Homebrew Ethaylan Species Details

“Eldisarr birthed life into those that fell, maybe I can find purpose with this new soul.”

“What makes you think you has a soul?” Olas said.

“What makes you think you do?”

— "Ethaylan ancient texts"

 

The Ethaylian's were created eon's ago by the world tree Eldisarr to help protect itself during the Celestial Divide. Spawning host seeds into the fallen that perished in the fighting of the gods, these seeds took hold and arose with sparks of life as druidic soldiers of the tree. Since the Planar Bastile, all Ethaylan still live in the forests of Akthrall protecting the world tree along side their Khalastar allies, however some have ventured out to find new meaning after Celestial Divide. It is rare to see one these days in the modern world of Vel'Kethar, and most who do, see them as a natural phenomenon.

Living Nature and Magic

Ethaylians are formed from a blend of organic flora materials and pure nature magic. Roots inentwined with bark and stone, wrapped around a humaniod skeleton. Thick bark plates form a protective outer shell and nimble joints are protected by sap, moss and roots. Ethaylan's share a common appearance to a treant or a dryad, with a many taking aspects of a variety of different forms of nature. 

Ethaylian's must claim humanoid skeleton as a host to take shape, whether it be a human, gnome or even centuar the nature must hold on to something first. All Ethaylans come from a creature who has lived before in order to honor the cirle of life.

Ethaylan Personality

The Ethaylan were brought to life to protect and defend the world Tree. For most of their existence, Ethaylan had a clear purpose and were encouraged to focus purely on that role. However once the gods left the mortal plane, and the races of Arkthrall created the Wall of Thorns around the continent the Ethaylans purpose had slowly become null envoid. To find a new purpose some left to seek out the world while most stayed behind to continue their sworn purpose.

The typical Ethaylan shows little emotion towards cities and man made items or places. Many embrace a thier concrete purpose of protection the world tree as well as protecting allies, tending to the land around them or even learning druidic magic. However, there are Ethaylan who delight in exploring, embarcing their freedom, and their relationships with others. Nearly all Ethaylan follow the Wildmother, or have more faith in the world tree itself, but some are known to embrace other faiths.

The typical Ethaylian has a sexless body shape. Some ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity.

The more a Ethaylan develops its individuality, the more likely it is to alter itself, seeking out an artificer to customize the look of its face, limbs, and plating.

Eldisarr Aura

Ethaylian's often display a magical aura given how ancient and magical they are to the world. The Ethaylian Aura table contains examples.

Eldisarr Aura

Ethaylian Names

Most Ethaylan choose their own names, normally something from the nature that they were given life from. Their names tend to be something like flower which is "Hassiar" in the Ethaylian language.

Ethaylian Names: Hassiar, Terras, Olas, Jyrrin, Yjiar, Wilyr, Vysnir

Ethaylan Traits

Your Ethaylan character has the following traits. A few of the traits give you a choice; consider how your choice reflect the purpose for your character.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

A typical Ethaylan can be between two and over a 1000 years old. The maximum Ethaylan lifespan remains a mystery; so far, Ethaylan have shown no signs of decay due to age. You are immune to magical aging effects.

Alignment

Most Ethaylan take comfort in chaos and order, tending toward chaos and neutrality. But some have absorbed the morality, or lack thereof, of the beings they surround themselves with.

Size

Your size is Medium ot Small. 

 

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Eldisarr Affinity

You have incredible survivability, represented by the following benefits:

• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You are immune to disease.
• You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Mycorrhizal Meditation

When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an motionless, mycorrhizal medatative state, rather than sleeping. In this state, your consiousness expelles to the nature around you within a 40ft sphere. While in this state you gain the senses and knowledge of your surroundings by peering through the trees, plants and grass around you making you the perfect look out. However you can only gain this feature if you are on solid earth, and must take a minute to connect and disconnect from the earth. If you are suddenly ripped away from your state without disconnecting properly, you will suffer 1d10 psychic damage as your mind snaps back to your physical form.

Bastion of Bark

Your body has thick layers of bark protecting you, which can be enhanced with armor:

• You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
• You can don only armor with which you have proficiency. To don armor other than a shield, you must morph it into your body over the course of 1 hour using druid craft to alter yourself. During which you remain in contact with the armor. To doff armor, you must spend 1 hour removing it. You can rest while donning or doffing armor in this way.
• While you live, the armor incorporated into your body can’t be removed against your will.

Druidic Fabrication

You gain the druid craft cantrip and can cast it at will.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.