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by Sean Macdonald

THE KENCYCLOPEDIA

The Kender Handbook

by Sean Macdonald

Edited by Angela Stachowiak and Ha Macdonald

Layout & Typesetting by Matt Haag

Illustrations by Naomi Nemes

Although my name is up there much of this book was compiled by

various authors. Without them it wouldn’t have been possible. - Sean

The Kender Justice System by Airen Blakovich

Kender at War by Airen Blakovich

Knights of Hylo by Airen Blakovich

Three Kender Feats by Airen Blakovich

Research on Goodlund Regional Write-up by David Caveney

Playing a True Kender by Bryan Nawrocki

Playing a Unique Kender by Ziv Wities

Pouch Table by Ron Cole

Kender Artifacts by Eric Jwo

3rd Edition Rules and Consultation by Cam Banks

3rd Edition Rules and Consultation by Richard Connery

3rd Edition Stats for Half-Kender by Trampas Whiteman

3rd Edition Stats for Kender Weapons by Andre LaRoche

Timeline Assistance by Weldon Chen

Version 5.0 3-2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: KENDER RACE.............................................................................................................................................5

GENERAL DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................................................................................5

KENDER ORIGIN STORY..............................................................................................................................................................5

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................................................................................7

KENDER PERSONALITY................................................................................................................................................................8

CHAPTER TWO: CULTURE...................................................................................................................................................11

BIRTH...........................................................................................................................................................................................11

CHILDHOOD...............................................................................................................................................................................12

ADOLESCENCE............................................................................................................................................................................13

WANDERLUST.............................................................................................................................................................................14

ADULTS........................................................................................................................................................................................14

LOVE AND MARRIAGE................................................................................................................................................................15

LATER YEARS...............................................................................................................................................................................17

DEATH.........................................................................................................................................................................................18

JUSTICE SYSTEM..........................................................................................................................................................................19

KENDER CALENDAR AND HOLIDAYS.......................................................................................................................................20

KENDER AT WAR........................................................................................................................................................................21

KENDER CLASS AND STATION..................................................................................................................................................22

CHAPTER THREE: KENDER RACES...................................................................................................................................24

TRUE KENDER............................................................................................................................................................................24

AFFLICTED KENDER...................................................................................................................................................................26

HALF-KENDER............................................................................................................................................................................29

MARAK KENDER.........................................................................................................................................................................30

KENDAR.......................................................................................................................................................................................32

KUNDA.........................................................................................................................................................................................34

KNOMES.......................................................................................................................................................................................39

CHAPTER FOUR: KENDER REGIONS................................................................................................................................42

REGIONAL HISTORY OF GOODLUND......................................................................................................................................42

REGIONAL HISTORY OF HYLO..................................................................................................................................................46

GOODLUND (KENDERMORE / 4TH AGE)..................................................................................................................................49

KENDERHOME (HYLO 4TH AND 5TH AGE)..............................................................................................................................52

ORIGIN STORY OF HYLO...........................................................................................................................................................57

THE COUNTRY KENDER AND THE CITY KENDER.................................................................................................................58

ROLE-PLAYING IN KENDER CITIES...........................................................................................................................................60

CHAPTER FIVE: KENDER CLASSES....................................................................................................................................63

BARBARIANS.................................................................................................................................................................................63

BARDS...........................................................................................................................................................................................64

CLERICS.......................................................................................................................................................................................66

DRUIDS........................................................................................................................................................................................68

FIGHTERS.....................................................................................................................................................................................69

MONKS.........................................................................................................................................................................................70

MYSTICS.......................................................................................................................................................................................72

RANGERS......................................................................................................................................................................................73

ROGUES AND HANDLERS...........................................................................................................................................................74

WIZARDS......................................................................................................................................................................................76

CHAPTER SIX: PRESTIGE CLASSES....................................................................................................................................78

DESOLATION TRACKER.............................................................................................................................................................78

DISCIPLE OF FIZBAN...................................................................................................................................................................79

