Homebrew Eliksni Species Details
“Star-tossed Eliksni long-live for hope- retrieval, this you know. Great Machine—we cried for it back. We chased through gape-void its after-dust. Lost in-selves-footing, began the Fall. Still falling. Now many only alive for cruelty, hate. It is not what the Great Machine taught us.”
A Marvel With Ten Thousand Arms
The Eliksni are four-armed, four-eyed bipeds with generally insectoid physiology. Their skin is purplish-grey with darker growths of partial exoskeleton plating in addition to an internal skeleton. Their eyes are bio-luminescent and usually blue. They often wear enclosed headgear to assist respiration, but appear capable of surviving in earth like atmosphere without re-breathers. Typical individuals are similar in size to humans, but can grow to much greater stature with sufficiently abundant nutriment. Their physical appearance is not particularly distinct from one individual to the next, and they recognize one another primarily by scent rather than sight.
The Long Fall
The Eliksni themselves are no longer well informed of their own history, as their culture and its traditions have suffered severe degradation over the long course of their pursuit of the Traveler. Indeed, they regard themselves as the Fallen because of how much they know they have lost since the Whirlwind, which not only deprived them of the Traveler, but rapidly destroyed their highly developed, wonderfully sophisticated, and largely peaceful civilization. Few Eliksni survive who remember their former glory or know the true forms of their old ways.
What is clearly known is the Eliksni came to the Sol system during humanity’s Dark Age. Many flocked to Earth, seeking to reclaim the damaged Traveler and pillage the ruins of the human Golden Age. Others kept to their fleets, roving the system in search of resources, and to stay away from the impossibly strong Risen who opposed them on Earth
Old Ways Eroded
Classical Eliksni society was organized into aristocratic houses, each ruled by a kell. Although that society shattered in the Whirlwind, the Fallen adhered to its superficial structure, preserving the houses and their hierarchy even as they devolved into ruthless aggression and desperate piracy. The Fallen houses that survived the exodus to Earth still highly value the echoes of their traditions and the order of their laws, distorted though they have become.
Eliksni Traits
It’s hard to make generalizations about Eliksni but your Eliksni character has these traits.Darkvision
Eliksni’s four eyes see beyond the spectrum visible to humans, and are well adapted for dark environments. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light.
Enhanced Sense
You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks you make that rely on scent.
Multi-Limbed
You have four arms: two right arms and two left arms. When you hold a two- handed weapon, you must use one right hand and one left hand in order to do so. You cannot hold more than one two-handed weapon at a time. For additional rules on dual-wielding, see Chapter 7.
Ability Score Increase
One ability score of your choice increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.
Age
The duration of Eliksni maturation from their larval stage is unknown, but once fully grown, their lifespan can be immensely long
Size
Typical, adequately fed Eliksni are around 7– 8 feet tall when standing at full height. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Eliksni, and may also speak common with the assistance of a voice synth.