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Some barbarians disdain the hides and leather used as armor by most of their kin.
While most barbarians are skilled at breaking things, some find the need to destroy their surroundings an almost uncontrollable urge when in the middle of a rage.
Some barbarians focus on using their bare hands to tear their opponents limb from limb.
Barbarians are known for their ability to consume potent drink, but drunken brutes turn drinking into a combat tactic, using the potent liquor to fuel their rage and grant them additional powers.
Some barbarian tribes have strong ties to the elemental forces of nature.
A raging barbarian is frightening enough in melee, but some become skilled at throwing objects at their foes before closing in for the kill.
Some barbarians learn to take whatever comes their way, shrugging off mortal wounds with ease.
Many barbarian tribes are masters of the horse, teaching their members how to ride from a young age.
Some barbarians are truly savage, having little training in modern arms.
Some barbarians wear marks of prowess and savagery upon their bodies.
Not all barbarians hunt forests, plains, and mountains.
Many barbarians distrust magic.
In lands overrun by giants, dragons, and other hulking beasts, entire fellowships of barbarians hone tactics and traditions with one purpose—to bring low these massive foes.
A barbarian often has a special totem that is the patron of her tribe.
Isolated and xenophobic tribes that dwell in areas untouched by civilization often see anything from cities and organized settlements as strange, dangerous, and decadent.
Every barbarian knows that city life can soften the spirit and the body, but some barbarians take on the trappings and ways of their adoptive homes and bend their savage powers to its challenges.
Rages are barely controlled, but there are those who wholly give in to their more savage side, letting their rages take them to a confusing and uncontrolled place of terrible savagery.