FINDER OF HYLO........................................................................................................................................................................81

FLYING FRIAR..............................................................................................................................................................................82

HANDLER.....................................................................................................................................................................................85

KNIGHTS OF HYLO.....................................................................................................................................................................86

MINSTREL OF BRANCHALA........................................................................................................................................................90

CHAPTER SEVEN: ROLEPLAYING.......................................................................................................................................93

PLAYING A TRUE KENDER.........................................................................................................................................................93

HOW TO CREATE A UNIQUE KENDER CHARACTER..............................................................................................................95

HOW TO HANDLE HANDLING.................................................................................................................................................97

KENDER WEAPONS.....................................................................................................................................................................99

KENDER FEATS..........................................................................................................................................................................100

CHAPTER EIGHT: KENDER CREATURES......................................................................................................................102

GIANT HAMSTER......................................................................................................................................................................102

GOATSUCKER............................................................................................................................................................................103

KENDER VAMPIRES...................................................................................................................................................................104

KENDERESTI..............................................................................................................................................................................105

KENDRAGON.............................................................................................................................................................................106

KENTAUR...................................................................................................................................................................................107

WOOLY MAMMOTH (TALKING).............................................................................................................................................108

CHAPTER NINE: MAGIC ITEMS........................................................................................................................................109

KENDER ARTIFACTS.................................................................................................................................................................109

MAGICAL KNICK-KNACKS.......................................................................................................................................................113

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & BIBLIOGRAPHY...............................................................................................................116

CHAPTER ONE:

KENDER RACE

"And another thin, I'm sick of everyone calling me a liar

and a thief, and putting me down, just because I'm a

Kender! Being tall doesn't make you right, and it sure

doesn't make you smart!"

—Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Kendermore

General Description

Kender are the “Children of the World”. They are an

adventure loving, curious, spontaneous race that

embodies the youthfulness and lust for life that all

adventurers share, and they are unique to the world of

Krynn. Their closest relation on other worlds would be

halflings, but even halflings cannot compare to a

kender’s curiosity, fearlessness, or knack for finding

trouble.

A kender’s concept of value is not in line with any

other race. To a kender, a potato in the shape of a

hero’s head, or a rag doll with its eyes torn out can be

just as valuable as a diamond the size of their fist. The

potato and doll have interesting qualities and are

unique in their own way, where as a diamond looks just

like any other, so why bother with it?

Kender have pouches for the same reason

chipmunks have cheeks; it’s just natural. Kender have a

tendency to pick up anything that is not nailed down.

They do not do this out of greed, but out of the intense

curiosity they received during their creation that forces

them to look into locked chests, sneak into guarded

rooms, and reach into the pouches and pockets of those

around them just to see what’s in there. They usually

don’t intend to keep what they’ve found, but find that

the person they borrowed it from has walked away, or

that they, themselves, have wandered on. In these

instances, the kender shoves the item into a pouch,

pledging to return the item to its proper owner at their

earliest possible convenience.

Almost every kender is encountered during

wanderlust, an affliction that strikes kender hard during

their early adult and late teen years. Wanderlust is what

causes the kender to suddenly pick-up and travel the

world far and wide in search of one exciting adventure

after another. To complicate issues, kender are totally

fearless. This is a dangerous combination to be coupled

with their intense curiosity and need for high

adventure. It can also be especially dangerous to those

friends that may be traveling with the kender: “What?

You say there’s a red dragon just beyond that hill?

Wow! I’ve never seen a REAL, red dragon before. Let’s

go!”

The kender race embodies the ideals of freedom.

They roam aimlessly and are not known for following

orders, unless they believe they came up with the idea

themselves or are interested enough in what might

happen if they followed that order. They don’t like to

be locked up, even though they spend a fair share of

their time in city jails, and they repeatedly find

themselves in places they are not meant to be. Any

attempt to control a kender may result in the kender

taunting their assailant and driving them into a fit of

uncontrollable rage, which is exactly where the kender

wants them, giving the kender an advantage in the

fight.

