Aethoss

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Rarity: Very Rare
Plural: Aethossa
Collective Term: a parliament of aethossa
Anatomy: Arboroanthropoid
Sexes: Hermaphrodite
Harm Skills:
    Plant Lore    34%
    Carving       17%
    Empathy       17%
    Intimidation  17%
    Sculpture      8%
    Torture        7%

Since the days when the world was young and the mortal races first began to spread across Gaia, there were forests. Stories of the primitive cultures tell of the mysterious denizens of the deep heart of the forests, the Aethossa.

The Aethossa are giant sentient walking trees formed in a semblance of man. They have a bifurcated trunk with roots providing "legs" and "feet", and their lower branches twine into two powerful arms with slender grasping branches. Above, the trunk extends bare for a distance and then splits into a multitude of graceful branches, at the base of which are the Aethoss's eyes, two large gem-like protuberances.

The native language of the Aethossa is Shosarra, a speech composed of the rustling of leaves and scraping of branches. Aethossa are excellent linguists, as they spend their many centuries of lifespan listening to the speech of other races, particularly those associated with trees such as the Danaan, Sekhmeti and Garou.

Aethossa are strong of body and of mind, their slow meditations producing powerful insights. However, they are not by any means quick, and as with many of the long-lived races, this slowness extends to their learning as well. The gem-like eyes of an Aethoss are sensitive enough to see in darkness, though any of the tree-men prefers the open air and sunlight where they can receive the nourishment they need.

In order to create an aethoss character, one of your other characters must have achieved the status of Hero.

/-------------------------- The Aethoss Race ----------------------Start------\
| Attributes                Strength                  100 to 150    116       |
|                           Intelligence               60 to 120     80       |
|                           Constitution              100 to 150    116       |
|                           Dexterity                  10 to  50     23       |
|                           Willpower                  60 to 130     83       |
|                           Ego                        40 to 110     63       |
|                           Perception                 10 to  60     26       |
|                           Size                      150 to 210    170       |
| Points                                                            142       |
| Typical Sexes                                       Hermaphrodite           |
| Languages                 Native                    Shosarra                |
| Innate Skills             Channeling                10                      |
|                           Forestry                  30                      |
|                           Meditation                10                      |
|                           Plant Lore                10                      |
|                           Regeneration              10                      |
| Specialty Access          Forestry and              available: degree III,  |
|                           Meditation                bonus: degree I         |
|                           Channeling and            available: degree II,   |
|                           Regeneration              bonus: degree I         |
|                           Dodge and                 forbidden: degree II    |
|                           Tumbling                                          |
| Resistances               Cold                      strong resistance       | 
|                           Crushing                  small resistance        |
|                           Disease                   immunity                |
|                           Eskara                    large vulnerability     |
|                           Poison                    near-total resistance   |
|                           Shock                     very strong resistance  |
|                           Temporal                  near-total resistance   |
|                           Viral                     immunity                |
| Traits                    Ambidexterity             Yes                     |
|                           Assimilativity            -1                      |
|                           Diet                      Photovore               |
|                           Night Vision              1                       |
|                           Regrowth                  3                       |
|                           Respiration               Foliage                 |
|                           Sentience                 Anthropic               |
|                           Speech Pattern            Whispery                |
| Cultures and Homelands    Freeholder                Freehold                |
|                           Losthavener               Losthaven               |
|                           Lowlander                 Halfmoon Bay            |
|                                                     Sanctuary               |
|                           Nisbetoth                 Nisbet                  |
|                           Noldor                    Liathyr                 |
|                           Seelie                    Arborlon                |
|                           Talantonite               the Shadow Tower        |
|                           Vanyar                    Valathyr                |
| Physical Characteristics  Anatomy                   Arboroanthropoid        |
|                           Natural Armour            Very Heavy              |
|                           Natural Weaponry          Excellent               |
|                           Innate Speed              -10                     |
| Mental Characteristics    Psi                       Psychically Alien       |
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