A FALLEN RACE

Every Luminian recalls with pangs of sorrow the day that their fair city fell from the sky. In those few confusing seconds during the Convergence, Selune vanished without warning. Her divine magic that held the city of Luminia aloft faltered and the city plunged to the earth. The high mages of the Lunar Council were able to conjure a protective shield around the city to keep it mostly intact but the loss of life and damage to the floating metropolis was still catastrophic. In the following years, a reluctant alliance with the Arcanatrons would allow Luminia - and its citizens - to fly once again through the use of gargantuan mana cores. But the Luminians never forgot the void left in their hearts when their connection to their goddess was severed. And some never forgave what they perceived as blatant abandonment.

HAUNTING BEAUTY

Once resembling graceful willowy elves with glowing, star-dappled skin and wings made of pure, white moonlight, the appearance of the Luminian race has slowly changed since they were cut off from Selune. Their glowing skin dimmed to paleness, sometimes tinged with light blue. Black lines began to spider across their bodies and around the sockets of their soulful eyes, giving them an eerie but somehow still exquisite visage. Their celestial wings weakened and their ability to fly was diminished greatly, allowing them to take to air only in short bursts. No one is certain of the source of this blight. But it seems to worsen every few years when the faces of the three moons of Nuvanea turn away in their cycles and go dark.

LUMINIAN NAMES

Many Luminians prefer to take names referring to constellations and stars, which sometimes proves difficult considering the constellations of the night sky changed completely in the wake of the Convergence. Not to mention that there are now three moons in the sky, causing all manner of philosophical and religious debate. Some take on lunar names in reverence of Selune. Some Luminians who had names honoring their goddess have changed them entirely out of bitterness or in search of a fresh start.

Male names:  Anu, Caelius, Dashiel, Gorlois, Halath, Orius, Phobos, Rigel, Sol, Soros, Zhuvos

Female names: Astrea, Celeste, Celia, Chandra, Ina, Leilani, Luan, Nulani, Nevae, Nova, Selena, Suvana, Talasta, Uraena

LUMINIAN TRAITS

Your Luminian character has certain characteristics common with all other Luminians.

     Ability Score Increase. Your charisma score increases by 2.

     Age. Although Luminians reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the Luminian understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass wordly experience. A Luminian typically claims adulthood through trial at around the age of 50 and can live to be 500 years old.

     Alignment. Before the Convergence, most Luminians were often good-aligned, serving their goddess devoutly. However, in the 100 years that they have been cut off from the physical presence of their deity, some have fallen to indifference and even to corruption, rejecting their celestial heritage.

     Size. Luminians range from 5 to 6 feet tall. They are lithe of limb and sinewy build. Your size is medium.

     Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

     Wings of Light. Once per day you may unfurl your wings to fly for 1 minute. You gain a fly speed of 40 feet. If you are aloft when the power of your wings gives out, you fall.

     Trance. Luminians do not need sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such a meditation is "trance.") While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

     Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and Celestial.

     Factions. Choose one of the following Factions.

     Blessed Of Selune

You remain faithful to your mother goddess, confident that her presence can still be heard as the still, small voice within if you are willing to listen hard enough. You have embraced the three new moons in the sky as a sign that she is still with you, though perhaps in a different form

     Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.

     Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to radiant damage.

     Wings of Selune. Your unwavering belief in your mother goddess grants you the blessing of increased flight. This ability improves the duration of your Wings Of Light, allowing you to fly for 3 minutes. When you reach higher levels, this ability allows you to fly longer; 4 minutes at 5th level, five minutes at 11th level, and 6 minutes at 17th level.

     Heretic

Whether openly or secretly, your faith in Selune has been shaken, and you are torn as to where you stand with her. As a result, the lines snaking across your skin seem somehow darker and more prevalent. This has been noticed, and while you are not shunned completely from Luminian society, you and those of a similar mindset are not well-liked within the community.

     Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 1.

     Baleful Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic damage.

     Embracing the Blight. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the darkness spell once per day. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.