But if one can look beyond the insanity that kender

seem to possess, somewhere in their middles, there rests

a heart of gold. No true kender has ever been known to

be evil. When a person finds a kender has become their

friend, they will also find that kender to be totally

dedicated and unwavering, even if they do ignore

orders and tend to get their friends in more trouble

than they would have found in the first place.

Kender Origin Story

The tale of how the kender race came into being is a pretty

well known legend, but each race has its own take on what

exactly happened. Gnomes say kender and dwarves were

born of gnomes, dwarves say they were Reorx’s favorite and

that gnomes and kender were accidents born from dwarves,

and kender usually have a different story in every telling.

Well I’m going to share with you the Kender Origin Tale

my Uncle Ninefingers used to tell me when I was just a

little kender. I hope you enjoy it.

—Kipper Snifferdoo

Once upon a time, Chaos accidentally created the

world. He didn’t mean to. As we all do sometimes,

Chaos was just thinking random thoughts like, “What

would happen if I created a world that had all sorts of

interesting things to examine and places to explore?”

Well, Chaos, being a God and all, it just sort of

happened, the world, I mean. Then, out of Chaos came

his children, and just like kender will do, they argued

over the world. One would take it and shove it into a

pouch; another would slip it out of that pouch and

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examine it closely before trading it with the other gods

for interesting things like moons and stars.

Then they noticed that even though they certainly

liked the world well enough, it might be fun to watch

others play with it, sort of like Spinner’s Ant Farm

where you can watch those ants for hours on end. So

Takhisis, who was a little brat back in those days, cried

because she wanted things her way and didn’t like

Paladine’s plans for the races. As Takhisis cried, her

tears fell upon the world and created the irda (which,

by the way, is why they have blue skin). Later, the irda

began to show their true colors and turned into the

nasty, smelly ogres we know today.

Paladine wanted a race that would take care of the

world so he created the elves. And I think they’ve done

a wonderful job myself, even though they never let me

stay for long once I find a way into their sylvan glades.

They really do beautiful work.

Oh, and Gilean, being the most uninventive of the

Gods, came up with humans. I have to tell you, he took

a lot of flak for that. I mean, on one hand, you have the

Irda, on the other, you have elves. The humans were

just so weak and short lived; the other Gods could tell

he didn’t spend much time on them. At least, though,

they had to agree that the humans were the most

interesting of the races to watch.

Reorx was asked to help make the world more

habitable for the new races, and he set to work. He

needed a hand because as you know, the world is a

pretty big place so he recruited some humans to help

him. But as humans will do, they made Reorx mad by

demanding that he pay them. Humans are so caught up

in being paid for things. I’ll never understand that.

Anyway, Reorx was miffed because he was making the

world a better place for these humans, and they didn’t

want to lift a finger unless they were turning a pretty

copper for it. So Reorx turned them into gnomes. Since

we all know that gnomes like to build and fix things, he

thought that they would finally pitch in for free. But he

overcompensated because they only wanted to work on

their own projects so Reorx finished the world by

himself.

Reorx was so mad and tired and irritable from all

the work, just like a dwarf gets when they are

overworked and find that you’ve walked off with their

favorite hammer, that he got into a tussle with Chaos

and shoved him into a gem. Yes! He took Chaos and

shoved him clear into a gem! What? You don’t believe

me? It can happen, let me tell you. I had a cousin,

Doorstop, who found himself trapped in a gem, and

that was just by a human wizard, not a god! So it can be

done. So anyways, then Reorx took that Graygem and

threw it clear to Lunitari where it sat embedded in the

red moon for quite a long time just sparkling up there

for everyone to see.

