They live mostly on a wooded archipelago to the south of Bifure called the Green Isles, or Braunchet. Here they live as woodsmen, foresters, loggers, and the occasional administrator or nobleman. Their preferred mode of organization is the village with an occasional town scattered on the major ports. Their government is a feudal hierarchy with a king, dukes, sheriffs, knights, etc.
Average Brauncheti abroad usually are more than willing to get along with other races, but many, especially natives of Bifure, see them as short Drow, and run screaming into the night. This perception is not helped by the fact that many who leave the Green Isles are either by nature overly playful and fun seeking or criminals who have been forcefully ejected. Brownie is a derogatory term used mostly by the other 'short' races.
Your average adventuring Brauncheti has the aptitude to choose from any of the following classes: Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Ranger, Enchanter, Thief, or Psionic. Also any two of the above.
A Brauncheti player character can conceivably learn these languages most readily; Human, Elven, Ancient and Mer. Other languages are possible, but must be explained to the DM's satisfaction. Braunchetiki uses the Human alphabet.
Brauncheti have a 90 percent resistance to all enchantment spells, even clerical spells which would fit into that school.
Children on Braunchet learn early to use bows and crossbows. This gives a native character a bonus of +1 to his attack rolls with these weapons.
In an arboreal environment, a Brauncheti gets a bonus to surprise opponents, but only if he is not in metal armor. He must also be alone, with other silent people (also not in metal armor), or 90 feet or more from his companions to gain the bonus. In these cases, he moves so silently that opponents suffer a -4 penalty to their surprise die rolls. If he must open a door or screen, this penalty is reduced to -2.
Brauncheti get to add 3 and then multiply their Wild Talent chance by 3 before rolling it.
Brauncheti are so slight in build that they subtract 3 from their strength and add 2 to their dexterity.