- 25
- Movement Types
- Burrowing, Walking
- Hair
- Furred
- Body Features
- Mole-folk Humanoid
- Divergence Cause
- Great Awakening
- Average Generation
- 25 years
- Vision Type
- Tremorsense
- Vision Distance
- 20 ft
- Short Description
- Small insular communities of subterranean, humanoid mole-folk with a high value placed on skill and craftsmanship who are lead by a guild-like government
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Terran, Mulvarpen
- Default Upbringing
- Familial: Raised by mother(s), and/or father(s), and/or sibling(s)
The compendium entry lists the heritage’s features in full.