Then, one day, the gnomes had created an

invention that would let them fly from this world to

beyond the stars. Well, it was either that, or it was an

invention that would cause peace on Krynn. But I

think the majority of them found that going to the stars

was much more important. Whatever it was, it required

a lot of energy to get it running according to their

design specifications. By all their measurements, they

figured it would take the power of a god to create

enough energy to run the machine so one gnome

suggested capturing the Graygem. So, the gnomes

started on an invention that would get them there. The

gnome that made the suggestion created an extension

ladder, which to their surprise, worked so well that it

allowed him to climb all the way to the Red Moon

where he borrowed the Graygem and stuffed it in a

pouch for his return trip. Unfortunately, when he got

back, his family and friends surrounded him, embraced

him, and caused such a fuss over his return, much like

when a kender returns from wanderlust and the

Graygem was lost. It was a sad homecoming.

The gem was discovered later that day when one of

the Gnomes decided to clean out his pouches. As he

dumped out the contents of his pouch, the Graygem

picked itself up and started to fly away. The astonished

gnome yelled to his friends and they began to chase it.

The Graygem flew across the land showering it with

Chaos and magic. Everything it touched turned into a

new race or magical creature. It was a very exciting time

to be alive. Magic was everywhere and the face of

Krynn was changing right before everyone’s

eyes….*glazed look*

Oh, where was I? Oh yes, the gnomes followed that

Graygem night and day across land and sea never giving

up their chase. However, it was a human named

Gargath that found the stone lying around one day and

picked it up for safe keeping. He took it back to his

keep and placed it in a magical glass case. I guess the

Graygem was just so tired from all its traveling that it

was content to take a rest. So, there it stayed.

The gnomes that had been following it spotted the

light of the Graygem shining out of Gargath’s castle.

They marched up to that keep and demanded that he

give the Graygem back. Gargath was not very willing

to give up his prize, though, and told them they

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couldn’t have it. The gnomes cried, “This means war!”

and “You haven’t seen the last of us!” and they retreated

to get reinforcements.

During the next month, Gargath hired ogres and

human mercenaries to defend his castle walls while the

gnomes developed a weapon of their own. They built a

huge siege engine to get over the walls surrounding the

castle. However, the machine broke down just shy of

the wall. Someone evidently forgot to bring extra food

for the giant hamsters, and they stopped running. The

defenders fell upon the siege engine killing many

gnomes who retreated with very heavy losses.

During the second month, the elves heard of the

power of the Graygem locked up in Gargath’s castle

and decided they wanted to see it for themselves. As

they approached the castle, the gnomes returned with

their second siege engine. This one was twice the size of

the first and steam powered since it had been proven

that giant hamsters were not reliable enough. This

time, however, the engine was set on a course of

destruction. Because of a faulty gearshaft, a broken

crankshaft, and several hundred overheating lateral

coils, the machine crashed into the first siege engine

and caught fire. Defeated once again, the gnomes

limped away drawing up new plans.

While all that was happening with the gnomes, the

elves bided their time, waiting just out of range of the

castle to see if an opportunity presented itself to strike

the castle and claim the Graygem as their own. Sure

enough, the gnomes returned two months later with a

siege engine larger than the first two put together. It

was so massive it towered over the castle and crushed

the other two siege engines on its way to its destination.

Unfortunately it lost its balance and fell over on its side

crushing the castle wall under its weight. The gnomes

were unexpectedly satisfied with the result and stormed

the castle. The elves joined them, battling against

Gargath’s mercenaries.

The crane of the siege engine knocked the Graygem

loose from its case. It flew over the crowd of hundreds

of battling men, gnomes, elves, and ogres. It flashed a

bright light that blinded every last one of them. When

they could see again, the races started to take on

different appearances. Out of the fray ran kender,

dwarves, and minotaurs. The Graygem had created

three entirely new races and escaped the castle of

Gargath to continue its wanderlust across the face of

the world.

And that’s how kender entered the world, in a swirl

of magic and chaos from a wandering gem with a god

trapped inside which seems quite appropriate to me.

The End.

Physical Description

Kender typically stand no more than 3 to 4 feet tall,

with the males usually being taller than the females.

They weigh from 80 to 100 pounds. Obese kender only

show their weight in their stomachs usually, giving

them a pot-bellied appearance. But kender metabolism

usually tends to run very high, so this keeps most of

them from becoming overweight until they reach their

older years. Adult kender are also well muscled, despite

being so thin and light of build.

