No longer content to walk the planes of the Multiverse seeking pleasure, Xenagos returned to his home world with an unprecedented ambition: to become the god of revels. In his quest to propel himself to godhood, the satyr Planeswalker began a series of mystical rituals. These rituals had an unanticipated side effect: the blurring of the lines between the realm of the gods and everyday existence. Creatures that used to dwell exclusively in Nyx began appearing in the mortal world. These beings born of the gods' starry domain are known as the Nyxborn.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Religion
- Languages: As a creature born from Nyx, you have the inherent ability to understand Celestial, or more specifically, Nyx: the language of the gods. Nyx's written form has long been forgotten to the ages.
| d6 | Nyxborn Origin |
|---|---|
| 1 | A god created you to serve as an emissary. Your devotion is unwavering, and as the philosophical ideal of your kind, you are immune to any spell or effect that would alter your form. |
| 2 | You formed as the side effect of some other divine action (Discuss with your DM what this action was). This action used strange magic, giving you advantage on saving throws against spells or other magical effects. |
| 3 | Despite the Underworld's many barriers and guards, you seemed to escape unnoticed. You can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain, taking 5 (1d10) force damage if you end your turn inside an object. |
| 4 | You're a newly formed Nyxborn; your existence is unknown and your devotion is unguided. You glow with the soft light of the night sky, shedding dim light in a 15-foot radius. Should you follow a god later in your life, the light's color will change. |
| 5 | A god made you to fight in their name. Your chosen god has granted you a boon, making all your weapon attacks magical. |
| 6 | You took shape from dreams or nightmares. As a creature of the night sky, you have disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight, while in bright light. The reverse is true while in darkness. |
Nyxborn are beings born of the gods minds in Theros' starry domain: the Nyx. A Nyxborn is like a fragment of divinity, an idea or a dream that is incarnate. As an action, you can cast the divination spell without expending a spell slot and requiring no components. You may cast it once a week and are not guaranteed an answer to your question.
Suggested Characteristics
Whether monsters, manifestations of long-dead mortals, or other beings, Nyxborn creatures share certain characteristics: they resemble ordinary mortal creatures, but any part of their body that isn’t lit by direct light shows the starry gleam of Nyx. Nyxborn creatures typically act as the direct servants of one of the gods, but occasionally they escape from the realm of Nyx and pursue their own goals—which might be as simple as violent rampage, or as complex as a far-reaching plan to break the power of the gods.
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