Raedeen

Raedeen
Height	6'0" - 7'6"
Weight	120 - 200 lbs
Size	Medium
Base Speed	20 ft
Appearance	Skin: Color widely varied. Always marked with geometric areas of metallic iridescence and faint panel-like markings Features: Have physical features resembling the lineage they are born to
Lifespan	Maturity: That of parent lineage Lifespan: 80 - 110 years

(ray-DEEN)

The ancient avadri have vestigial traces of power throughout the known universe. The world of Ancerra is rich with these slivers of power. Sometimes, under rare circumstances, this legacy manifests as a living humanoid entity, something between a magical artifact and a breathing biological person. These are the raedeen — sapient traces of powers long forgotten.

Raedeen are often quiet and contemplative, in constant communion with slivers of avadri tech all around them. All raedeen, regardless of relationship with avadri tech, are driven by the need to protect. Whether that be their friends, a location, or a warped ideal, they remain steadfast due to remnants of a long-forgotten directive. Rarely will a raedeen place their own safety above that of others, and even more their friends.

A marriage between psionic technology and biological flesh, raedeen forms carry immense latent magical powers. They are born to any flesh-and-blood race, but are implanted with the vestiges of avadri technology. Some cultures, such as the elves of the plains, take these features as blessings, as they attune the raedeen to the dormant avadri technology across the planet. Others, however, view them in a more critical light, ostracizing raedeen due to the magical incidents that often happen around their uncontrolled powers. Their sensitivity to magic and excellent perception abilities lend them easily towards tracking or looting roles, but this also makes them incredibly susceptible to strong psionic attacks and psychic manipulation.

Raedeen Culture

Corrupted Raedeen

Corrupted raedeen strive to protect ideologies, individuals, or organizations that are twisted reflections of what avadri once cherished. Creativity, power, and the ability to exert one’s will over the chaos around them always appealed to avadri, so a corrupted raedeen might be drawn to an ironfisted dictator or a shortsighted pioneer trying to deforest a tract of land. Corrupted raedeen have formed an outlook that, while reminiscent of their avadri ancestry, is actually near the opposite of what their ancestors might have wanted.

Dreamer Raedeen

Long before the first sapient life developed on Ancerra, hyper-advanced avadri fell into eons-long dream cycles where they imagined new realities and contemplated the great philosophies of the universe. Dreamer raedeen follow in the footsteps of these avadri. They excel at problem- solving and manifesting psionic abilities that they can use to protect their allies and harry their foes.

Paragon Raedeen

Paragon raedeen hold more nuanced views of power, creativity, and control than their corrupted kin. They seek to exemplify the delicate balance of all three, as the paragon avadri did in the days of old. For some, this means seeking out authoritarian rulers and punishing them for irresponsible use of power. Other raedeen seek quieter lives, spending their days perfecting beautiful artisanal crafts, songs, or dances.

Raedeen Traits

Height: 6’0" - 7’6”

Weight: 120 - 200 lbs

Size: Medium

Base Speed: 20 ft

Appearance: Raedeen skin varies in a rainbow of colors, but is always marked with geometric areas of metallic iridescence and faint panel-line markings. This might look as subtle as a normal human visage with slight lines on the face and arms. Conversely, the physical tell might be wildly obvious, such as a kettek-like humanoid with horns, blue fur, and metallic plating.

Lifespan: Raedeen have slightly above the average lifespan of a human (roughly 80 – 110 years), regardless of their parent race. This often leads to tragedy if they are born to a longer-lived race such as elves, as they will age and die far sooner and faster than their parents.

Raedeen Features

Raedeen Starting Features

At level 1, you gain the following feature as a raedeen. You also gain additional features based on your sublineage choice.

Feature	Description
Psionic Attunement	Learn one spell with the manifestation tag from the Psionic Source. This does not cost SP for you to cast. Use your magic attribute. If you do not have one, use CHA.

Sublineage

As raedeen mature, their forms adapt to best serve the raedeen’s personal quest of protection. When creating a raedeen, choose one of the following sublineages and gain bonus 1st level features based on your selection.

Corrupted

As a corrupted raedeen, you gain the following base features.

Feature	Description
Razor Plating	Your raedeen plating is razor sharp. Your dominant hand grows a retractable blade that can be used as a weapon with the stats of a scimitar or shortsword.
Blood is Fuel	Gain the Blood is Fuel ability. Blood is Fuel (CHA/Recoup). Spend 1 AP to consume any source of fresh blood within 5 ft of you, other than your own. You are limited to targeting corpses, Bloodied creatures, or creatures with the Bleeding condition. Doing so grants you +1 TA on all attacks until the end of your next turn.

Dreamer

As a dreamer raedeen, you gain the following base features.

Feature	Description
Advanced Analytics	Your mechanical mind processes data at an advanced pace. Gain +4 whenever you make an Attribute check to see through magical illusions.
Pierce Soul	Your gaze is enough to shatter even the most steadfast mental defense. Gain the Pierce Soul ability. Pierce Soul (2/Rest). Gain +4 TA against a creature when targeting one of their mental defenses.

