Menhir
(MEN-ear)
Menhir are difficult to gauge at a first glance. Their faces are perfectly smooth and featureless, relying on telepathy for communication and their powerful hands for crushing and consuming food. Though these aspects create an air of stoicism around the Menhir, their inner worlds are rich in color and kinship. The bonds between Menhir and their allies are more important than anything, and are almost impossible to break.
Ancestral Features #
Telepathic Senses #
Core – Ancestral Trait
You are unable to speak. Instead, you may telepathically project your voice into the minds of characters within a range equal to your double your Mental AC in meters.
Actions that have Vocal range require listeners to be in range of your telepathy.
Additionally, your vision is entirely reliant on your telepathy, allowing you to detect anything within range, even if its Obscured or under illusory effects. Beyond it, you are effectively Blind, as if a thick fog surrounds you at all times.
Lineages #
Rhomben #
Serenity #
Tier I – Ancestral Trait
You have a calming aura; so long as you are conscious, your HP drain while Dying and Concentration DC are reduced by half.
You may passively share these effects with characters of your choice within reach.
Mesence #
Clairvoyance #
Tier I – Ancestral Trait
Your mind stirs when danger nears; you cannot be surprised while conscious, and have Advantage on Perception checks and Initiative rolls.
You may passively share these effects with characters of your choice within reach.
Prosence #
Empath #
Tier I – Ancestral Trait
Your higher cognition touches others’ minds; you naturally inherit the Soul Gaze action, allowing you a brief glimpse into someone’s thoughts.
✶ Soul Gaze
✦ . ⁺ Tier I – Ancestral Action . ⁺ ✦
Roll/DC
–
Range
Sight
Cooldown
1 round(s)
Arcane, Discreet
You peer into the thoughts of a target you can see, discerning a surface level glance about its current emotional state (fear, calm, anger, etc.).
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