Aethoss

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the Aethossa:

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 Elves, 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.

/----------------------------- The Aethoss Race ------------------------------\ | Attributes Strength 80 to 140 | | Intelligence 60 to 120 | | Constitution 80 to 140 | | Dexterity 10 to 50 | | Willpower 60 to 130 | | Charisma 20 to 80 | | Perception 10 to 60 | | Size 150 to 180 | | Typical Sexes Hermaphrodite | | Languages Native Shosarra | | Innate Skills Channeling 10 | | Forestry 30 | | Meditation 10 | | Plant Lore 10 | | Regeneration 10 | | Specialty Access Forestry and Meditation available: degree III, | | bonus: degree I | | Channeling and available: degree II, | | Regeneration bonus: degree I | | Dodge and Tumbling forbidden: degree II | | Resistances Crushing small resistance | | Shock very strong resistance | | Slashing small vulnerability | | Radiation large vulnerability | | Viral immunity | | Disease immunity | | Photonic small vulnerability | | Electrical moderate vulnerability | | Plasma moderate vulnerability | | Heat small vulnerability | | Fire large vulnerability | | Poison near-total resistance | | Temporal near-total resistance | | Cold strong resistance | | Traits Ambidexterity Yes | | Assimilativity -5 | | Diet Photovore | | Limb Regenerativity 3 | | Night Vision 1 | | Respiration Foliage | | Sentience Anthropic | | Speech Pattern Whispery | | Cultures and Homelands Freeholder Freehold | | Losthavener Losthaven | | Lowlander Halfmoon Bay | | Sanctuary | | Nisbetoth Nisbet | | Noldor Liathyr | | Seelie Arborlon | | Vanyar Lothlorien | | Physical Characteristics Anatomy Arboroanthropoid | | Natural Armour Very Heavy | | Natural Weaponry Excellent | | Innate Speed -10 | | Mental Characteristics Psi Psychically Alien | \-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/