They resemble bipedal, flightless, humanoid ducks - not great in size, about roughly the same stature as a dwarf or a halfling, but fierce in spirit and deceptively strong-armed. Nobody knows where the mallards came from - some claim they once owned a mighty island realm thousands of years ago, and were cast adrift upon the winds of fate when it was swallowed by the sea. Others say they're the work of some mad or bumbling magician. If the mallards know, they aren't telling. Possessing fierce tempers and a knack for trade, they are often found in positions where they can make their fortunes - whether that be as merchant, brigand, pirate or mercenary. None with any real amount of wits laughs at a mallard, for their murderous rage is the stuff of legend.