Chozo
Birdlike Humanoids from Metroid
Birdlike Humanoids from Metroid
The Chozo [Borg Designation: Species 42] possessed great strength, agility and intelligence. They as a species are peaceful, and are driven by a social/religious value that nature is sacred. While all Chozo are Force Sensitive, some blessed individuals were born with unique psionic gifts – the vague comprehension of events set to take place in the distant future. Driven by these prophecies, the race advanced quickly and became space faring. With abstract predictions of a hostile universe, the Chozo developed powered armour and armaments to defend themselves. Prepared for whatever hostility awaited them, the Chozo explored the stars.
The Chozo discovered that – despite their prophets’ visions of a chaotic and warring universe – the cosmos was enjoying a prolonged period of peace and enlightenment. First contact was made with a number of old and wise races took place, and to this day the Chozo still remember ancient races like the H'Riak, Empiants, Taelons, Iconians, Palmans and Protheans. The Chozo managed relations with all of them and even shared their cultures and technology, and the chozo gently colonised wild worlds such as Aether, Elysia, and Tallon IV.
Peace reigned through the cosmos. The alliance was a great universal renaissance, and lasted for a millennium. During this calm, the Chozo prophets continued to receive increasingly severe visions of chaos. They foresaw a universe consumed by war, horrors evolving on distant worlds, and a great toxicity waiting to be unleashed. As the visions became more precise, the species isolated itself from its allies.
The Chozo civilisation became intensely driven to fight this unclear threat. Time passed and the discovery and anniliation of the biospheres of Phaaze and SR338 took place, The Chozo had devastated two planets for the good of the universe, and sustained many causalities. The superpredators of Phaaze were extinct and the X-Parasites were permanently suppressed. With the crisis over, the race became consumed with a collective sense of guilt over their necessary actions. The Chozo believed the life of the universe to be sacred, and had to reconcile their aggressive actions with their faith. Worse still, their prophets continued to have visions of endless conflict and death. War was coming to the universe, and it seemed that their sins had not saved them. Many began to doubt these visions, and a schism occurred.
The bulk of the Chozo civilisation retired themselves from galactic affairs, leaving only a few scattered colonies amongst the stars. The race retreated to the holy planet of Tallon IV, to shun their technologies and begin simpler, poetic lives. These Chozo reconnected themselves to the natural world and tried to find a harmony with it, unaware of the danger approaching them, planet Phaaze's revenge was near.
On a small, rainy planet called Zebes, the last known Chozo colony had watched the stars with impotence. This small settlement of the nearly-extinct avian race witnessed the end of the great universal renaissance, and the slow beginning of a new chapter in galactic history. Gradually, the younger races were launching their first satellites into space. In time, new empires would rise to take the place of the old.
+2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence
Wound Die Type: 1d8 Chakra Modifier: +1
Medical Classification: Group IV-C - Omnivore [Avian]
Size: Medium Base Speed: 30 Feet
Silver Tongued
Chozo gain a +2 bonus on Bluff checks.
Chozo gain a +1 Etiquette party ability point and +1 Party ability slot for Etiquette.
In addition, when they use Etiquette to shift a creature's attitude, they can do so up to three steps up rather than just two.
Curiosity
Chozo are naturally inquisitive about the world around them.
Gain a +4 bonus on Etiquette checks to gather information
Gain Knowledge (history) and Knowledge (local) as class skills.
If they choose a class that has either of these Knowledge skills as class skills, they gain a +2 racial bonus on those skills instead.
Natural Force Sensitive
When Chozo take Force Sensitive they roll 1d4+2 instead of the standard roll.
- Psi-rating roll 1d4+2 for Chozo, Can choose to take a zero to be eligible for Technomancer class.
Bonus Feat: Force Sensitive
Unlike some races that just have a bonus to the Force Sensitive feat, the chozo actually start with it as well as possess a bonus.
Precognitive Contemplation [See Telepathy:Sense for more details]
At character creation, the player of a Chozo with a P-Rating of 4 or higher may make his character a Seer by permanently giving up access to two other Telepathic Disciplines.
Nimble Faller
Chozo land on their feet even when they take lethal damage from a fall.
Furthermore, they gain a +1 bonus to their CMD against trip attempts.