Nephilim bear the mark of their celestial touch through many different physical features that often vary from individual to individual. Most commonly, Nephilim are very similar to humans but are uncommonly beautiful, and often significantly taller than humans as well.
Physical Characteristics
Nephilim were often, but not always, descended from celestials such as
empyreans.
Homelands
Human lands are usually in flux, with new ideas, social changes, innovations, and new leaders constantly coming to the fore. Members of longer-lived races find human culture exciting but eventually a little wearying or even bewildering. Even where individual humans are conservative traditionalists, human institutions change with the generations, adapting and evolving faster than parallel institutions among longer lived species.
Religion
Unlike the other dominant humanoid species, humans do not have a chief racial deity. Some humans are the most ardent and zealous adherents of a given religion, while others are the most impious people around.
Names
Humans have no typical naming conventions, and names vary greatly. Many parents give names that are linked to their region's culture, or draw inspiration from the naming traditions of their ancestors. Some humans simply give their children names that sound appealing, choosing words from other languages such as Dwarvish or Elvish.
Playing a Nephilim
As a nephilim character, you have the following traits:
Size. Your size is Medium.
Speed. You have a base walking speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision. Blessed with a radiant soul, your vision can easily cut through darkness. 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.
Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to radiant damage.
Healing Hands. As an action, you can touch a creature and cause it to regain a number of hit points equal to your level. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
Resplendent. You know the
light cantrip. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it.
Ethnic Traits. Choose one of the following nephilim ethnicities, you gain its associated traits:
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