Nephilim (DM-Max)(3.5e Race)

Nephilim

Born of demons and angels, viewed as abominations these power beings walk the Martial plane after being abandoned by there mother. they are often raised by natives of the area they are abandoned, if they are lucky enough to be found. the offspring of demons and angels are very rare there are rarely more then a handful in the material plain at a time, unless some outside force is making more. Most nephilii are remembered through the ages as heroes that saved the world or villains that destroyed it. bards sing of them in praise and leaders fear there power will be on the other side. they are able to change the fate of the world that is why most deity's have forbid there existence. often the creation of a nephilii will start wars between deity's, perhaps Orcus and Kord would start a war if a nephilii joined on of there ranks.

Personality

Nephilii are ones born from angels and demons, rarely accepted by ether side they wonder the material plane. They normally turn to a path of worship, depending on there upbringing. good aliened nephilii are normally slow to anger and would rather stow away there grate power. where evil aliened nephilii are pridful and enjoy getting involved in battles to show off there grate powers.

Physical Description

other then there power, nephilii's appearance is very close to humans though being slightly larger then humans. the largest difference is the wide rage of there eye and hair colors, its not uncommon for them to have silver,blue or green hair as well as red, black, or golden eyes. though they sometimes are much more plane looking. because of there heritage the nephilii build muscle much faster then humans, because of this they are normally very lean and fit.

Relations

Nephilii walk a thin line of good and evil, most good humanoids are scared to get close to them, while evil aliened welcome them for there power. sometimes powerful nephilii work there way into political power and are viewed as gods. because of there heritage they are viewed as abominations by angels and hated by demons.

Alignment

Nephilii are all or nothing they are almost never neutral. LG,CG,LE,CE mostly alling in the CE,LG standing. however nephilii who do walk both sides of the coin are devastatingly powerful.

Lands

Varies normally they live wherever there mother discarded them in the material plane

Religion

Nephilii are normally abandoned at berth, because of this they are free to find there own religion

Language

common, this also depends on where they are raised choose one additional language. (please reminder that this is a role-playing game if you choose elven that means that you where more then likely raised by elfs. keep this in mind during character creation.)

Names

normally assigned by the race that raised them.

Racial Traits

• +4 Strength, +4 Dexterity +2 Constitution, +2 Charisma.
• Humanoid(Outsider, Native)
• Medium size, no bonuses or penalties acquire
• Nephilii base land speed is 40 feet, they are faster then humans.
• Low Light Vision: Double standard human vision
• Darkvision: 60' distance, sees full color
• Outsider Bloodline (Su): though they look human they are far from it. for 2+HD rounds per day they nephilii can tap into there life force. to do so requiters the nephilii to bleed and taste there own blood if they have taken damage in combat they can simply us that blood. however if they have not been damaged, or damaged in a way that would not cause blood to flow they must damage them self, as a standered action they take 1d4 damage, or as a bonus action they can chose to take 2d4 damage instead. however the nephilii can also do something more drastic by destroying there tongue allowing them to reactivate bloodline even if they have used all there rounds for the day. double the bonuses from there bloodline form. this is a swift action and inflicts 3d4 damage per round even after bloodline ends (nothing can stop this damage until bloodline ends) during this bloodline spell casters can ignore V components. there tongue takes 2d6-1/2con (min 24 hours) day(s) to heal. because this is a racial ability any amount of damage to the tongue can be healed this way even if not self inflicted.

bloodline effects(non-spell caster): +2 to str,dex,con,cha. you gain an aura corresponding with your alignment (ie. aura of good) if neutral you put off an aura of power (see below). you gain a aura corresponding to your element of choice (chosen during character creation and cannot be changed as it is in your blood. see below) that deals 1d6+1/2HD to everyone within 5 foot of you. while in this form you gain wings and a fly speed equal to twice your movement speed with good mobility. in this form you gain a +10 to intimidation.

bloodline effects (spell caster) +8 to whatever state effect your spells, if cross classed this is divided this number evenly rounded up. you gain an aura corresponding with your alignment if neutral you put off an aura of power (see below). you gain a aura corresponding to your element of choice (chosen during character creation and cannot be changed as it is in your blood. see below) that deals 1d6+1/2HD damage unlike non spell casters you can manipulate your aura to reach distances as a 40 foot line, 15 foot cone or a 5 foot aura. while in this form you gain wings and a fly speed equal to twice your movement speed with good mobility. in this form you gain a +10 to intimidation.

for classes that us both spells and melee combat choose one of the above when activating bloodline.

all numerical values above a doubled if the nephilii destroys there tongue.

Elements, Fire (fire),Ice(cold),Acid(acid),shadow(necro),Electric(Electric),sonic(sonic). as a neutral nephilii you may choose two however only one can be used at a time.

Aura of power: can be since by detected by all detect spells, it is not good nor evil. if a person uses a detect spell and they are have 5-9HD less then the nephilii they become shaken, 10-19HD less they become frightened 20+less they they become helpless. these status effect last until the aura of power ends.

• Elemental changeling (EX):nephilii have 1/HD elemental points(EP). they nephilii the nephilii can expend 1 EP to deal an additional 1 point of there elements damage on there next attack or spell or they can spend 3 EP to deal 1d6 points of elemental damage on there next attack or spell.you can only use one of these effects per round. elemental points recharge after a full night of rest. this is considered a swift action and dose not provoke an attack of opportunity. the damage type is based off of your element chosen at character creation
• Spell Resistance (Su): Nephilii are naturally resistance to spells granting them a 12+cha modifier as SR. however spell casting nephilii's blood become infused with there magic granting them additional SR equal to 1/2 there spell caster levels (Max 35 SR).
• Heritage: being raised had its impact on its skill set. if raised by humans: bonus feat. Elfs: +2 bonuse listen, search, and spot checks. Dwarves: they gain stonecunning. Gnomes: add +1DC to spells. halflings: 1/day reroll any one d20 roll. (These are base races if you chose to go a more unique route, talk it over with your DM and come to a agreement)
• nephilii dense muscle grant them a natural armor bonus of 2+2 per 5HD.
• Automatic Languages: Common. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal. Nephilii with 5 or more HD have Tongues at will.
• Nephilii fist as well as any weapons it wields, are treated as good or evil-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. neutral aliened can change between good and evil.
• Favored Class: Same as the race that raised them
• Level Adjustment: +3 (+4 if neutral)

Vital Statistics

Table: Nephilim Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
8 years	+1d4	+1d8+1d6	+3d10+1d6+1d4

nephilii reach adulthood very young because of them being abandoned shortly after birth

Table: Nephilim Aging Effects

Middle Age^1	Old^2	Venerable^3	Maximum Age
1000 years	5000 years	10000 years	+10d20x10 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

nephilii have extremely long lifespans, thought to be immortal by most.

Table: Nephilim Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	6' 2"	±1d4"	250 lb.	× ±2d20 lb.
Female	5' 10"	±1d4"	200 lb.	× ±2d20 lb.

due to there dense muscles nephilii are much heaver then they appear

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