Shardborne

These blue skinned deathless humanoids are the creations of The Fall of Shards. The shardborne are immortal spirits that are reborn over and over again once they die. Though unlike many of the other humanoids of the realm they are not reborn as a baby, but instead are born as adults when a shard of the cosmology falls from the sky. When the shardborne are reborn they no longer have lands or masters they're bound to, which has lead to many to search for a new cause to serve, while others enjoy their lives of freedom. Many of the shardborne find themselves drawn into the service of The Matron, and become the guardians and protectors of her temples.

Basic Information

Anatomy

These blue skinned deathless humanoids are exceptionally charismatic, with lithe and hardy builds. A Shardborne gains a +2 to their Charisma, a +1 to their Dexterity, and a +1 to their Constitution.

Biological Traits

Born of the Fall. You have resistance to necrotic damage.

Menacing. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Deathless Nature. You require no food, drink, or breath to survive.


Trance. You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain consciousness. Whenever you finish this trance, you can gain two proficiencies that you don’t have, each one with a weapon or a tool of your choice selected from the Player’s Handbook. You mystically acquire these proficiencies by drawing them from shared shardborne memory, and you retain them until you finish your next long rest.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Their deathless nature allows the Shardborne to not require food, drink, nor breath.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

The shardborne typically have white or yellow pupilless eyes. Many find their lack of pupils to be unsettling.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

The Shardborne have Darkvision. Accustomed to the night, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Shardborne names are quite melodic with a few guttural elements here and there, with male names being slightly more melodic than female names despite female names ending in vowels quite often. Names are usually 2-3 syllables long, though female names lean more often toward 3 syllables than male names.

Male Names: Sievil, Trawel, Thurrenes, Haeshas, Mowe, Cital, Curras, Uve, Sutal, Skiris
Female Names: Sinderall, Thirninn, Iglelress, Zankalinn, Alde, Yelkall, Yantalnis, Irlanti, Legni, Himnen

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Shardborne are proficient in reading, writing, and speaking Common, Elvish, and Celestial.

Average Physique

The shardborne tend to be lithe, wiry, and hardy in their builds.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

The shardborne all have a bluish hue to their skin.