| Chalto (talk) | |
|---|---|
| Date Created: | 12-10-09 |
| Status: | Under Construction |
| Editing: | Please feel free to edit constructively! |
Shadowspawn
[[Summary::Shadowspawn are a rare and mysterious race native to the Plane of Shadow. A Shadowspawn is born when a Simulacrum dies, rebuilding it's body around it's false mind from the shadowstuff of the Plane of Shadow from where it once came. Shadowspawn being blank, forgotten copies of another desperatley search for an identity of their own.]]
Personality
Shadowspawn are quiet, solitary, and usually hidden. They are anti-social and unfriendly in an apathetic way, hardly ever agressive at all. They are dark and dreary looking, almost scary and off-setting to be around.
Physical Description
Shadowspawn, being froged from the essence of shadow itself, are pitch black silhouettes with a humanoid shape. Their head, shoulders, wrists, and feet emanate shadowstuff in the form of a dark shadowy fire, flowing off of their body. It's impossible to tell where a Shadowspawn ends, and their shadow begins, as they blend together in perfect darkness. Their only discernable feature is their luminescent pupiless eyes, which seem to stare vacantly into the depths of your soul, never blinking.
Relations
Shadowspawn have a certain eeriness to their unnaturality that it's off-setting and the first reaction to seeing one is of unexplainable fear, and sometimes a feeling of provoking, causing many ignorant adventurers to attack Shadowspawn on sight considering them dark and evil. Shadowspawn are not necessarily evil, but misunderstood, not caring for either good or evil. The Shadowspawn's unnatural existence and unique, yet strange, form of magic (usually shadowmagic and mysteries) cause many mages, wizards, and other magic users to hate Shadowspawn, declaring them a crime against the natural order of existence. However, necromancers, and other users of dark or misunderstood magic tend to become well aquainted with Shadowspawn thinking of them as a rather interesting phenomemon.
Alignment
Shadowspawn, being born into the world confused and purposeless seek nothing else but an identity for themselves. They do not care for either good or evil but eagerly search for clues leading them to fragments or remnants of their former selves, causing them to be mostly True Neutral. However once this sense of identity is found, a Shadowspawn may be drawn to either good or evil depending on their former identity or personal experiences. Shadowspawn may also be drawn to insanity from the constant hatred of their existence, causign them to become Chaotic; or a Shadowspawn may be encouraged to attempt to assimilate into society by becoming Lawful.
Lands
Shadowspawn are born from the Shadowplane. Some linger around and remain there, while most are drawn to the Material Plane searchign for an identity for their blank, memoryless selves.
Religion
Shadowspawn do not have religion since they question their own existnce and thus do not worry about the existence of deities. Once finding themselves though, they may be drawn to worshipping a deity of darkness, night, shadows, or one that fits with their newfound identity.
Language
Shadowspawn, when they rarely do speak, speak Common. They also have their own language picked up from their time in the Shadowplane, Shadozeran, the language of shadows. Spoken Shadozeran sounds like low mumbles said in a low, echoing, monsterous voice, sounding almost Abysmal and demonic.
Names
Very few Shadowspawn have names. Most wander around nameless searching for their original creator, usually taking after their name, warping it to their own language, Shadozeran. However Shadowspawn who create their own identity will give themselves their own name fromt he Shadozeran language. These names are known only to themselves, and rarely shared with anyone unless extraordinarily trusted. Instead, they translate their names into Common. Shadowspawn names usually interpret to something relating to night, shadow, or darkness; such as Nightfall, Dusk, Twilight, Sunbane, or Silhouette. Names are not gender-speciffic since Shadowspawn are asexual.
Racial Traits
- Type::Outsider
- Size::Medium
- Shadowspawn base land speed is 30 feet.
- Shadowsight (Ex): Shadowspawn can see partially into the Plane of Shadow allowing them to see perfectly in total darkness (even magical darkness) They also do not suffer from the displacement effect of Shadow Walk.
- Cover of Night (Ex): +4 to Hide and Move Silently checks while in shadows.
- Hide in Shadows (Ex): Shadowspawn can use the Hide skill even while being observed as long as they are in a shadow that is not their own.
- Shadow Healing (Ex): The Shadowspawn's body is forged of the shadowstuff of the Shadowplane. While in a shadow, that is not your own, you gain Fast Healing 1 due to your ability to slowly heal your wounds with shadowstuff.
- Shadow Jump (Sp): As a swift action, a Shadowspawn can teleport (as the spell dimension door) through one Shadow they are in to another within line of sight. The total distance for jumps for one day is equal to 10ft/character level divided up into any number of jumps.
- No Metabolism (Ex): Shadowspawn are not biological, but instead are made of shadowstuff. Thus they do not need to sleep, eat, drink, or breathe. They also do not age and are not affected by posion.
- Aversion to Light (Ex): Shadowspawn, being native to the Plane of Shadow, are not used to the light of the material plane, and the shadowstuff their bodies are made of is weakened by it. Shadowspawn get a -4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks while in bright light.
- Light Sensitivity (Ex): The Shadowspawns' Shadowsight as well as living in the Plane of Shadow accustomed their eyes to seeing in the darkness. Abrupt exposure to light (such as sunlight, the daylight spell, or flare) blinds a Shadowspawn for 1 round. In subsequent rounds, as long the Shadowspawn remains in the affected area, they are dazzled.
- Fire Vulnerability (Ex): Shadowspawn are weak against fire since it gives of light. Fire damage dealt to a Shadowspawn does 200% damage.
- Darkness (Sp): 3/day
- Automatic Languages: Common, Shadozeran.
- Bonus Languages: Any to DM's disgression.
- Favored Class: {{{3}}}
- Level Adjustment: +Level Adjustment::0
Vital Statistics
| Base Height | Height Modifier | Base Weight | Weight Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5' 6" | +1d4 | 0 lb. | × (0) lb. |
Back to Main Page → 3.5e Homebrew → Races