Soldier Heartless (5e Race)

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Soldiers

“	A swift-moving Heartless that attacks its prey with a spin kick.	”
—Jiminy's Journal

Physical Description

A common Soldier heartless

Soldiers have a much more refined appearance than Shadows, appearing as a noble knight-type warrior at first glance. A closer examination reveals the Soldiers are just as beastly as the other Heartless. Their muscular forms are clad in a bluish-black body suit bearing the Heartless emblem and purple inverted emblems trimmed in gold on the knees. They wear black, silver trimmed shoes that end in spiral toes, silver wristbands, and a silver knight's helm decorated with two angular, eye-like spirals on the front and a yellow stripe at the base of the curled silver plume. Its true Heartless behavior comes out on a close examination of their fierce blue and red-tipped claws, and their shadowed faces with bright yellow eyes and toothy maw.

History

The Heartless are physical, living manifestations of the darkness within people's hearts. They manifest in two forms; "Pureblood" and the artificially created "Emblem" Heartless. Soldiers are emblem heartless.

Society

Heartless, as they seek and consume hearts, desire to return to the greatest heart, the heart of all worlds, Kingdom Hearts, that resides deep within the Realm of Darkness. And because of this, Heartless seek immense darkness, enough to completely consume the Realm of Light. The entryway into this place of great power is the Door to Darkness, the door that separates the realm of light and the realm of darkness. Heartless hardly ever gather together to form a civilization, let alone even gather the energy to think, save for one special case.

Neoshadow Names

Soldiers, along with other Heartless, do not bear birth names, as they do not find them necessary. However, they could be given a nickname by someone else.

Neoshadow Racial Traits

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Variants of the Soldier. Starting from the left: Sergeants, Deserters, and Stealth Soldiers

Heartless covered in metal shells that come in a few colors.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2.
Age. Heartless do not physically age once they are created.
Alignment. Heartless, due to their nature of seeking and consuming hearts, are identified as either neutral or chaotic evil.
Size. Soldiers measure at just shy of five feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 35 feet.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Dark Travel. While in dim light or darkness, you can cast the misty step spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a short or long rest.
Born of Darkness. Magical darkness does not impede your darkvision.
Heartless Nature. You are considered fiend instead of humanoid. In addition, You are resistant to necrotic damage, but vulnerable to radiant damage.
Soldier's Claws. Soldier Heartless have claw-like fingers. When making an unarmed attack, Soldiers can use their claws to deal 1d4 slashing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage usual for unarmed strikes.
Languages. You can learn to speak and read a language if you choose to do so, but you start off being unable to speak, read, or write any language.
Subrace. Some Soldiers subtly differ in their appearance and ability. You may choose from one subrace below.

Stealth Soldier

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Ambush Predator. You may gain advantage on attack rolls against any creature you have surprised. You may use this trait again after finishing a short rest.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
4′ 4″	+4d12	110 lb.	× (8) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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