Paragon

As a paragon raedeen, you gain the following base features.

Feature	Description
Magical Resonance	Your raedeen plating resonates with magical energies. After you Take a Rest, choose one type of elemental damage and gain the Magical Resonance ability. Magical Resonance (1/Rest). When damage of the chosen type hits you, you may spend 1 Reactive AP to gain Affinity with that damage for 1 minute.
Efficient Biotech	Your internal organs operate more efficiently than normal beings, drawing directly from magic to sustain you. You no longer require food or drink to sustain yourself and are immune to food-based diseases. You still need to breathe.

All Raedeen Features

You gain an additional feature at the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 29th levels. Choose from the features below.

Feature	PreReq	Description
Advanced Analytics II	Dreamer Raedeen, Character Level 10	Gain Investigating +3 and Intuiting +3.
Ancestral Divinity		Learn two prayers of your choice from the Divine Source. These prayers count as psionic magic for you, instead of divine. Use your magic attribute. If you do not have one, use CHA.
Ascension	Character Level 15	Gain the Ascension ability. Ascension (1/Rest). You may cast the Angel Wings divine spell without spending SP. This spell counts as psionic for you. If you do not know this spell, this is the only way you can cast it until you learn it.
Blood is Fuel II	Blood is Fuel	When using your Blood is Fuel ability, gain +1 TA and +1 to all of your defenses, until the end of your next turn.
Calm Appraisal		Repeatable. Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the observation tag. With this feature, you may put up to +4 points into any individual skill.
Devouring Biotech	Paragon Raedeen, Character Level 15	Your biotechnical makeup allows you not only to passively consume ambient magic for nutrients, but steal it from magical attacks directed at you. Gain the Devouring Biotech ability. Devouring Biotech (1/Rest). When an enemy within 10 ft of you casts a magical ability or activates a magical effect that would damage you and no other targets, you may spend 2 Reactive AP to make a CHA roll against their WILL. On a success, you negate the damage and instead regain 1d6 HP. The creature still loses its AP, but not any associated SP or rechargeable resources.
Eidetic Memory	Dreamer Raedeen	Gain +4 whenever you make an Attribute check to remember knowledge or images that you have encountered within the past month. On a success, you remember it in perfect detail.
Eidetic Memory II	Eidetic Memory, Character Level 15	Your memory is honed to a fine point. Your Eidetic Memory feature applies to knowledge and images that you have encountered within the past 6 months.
Enveloping Mind	Dreamer Raedeen	Your psionic defenses extend to your allies. Gain the Enveloping Mind ability. Enveloping Mind (1/Recoup). When an ally within 10 ft of you is targeted with an attack or magical ability that would inflict the Dazed or Staggered condition, you may spend 2 Reactive AP to add +2 to their defenses.
Forgotten Knowledge		Repeatable. Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the knowledge tag. With this feature, you may put up to +4 points into any individual skill.
Magical Resonance II	Magical Resonance, Character Level 20	Your Magical Resonance ability becomes 1/Recoup.
Paragon Attunement	Paragon Raedeen	You are particularly sensitive to certain sources of magic that your body has optimized itself to in your environment. When you succeed on a skill check to track, locate, or identify an instance of magic (such as the residue of a fireball, the enchantment of an object, or the abilities of a magical creature), you also learn the source(s) of magic that it draws power from, how long it has been enchanted, and any instances of the Signature cantrip, if applicable.
Paragon Attunement II	Paragon Attunement	Gain the Paragon Detection ability. Paragon Detection (1/Rest). You may spend 30 seconds to meditate and immediately identify the location and direction of movement of a specific magical caster you are familiar with, provided that the creature is within 10 miles of you. You only gain this insight for a moment, so you cannot supernaturally track that creature using this ability.
Plated Body		Your AR and physical defenses increase by +1 while you are not wearing armor.
Sleek Plating	Plated Body	Gain the benefits of your Plated Body even while wearing armor.
Spike Plating	Corrupted Raedeen	Gain the Spike Plating ability. Spike Plating. Whenever a creature Grapples you or makes an unarmed attack against you, you can make a reactive CHA attack against their ANT for 0 Reactive AP. If you hit, that creature takes 1d4 sharp damage. If a creature starts its turn Grappling you, you may make this attack again.
Storm of Daggers	Corrupted Raedeen, Character Level 10	Assault your enemies with a storm of blades and spines. Gain a special attack. Storm of Daggers: (4 AP) 15 ft Radius Natural Weapon. +CHA vs REF of all hostile creatures within the radius. Hit: 1d8 sharp damage and the creature is Shaken until the end of your next turn.
Tireless Sentinel		You no longer physiologically require sleep. You must still rest your mind, however, to avoid the psychological effects of exhaustion. Four hours of quiet meditation is sufficient for you to Take a Rest, but you cannot Take a Rest more than once per 24 hours as usual.
Wings of Splendor		Gain the Wings of Splendor ability. Wings of Splendor (1/Rest). Spend 3 AP to gain a fly speed equal to your walking speed for 10 minutes.

*Updated to v1.2