Most kender are usually mistaken for young humans

upon first glance, but closer inspection reveals the

pointed ears, face wrinkles, and pouches indicative of

kender. Kender find these face wrinkles (also called

crows feet or laugh-lines) highly attractive. The older a

kender is, the more complex the lines become, and over

time, they give a kender a "wizened" appearance.

Kender continue to look young their entire life, despite

this network of wrinkles, and some kendermaids even

try to cause wrinkles by drying out their skin with

mudpacks. Kender are fair-skinned, but tan very

quickly, becoming dark in the summer and lighter in

the winter.

Their hair color can range from light blond to deep

brown to black with a few sporting red-orange hues.

Whatever the color, it is usually light from the amount

of time spent outside. Most kender wear their hair long.

The most common hairstyle among kender is the

topknot. A topknot is made by allowing the hair to

grow to a very long length and then tying it up on top

of the kender's head. There are numerous combinations

of this style. Some will wear their topknot in one braid

or many braids. Sometimes colored ribbons will be

braided into the hair for decoration. In the kender city

of Kendermore decorating the topknot is the most

popular. In the other major kender city, Hylo, the style

of the hair is as variant as human's styles. One fashion

among the noble class of kender is to braid the

sideburns or cheek hair or even have a "bowl cut" or

"short shag" haircut. Kender do not grow facial hair. As

kender get older, their hair turns gray, usually

beginning with the sideburns.

Kender eye color varies from pale blue, sea green,

olive, light brown, and hazel. They have almond shaped

eyes and pointed ears that give them an "elfish"

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appearance, although most elves would tend to

disagree, since beyond the eyes and ears kender do not

have the slanted and delicate features that all elves

possess.

Intense facial expressions are another trademark of

the kender. Most of the time, kender have a wide-eyed

look like an inquisitive child and sport an infectious

smile that causes friends’ spirits to lift and others to

automatically suspect the kender is up to no good.

When a kender is happy the whole world knows it, and

when they are sad, it's enough to make anyone cry. A

kender that is taunting an enemy appears most impish

and verbally assaults their opponent with a screeching

or grating tone of voice.

Kender have a wide range of voice pitch abilities.

They tend to talk in relatively high tones, but their

vocal chords allow them to speak in low tones as well.

They can usually imitate animal sounds very well.

Children speak in shrill high pitched voices, while older

kender will tend to have lower, gruff voices. When

kender become excited, they tend to speak very quickly,

loudly and rambling all at the same time, making it

hard to follow what they're trying to say.

Kender typically favor bright colors and gaudy

apparel that is at the same time rugged and rustic. Most

kender add accents to their clothing and weapons by

tagging on ribbons, feathers, beads or colorful scarves.

Males wear shirts, pants, and soft, leather boots or

sandals. Females wear tunics or dresses, pants, and soft

leather boots or sandals. Whatever a kender is wearing,

you can be sure it will contain pockets somewhere.

They hide pockets in the lining of coats, vests, and

belts. A staple of all kender outfits is their many

pouches. A kender is rarely ever seen without at least

two or more pouches. If they are seen without a pouch,

they must be in dire straights indeed. Kender will also

"borrow" bits of the fashion of the current location he

or she is wandering around in.

Kender live to be around 100 years old. They reach

adulthood around 20 (starting at the time of

wanderlust) and reach old age at about 70, but never

once giving into old age and loosing their lust for life.

Kender Personality

Curiosity

There is an inner force in all kender that drives

them to investigate dark places, try new experiences,

and ask questions no one dares to ask. From their

creation, they have always been curious of everything,

everyone, and everyplace. An old kender saying is “If

you find an open door go inside, and if you find a

locked door open it.” They are born with the heart of

an explorer and very rarely deny their natural calling.

Kender can understand the need for caution, and in

some situations, such as pregnant mothers or situations

where their friends may be hurt as a direct result of

their snooping about, kender can curb their curiosity.

