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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.

 

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.

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 iron- fisted 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.

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. Dreaming raedeen follow in the footsteps of these avadri. They excel at problem- solving and manifest psionic abilities that they can use to protect their allies and harry their foes.

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.

'''Weight:''' 120 - 200 lbs

'''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.

|Choose one manifestation of any Aptitude from the Psionic Source. You know that manifestation and it costs 0 SP for you. Use your magic attribute. If you do not have one, use CHA.

|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 (your choice).

|(CHA/Recoup) You may spend 1 AP to consume any source of fresh blood other than your own, provided that such a source is within 5 ft of you. (No attack roll is required, but you are limited to targeting corpses, Bloodied creatures, or creatures with the Bleeding condition). Doing so grants you TA on all attacks until the end of your next turn as you are fueled by blood.

|(2/Rest) Your gaze is enough to shatter even the most steadfast mental defense. Whenever you make an attack roll against a creature targeting one of their mental defenses, you may give yourself +4 to the attack.

|(1/Rest) Your raedeen plating resonates with magical energies. Choose one type of elemental damage. When damage of that type hits you, you may spend 1 Reactive AP to gain Affinity with that damage. You retain this Affinity for 1 minute.  

|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.

|Learn the [[Angel Wings]] spell from the Divine Source, but it counts as psionic magic for you. You may cast this spell 1/Rest.

|When using your Blood is Fuel feature, gain an additional +1 to all attack rolls, and gain +1 to all of your defenses, until the end of your next turn.

|''Repeatable.'' Gain +6 Skill Points to spend on skills with the Observation tag. You cannot spend more than +4 points on a single skill in this way.

|(1/Rest) Your biotechnical makeup allows you not only to passively consume ambient magic for nutrients, but steal it from magical attacks directed at you. When an enemy within 10 ft of you casts a spell 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.  

|Your Magical Resonance ability becomes 1/Recoup.

|You are particularly sensitive to certain sources of magic that your body has optimized itself to in your environment. When you succeed 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.

|Your AR and physical defenses increase by +1 while you are not wearing armor.

|Whenever a creature Grapples you or makes an unarmed attack against you, make a CHA attack against that creature’s ANT. This attack costs no AP and you can use it indefinitely. If you hit, that creature takes 1d4 sharp damage. If a creature starts its turn Grappling you, you may make this attack again.

|Corrupted Raedeen, Character Level 10

|You may spend 4 AP to assault your enemies with a storm of blades and spines. Make a CHA attack vs the REF of all hostile creatures within 15 ft of you. On a success, they take 1d8 sharp damage and become Shaken until the end of your next turn.