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Elemental-Bodied
Summary::Humanoids of the elemental planes composed of the primal elements.
Personality
Elemental-Bodied have a wide range of personality, as varied as the primal forces and building blocks of creation that they represent. Many Elemental-Bodied, however, fall to one of two extremes of either stoicism or emotionality, and a few can be caused to switch between them. A stoic Elemental-Bodied feels and expresses nearly no emotion, while an emotional Elemental-Bodied feels their emotions strongly and suddenly, changing at the slightest cause.
Physical Description
Elemental Bodied are formed of the primal stuff of the elements, although even Air and Fire are somewhat more solid than one might expect. They vaguely resemble androgyne, genderless humans, with no secondary sex characteristics of any kind. They average about 6' tall. Further, they have an internal structure of different forms of elements with vital organs and similar.
Relations
Elemental-Bodied distrust Efreet and Dao, as the latter often enslave the former. Even Djinn and Marid are looked on with some suspicion. They get along well with Elementals, who they perceive as kin. Nearly every Elemental-Bodied on the Material Plane is a stranger to the land, with little preconceived notions other than those it might have heard from friends and siblings who had been summoned.
Alignment
Elemental-Bodied tend toward neutrality, although they can be found in any alignment.
Lands
Elemental-Bodied live in their appropriate elemental planes. Sometimes they carve out kingdoms of themselves and like-minded Elementals. Other times they're enslaved by Genies. Still other times they live solitary lives among their appropriate element.
Religion
As planar creatures, Elemental-Bodied are not noted for their piety to any religion. A few worship appropriate elemental gods or the essences of the plane itself. Fewer worship mortals' gods.
Language
Elemental-Bodied are born with an innate knowledge of the appropriate elemental language: Aquan, Auran, Ignan, or Terran.
Names
Elemental-Bodied are given names by those near them. They have a very practical view of names, taking them only as unique identifiers; they do not name themselves unless necessary, and will shed an old name when the people who use it are gone. They are, however, canny enough to recognize and rebel against derogatory names.
Racial Traits
- +2 Strength (Earth, Water), +2 Dexterity (Air, Fire), -2 Intelligence (All)
- Outsider and one Elemental subtype: (Air), (Earth), (Fire), or (Water). Elemental-Bodied are (Extraplanar) on the Material plane, and native to their appropriate elemental plane.
- Medium-Size: Elemental-Bodied gain no bonuses or penalties for their size.
- Elemental-Bodied base land speed is 20 feet, unless otherwise noted for their type. Every Elemental-Bodied also gains another movement speed based on their type.
- Elemental Flesh: Elemental-Bodied are counted as Elementals, not Outsiders, for effects that target specific creature types.
- Darkvision 60'
- Elemental-Bodied do not sleep, and are immune to magic sleep effects.
- +4 to saves against Poison, Disease, and Paralysis. Elemental-Bodied have an unusual physiology that is not subject to the same constraints as mortals.
- Light Fortification: Elemental-Bodied have a 25% chance to negate any critical hit or sneak attack against them, exactly as if they were always wearing armor with the Light Fortification property.
- Ageless: As creatures of the elements, Elemental-Bodied do not deteriorate with age from internal forces alone. They take no aging penalties or bonuses and live until killed.
- Automatic Languages: Appropriate elemental language: Aquan (Water), Auran (Air), Ignan (Fire), Terran (Earth). Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Aquan, Auran, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Formian, Ignan, Infernal, Slaad, Terran.
- Favored Classes: Elemental Brute and Elemental Weird (link).
- Level Adjustment: +Level Adjustment::0
- Effective Character Level: Effective Character Level::1
Elemental Traits
Elemental-Bodied gain the following special abilities from their type:
- Airbodied can Fly at a speed of 15' (Perfect), and have a 30' base land speed and a +2 bonus on Athletics checks (take as Con checks to continue doing strenuous activity if not using the rules here).
- Earthbodied can burrow at a speed of 20' and gain a +2 bonus on Survival checks. They do not leave a tunnel when burrowing, and cannot burrow through stone.
- Firebodied gain a 20' Climb speed, and have a 30' base land speed. They also shed light, brightly illuminating up to 40', and shedding shadowy illumination over twice that distance, or a minimum of 5'. They may change brightness or douse thesmelves to smoulder (5' shadow illumination) as a swift action. They also gain a + 2 bonus on Acrobatics checks (take as Balance and Tumble if not using the above link).
- Waterbodied gain a 60' Swim Speed and breathe both water and air. They also gain a +2 bonus on Escape Artist checks.
Vital Statistics
| Adulthood | Simple | Moderate | Complex |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 years | +2d6 | +3d8 | +4d10 |
| Element | Base Height | Height Modifier | Base Weight | Weight Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 5' 8" | +2d4 | 12 lb. | × 1 lb. |
| Earth | 5' 6" | +2d4 | 325 lb. | × 4d10 lb. |
| Fire | 5' 5" | +2d6 | 18 lb. | × 1 lb. |
| Water | 5' 7" | +2d4 | 120 lb. | × 3d4 lb. |
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