Magic and gadgets attract kender like dwarves to

ale. Kender are in awe of magical things of all types.

Magical items, spells, and magical creatures peak a

kender’s interest, and they can often be found

wandering around places that are rumored to have

magic. Gnomes are very fond of kender, because they

are fond of anyone that shares the same interest in their

creations, although a kender will rarely hang around for

the full explanation of the invention’s specifications.

Fearlessness

Kender fear almost nothing. They do not feel

magical or non-magical fear. In the face of the most

intense fear, most kender have stated that they have felt

and odd fluttering in their, stomach similar to getting a

bad case of indigestion, and sweating. This is usually

enough to let the kender know that they are in a pretty

perilous situation. They are unaffected by dragon fear,

the fear of the undead, and any fear created through

magical means.

This fearlessness is just one reason why kender have

trouble finding traveling companions. It’s unsettling to

find a member of you’re party insisting that the Death

Knight that has just appeared out of the shadows could

be nothing more than an illusion if someone was just

brave enough to go up and touch it, and then volunteer

themselves. They do not have a full grasp of their own

mortality and will usually go one step (or more) beyond

any sane adventurer. This, however, does not mean that

kender are entirely reckless. While other members of

their party are quivering in fear, the kender is battling

bravely or looking for a way to help their paralyzed

companions.

Irrepressibility

It’s a popular gnomish theory (or dwarven wishful

thinking) that a kender will combust if bound and

gagged for any length of time. Kender are so full of

youthful energy that it’s hard to keep a kender in one

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place for too long. They are extroverts and usually

spend their time running around meeting new people,

telling tales, and sharing their experiences from the

road, but few people rarely have time to listen and trust

the kender even less. From time to time, kender are

imprisoned by local authorities. Kender don’t mind,

though. They’re generally quite grateful to the local law

enforcement for granting them free room and board

just for visiting. They also think it’s quite nice to have

an armed escort to the front gates of the town the

following morning.

Independence

Kender are raised in a society where everyone is

allowed to do what they want as long as it does not

harm another. So they are fiercely independent. Kender

do not take orders well, and will rebel when made to do

something by force. Any attempts to force them to do

something will only bring about the worst in a kender,

and may cause them to complain endlessly and even

taunt the oppressor. If they believe the idea was theirs

or the order they are given holds enough interest for

them, they will usually comply. This independence,

together with their fearlessness and irrepressibility,

often gets the kender and his or her companions into

trouble. “I know you told me not to open the door

with the magical writing on it, but it had such an

interesting lock, much like the one my Uncle Lefty had

‘the accident’ with, and it was much closer than that

other ordinary looking door. Sorry about the whole

banshee thing, but I think it’ll be morning soon and

we’ll be able to crawl out any time now.” The most

feared thing any fellow traveler can hear from a kender

companion is “Oops!”

Compassion

Kender are a very compassionate race. They make

life-long friendships with those people that allow them

to do so. They are unwavering in their faith to their

friends and create strong bonds that, for them, are

nearly impossible to break. They will defend their

friends with as much conviction as possible. Because

they share this strong connection with their friends,

they can be deeply hurt by cutting or disparaging

remarks from a close friend. And as kender wear their

emotions on their sleeve, it can be heart breaking to see

a kender that has just been shunned by a companion.

Fortunately kender are forgetful about such things and

will soon be back to their happy-go-lucky selves before

too long.

They also have strong feelings about creatures that

are less fortunate than themselves. They are very

charitable and feel a need to protect those people that

are week or in need. They also share an empathy with

animal life. There is an old story about a ranger that

was hunting a deer. Unknown to the ranger, the deer

was a pet of a nearby kender community. It had been

shot with an arrow by the ranger, and stumbled into

the kender village. When the ranger tracked down the

deer, he had discovered that the entire village had come

out to help the wounded animal. At the sight of all the

kender crying their eyes out, the ranger was so

distressed that he quested to find a druid to heal the

animal, and then settled down for a quiet life of fishing.

