They are not the evil monsters that everyone thinks they are. Legends of people being turned into stone are the product of a few rogue mages and the species' remarkable rock shaping abilities. They live on a few islands in the Shattered Lands. Maedusar society is very mellow, with tropical bounty all around them, they generally don't have to work very hard. They believe that spirits inhabit objects, plants, and animals. Objects that look like organisms are especially powerful, with representations of spirits being almost as powerful as the spirits themselves. Anything a Maedusar wants to do can be accomplished more easily, more quickly, and with a greater success rate if a relevant carving accompanies the individual.
Maedusar player characters are generally in one or more of these classes: Cleric, Fighter, Mage, Specialist Wizard, Thief or Psionic. Also any two of the above, except Specialist.
As denizens of the Shattered Lands, Maedusar can potentially learn the following languages; Ancient, Mer, and any of the tongues of the aforementioned Shattered Lands. Other languages are possible, but must be explained to the DM's satisfaction. Maedusar use the Ancient alphabet.
Maedusar get a free bonus proficiency of Sculpting, in the player's choice of materials. Artistic ability is Not! also automatic.
Maedusar have 60 feet of infravision.
Due to the fact that they are descendants of the Artimus, they get to add 2 to their wild talent base chance and then multiply it by 3 before rolling it (1d100).
Medusa (females) have a one-in-50 (1 or 2 on 1d100) chance to be able to cast the spell Flesh to Stone once a week per level. Maedar (males) have the same one-in-fifty chance to have the reverse spell, Stone to Flesh, once a week per level.
Maedusar get to add 1 to their constitution scores, but because of their alternate beauty standards and slightly sour attitudes towards having to be away from home, they have to subtract 1 from their charisma when dealing with other races.