Homebrew Exash of the Fane Species Details

You are a remnant of the Tol'Zuli people of Panagardia...on the day of your demise, I stole you from the jaws of death and hid you here...in the Fane of the Damned. Reborn anew, you are a symbol of hope...a fire renewed in another vessel.

—Vasgoth, Warden of the Fane of the Damned

The Exash of the Fane are an artificial race, created to host the spirits of the ancient Tol'Zuli empire. Stolen moments before your demise, your soul was kept safe by Vasgoth, a Mage of old. After creating a new vessel, Vasgoth infused your soul into your new body.

Remade by the Warden

Exashes are artificial, organic bodies infused with the soul of a past Tol'Zulian housed within the Fane of the Damned. The Warden known as Vasgoth guards the dormant souls, awaiting the time when he may yet return the Tol'Zuli to Uqabai.

The bronze-skinned Exash, while made to near perfection, still suffer from defects which a mortal mind would overlook. Due to this, physical - and mental, though less apparent - defects manifest themselves such as to give the Exashes a sinewy, almost emaciated look in their limbs. Their minds, at times wander and spin uncontrollably as the souls of the restless try to call for their attention. Furthermore, the Fane's power may manifest itself in minor ways when the Exash's mind is less focused or under duress. These may include flickering spectral flames which bear no harm or heat, a chilling green fog, a momentary dimming of nearby light, a momentary wilting of plants, and so on...

An Exash's defects are known as Fractures of Creation and they manifest themselves in the Exash's most dire moments.

Whenever the Exash rolls a 1 on any skill check, roll a 1d10 and consult the table below:

Fractures of Creation

Exash Names

An Exash's name is typically the name which they had in their previous life, be it human, elven, or something more exotic. The prefix "Exash" is often added to show that they have change from what they once were, such as Exash Kelevra. Some Exashes prefer to assume new identities as they see their newfound life as another opportunity to start over.

Exash Names: Aletar, Bragan, Elmenar, Rakk, Sotaar, Terem, Valsir, Xonea.

Exash of the Fane Traits

Your Exash character has the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and your Intelligence score increases by 1.

Age

Exashes are born as adults and age at a much slower rate than humans. As a result of this, they may live up to hundreds of years.

Alignment

The Exash's artificial nature makes them varied and aligned to all natures.

Size

Your size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier:

Size modifier = 2d6

Height = 5 feet + 4 inches + your size modifier in inches

Weight in pounds = 110 + (1d6 × your size modifier)

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Mental Shielding

You have advantage on all Wisdom saving throws.

Fortitude of the Fane

You have resistance to necrotic damage.

Veilspeech

Once per long rest, as an action, you may infuse an undead creature you can see within 30 ft. of you with the power of the Fane of the Damned. You can converse telepathically with this creature even if they are normally unable to comprehend speech.

This may often happen by an exchange of words, emotions or thoughts, in such a way as to convey a message between you and the undead creature. The higher the intelligence of the undead creature, the more articulate and well-formulated are its telepathic messages to you.

Discordant Memories

An Exash's memories feel foreign to them and at times may even feel that recent memories are not their own. This makes them immune to spells which compel them to tell the truth, recounted from memories, like zone of truth.

The Exash may or may not be believed, despite this feature.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and Draconic.