Homebrew Living Statue Species Details

Living Statues are the result of lost souls becoming trapped in a spiritually porous though physically dense kind of stone called Metourmanite. Once carved by a magically sensitive craftsperson (considered by the Statue to be their herald, essentially a parent) into the shape of a sentient being, the soul reawakens and uses astral energy to control their new body. Living Statues know very little of their past lives, which may come to them in brief flashes as they sleep- usually only in abstractions, however. Though they do have living, sentient, and empathetic souls, Living Statues are not welcome by most common folk- however, in higher society, they are regarded as celebrities, superficially treasured for their aesthetics. By the same token, Living Statues can only emote in a limited way, and can seem stilted to anyone who isn't as easily able to pick up on the nuances of Living Statue non-verbal communication. Living Statues are 2-3 times heavier than humans, with larger ones weighing in the tonnes. In this way, they cannot ride any but the largest and strongest mounts, and will absolutely sink small boats or damage un-reinforced carriages. Due to the fact that Living Statues can be initially carved into the shape of any sentient creature to activate their reawakening, their carving can look or be shaped like any other race- however, beyond the basic effects of the Statue's physical proportion and size, this is ultimately superficial.

Living Statue Traits

Physically hearty and astrally in-tune, Living Statues maintain a complicated intersection of traits.

Ability Score Increase

Due to the Living Statue's hard-to-destroy Metourmanite body, they gain +2 to their Constitution. Due to any inherent qualities which come from their reawakened soul, they may gain a +1 to any chosen stat except for Charisma- the strange-to-most Living Statues are not known for their social skills.

Stonebody Deflection

Due to the density of Metourmanite, Living Statues are unaffected by light ranged weapon attacks or projectiles- things like arrows fired from short bows, rocks, pellets, darts, etc. They are still affected by any heavy ranged weapon attacks or projectiles, however.

Already Stoned

Living Statues are naturally completely solid and static, and use the inherent energy of their living soul to physically move. In this way, they cannot be paralyzed or petrified.

Affluent Affinity

High class folk tokenize you for your strange beauty, and treat you very well despite your lack of inherent charisma- likely because of their desire for the aesthetics of having a Living Statue in their entourage. Either way, you may benefit more from these interactions, and gain advantage for any CHR rolls made during social interactions with aristocrats or social nobility.

Heavy

Living Statues are made up of the extremely dense stone Metourmanite, which makes them extremely heavy. In this way, Living Statues cannot swim, and they cannot ride anything but large mounts. They also sink small boats, and damage any-non reinforced carriages or vehicles.