Fünfte

Fünfte, the half-human half-elven of the Gehen Volki with an elemental affinity for wood born to a Gehen Volki mother. Fünfte have an affinity for wood because the souls whom incarnate into Fünfte bodies have their watery souls slurped by the thirsty roots into woody Hell of Sammlung Tuefel. Fünfte remember bits of their previous past life as a Veirte or God-Tainted Mizu-no-min before they died and were drained or slurped up to become verdantly lush branches inf SammlungTuefel's Hell before incarnating into their current life. Fünfte also remember bits of their past life before that as a Dritte or God-Tainted Ea-no-min before they died and their souls were corroded into the desolved into ceaseless topless and bottemless sea Stürmisch Tuefel's Hell before incarnating into that previous life. These memories normally start to emerge when a Fünfte reaches physical maturity around the age of 16. With a Gehen Volki upbringing teaching freedom, harmony through respectful conflict, and reverence towards natural cycles the introduction of memories of Jundo-no-min oppressive societal norms and the complete contempt Jundo-no-min Culture treats the world and those of lesser status around them as exploitable expendable dross creates strong feelings in Gehen Volki with past lives as Jundo-no-min God-Tainted.

Game Mechanics

• Ability Modifiers Int +1, Chr +1, Wis +1

• Type Humanoid

• Tag(s) Elf, Human

Traits

• Fey Ancestry You have advantage on saving throws against being Charmed and magic can’t put you to sleep.

• Darkvision 60' 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.

• Past Life Skills You have a Skill Proficiency from remembering pieces from your most recent past life, and another Skill Proficiency from remembering pieces from the past life before that.

• There's Always Next Life You have advantage on saving throws against being Frightened.

• Arborous Essence You know the Druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Goodberry spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the Barkskin spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

• Mixed Heritage Counts as both an Elf or Human for effects that are activated by race or target race.

• Extra Movement Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Fünfte are taller than humans but shorter than elves. They inherit the lean build and comely features of their elven lineage, but their skin color is normally dictated by their human side. While half-elves retain the pointed ears of elves, theirs are more rounded and less pronounced. Their eyes tend to be human-like in shape, but feature an exotic range of colors from amber or violet to emerald green and deep blue.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Fünfte generally are broadly talented for mental and social pursuits, and have the longest average lifespan of Gehen Volki, but only by about a decade. The innate ability for even adolescent Fünfte to predict the weather for the following day is valued by their migratory pastoral tribes, caravans, and roving bands they belong too, not to mention the ability to create enough sustenance for 10 people with a simple sprig of mistletoe a mature Fünfte provide. Fünfte are naturally inclined to be shamans, witches, druids, or warlocks if their placement within the Fated Hierarchy allows.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Dritte
• Fünfte
• Mizu-no-min
• Osen-no-hito
• Vierte
• Zuerst

Genetic Descendants

• Dritte
• Fünfte
• Osen-no-hito
• Vierte
• Zuerst

Lifespan

Fünfte mature around the age of 17 years, and have an average lifespan of 95 year.

Related Ethnicities

• Gehen Volki