Half Estalar
The Estalar are a mysterious people. Those that have heard of them know them only as the most ancient of creatures, ones that came even before the creation of Amyriad’s Material Plane after the Fractured Era .
When the Astral Siblings started to create their Divine Sparks, they first made the decision of making a certain kind of people that although might not turn out perfect, they will foremost be kind and benevolent. They thought that these traits were the most important ones if they were to give these creatures the power to freely traverse the galaxy and be the connecting link between all their other creations.
The Siblings made a unanimous decision and called them the Estalar. They gave them features that could easily remind anyone where they come from and who they are. They let them roam the stars and build great civilizations among the worlds they had created.
The story of the Estalar is quite blurry and very few things are known as to who they really were, what they built, or how and why they disappeared. While all of this is still unknown, there is still something left behind in the world to remind everyone of the existence of the Estalar: the Half-Estalar.
Astral Heritage
The Half-Estalar are the only evidence left to prove that the Estalar really exist. Be it that there are no more Estalar or that they are hard to find, a Half-Estalar shares some of the unique features that their ancestral predecessor had too.
A Half-Estalar’s eyes shine bright, usually with a bright color such as teal green or lilac purple. It is said that their eye color tells which Demiplane cluster they were born closest to. This is why the ones with darker tones are rarer since they were born close to black holes.
Their voice is usually silvery and, although they speak in an almost whispering manner, they speak with such clarity and intent, that if they want to tell someone something, they are able to do so without having to speak louder. Rumors tell of Estalar having the ability to make their voices extremely loud on demand, but this is a feature that has not been noticed with the Half-Estalar.
For the rest, they have humanoid features, rather elegant and light, like High Elves . The last but most significant feature that allows someone to tell if someone is a Half-Estalar is the fact that they have inherited the silvery earpiece-like ornaments on the sides of their heads.
Half-Estalar have ears, but unlike other humanoids, their ears are closed as they perceive sound through the metallic ornaments on their head. This allows them to have a far better sense of sound around them than any other humanoid, and it also helps them with finding their way in the cosmos. They are like the bats of the sea of stars as they use a unique kind of echolocation to know where they are.
The feature that Estalar have, but the Half-Estalar did not inherit, is their unique hair. An Estalar’s hair is woven like threads of light that constantly play with unseen wind. They are woven by the space around the Estalar’s body and change color at will with rays of cosmic light sometimes coming from within.
- Ability Score Increase. Increase is to modify your Charisma by 2 and your Intelligence or Wisdom also by 1.
- Age. Half-Estalar are considered adults around the age of 200 and can live to be a 1000 years old.
- Alignment. Due to their ancestry, the Half-Estalar usually prefer to watch over things than to be involved directly and, therefore take a neutral stance on most matters. There are those among them that have witnessed enough to know when it’s the right time to intervene.
- Size. Half-Estalar usually range between 5.5 and 7.5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
- Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
- Ancient Heritage. You have advantage on all History and Nature checks made on subjects that concern things that have been in place for more than a 100 years.
- Advanced Darkvision. Accustomed to the various amounts of light that can exist in various parts of the galaxy, the Half-Estalar can naturally see in dark and dim Conditions. You can see in both dim light and Darkness as if it were bright light. Also, your eyes faintly glow in the dark.
- Observer of the Cosmos. The Half-Estalar’s unique anatomy, specifically the ornaments that are part of their head, allows them to perceive sound much easier than other creatures. They can hear at double the distances compared to a normal human. You have Proficiency in the Perception skill.
- Always Watching. You have advantage on saving throws against being Blinded, and magic can’t make you Deafened.
- Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial, and one more language of your choice. You can recognize a few words in Estalarian, but you cannot comprehend more than that due to how ancient and unknown the language is.
- Limited Telepathy. You can telepathically communicate with a creature that is within 5 feet of you. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency. You regain all the charges for this trait after a Short or Long Rest.
History
The Half Estalar are a unique race, where not much is known about their origin. While yes, they are the result of an Estalar and another humanoid, and breed true, they are not stuck between worlds like other races like themselves. Particualarly Half Orc and Half-Elves. Unlike the others they dont seem stuck and will instead find others like themselves to form communities together.
These communities don't tend to welcome outsiders and tend to hold the "Twinned Goddesses" (Shar and Selune) in high regard.
Civilization and Culture
Historical Figures
Shar and Selune
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