Dreaming Laziness

Daydreams are what kender live for. They wander

to find the things they can only dream about. Real life

and physical labor can get repetitive and boring fast,

especially if it’s the type of work that does not allow for

a little freedom or a chance to escape. This is why

dwarves find kender lazy good for nothings, because

compared to a dwarf, they are. A dwarf could sit in

front of a roaring fire, banging away on a piece of metal

day in and day out for years and be satisfied. A kender

could loose his or her mind in that type of

environment. Hard, repetitive labor does not suit

kender. But when it has to be done, you’ll find that

kender will try to take their minds off it, though stories

and song. Kender tales and kender music can help take

a kender’s mind off of mind-numbing industrial work.

Taunting

A kender’s curiosity gives them something that few

races have, and that is the ability to scrutinize an

individual and read them. This gives a kender the

uncanny capability of knowing just how to push an

opponents buttons. When a kender is angry or being

threatened, they can determine just the right words to

say that will cause their opponent to fly into an

uncontrollable rage, thus making the attacker focus on

the kender and give less consideration to their own

defense. A distracted attacker is exactly what the kender

needs to land a perfect strike against them.

Handling

Kender have a unique concept of “personal

property”. If they see something that is not being used,

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they will pick it up and borrow it with every intention

of giving it back to the owner when they are done using

it or looking at it. It’s really not their fault that they

forget to give it back. It’s just that there are so many

interesting things just lying around. This is just how

they were raised and how their entire society functions.

Most other races, naturally, term this as thieving, but

kender see it as simple borrowing, and are simply

curious about the world around them.

Because of their insatiable curiosity, kender

want to inspect whatever they can get their hands on.

They have learned to pick locks for the challenge and to

find something of interest, not to take things that don’t

belong to them. They sneak up on people and

eavesdrop on conversations to hear what the latest

gossip is, not to invade other people’s privacy. They

pick pockets just to see what’s there, not to deprive

others of the things they own. Kender, on the whole,

are honest creatures, which only infuriates other races

and causes them to label kender as sneaky and devious,

which couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Rogue-like talents and skills are completely natural

to kender, therefore they do not see it as something

immoral. In fact, kender are vehemently opposed to

theft. They believe it is wrong and are deeply offended

when they are called a thief or cutpurse. In kender

communities, personal property is loosely defined as

“something you haven’t stopped using”. So kender take

things without a second thought (or even first

thought). This absentminded approach to others’

personal property can make the owner view the kender

as a liar when the kender gets “caught in the act”. In

most situations, the kender will automatically have an

excuse ready:

• "I guess it must have fallen in my pouch."

• "You left it, so I didn’t think you wanted it

anymore."

• "I was just holding it for you."

• "I was gonna give it back, but you wandered

off somewhere."

• "Oh! They're not free?"

• "It looked so old that I thought it couldn't

belong to anyone that was still alive."

• "It must be magical because it just appeared in

my pouch!"

• "Someone was going to steal it, so I'm holding

it for safekeeping."

• "I was just cleaning it for you!"

• "Just because I have it, and you didn't know

that I took it, doesn't mean I stole it."

And what’s even more frustrating for the owner is

that the kender is totally sincere and truly believes what

they have just said. Kender do not always realize just

what they are doing. Kender aren’t always actively

thinking about taking something. It’s more of a reflex

action. Just look at some of the things they take: socks,

food, jewelry, spoons, pots; a conglomeration of

unconnected items.

Kender comprehend the concept of money and its

value, but do not understand greed or the need to

acquire great amounts of wealth. Therefore, items such

as jewels, gems, and money hold little interest for a

kender. They need enough to get by, but if given the

choice between a golden chalice and an over-elaborate

broken ceramic dwarven mug, the kender will take the

mug, because it is much more interesting. (Note: most

kender will take both, but get rid of the chalice first.) A

popular human riddle is "How can you differ a thief

from a kender? The thief only takes your steel."

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