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Delvians were a species of sentient humanoid plants hailing from the planet Delvia recognizable by their blue skin that was dotted with light green patterns. In accordance with their plant origins, Delvians rarely exhibited body hair – only a small few were seen to have any body hair at all.Solar radiation, like the light of the sun or a nebulae caused a very pleasurable effect on their bodies known as a photogasm.While they are a plant-based species Delvians can draw energy from meat in their diet. Under ideal conditions Delvians don't need to ingest meat however if faced with starvation their natural physiology allows them to act in a carnivorous fashion. This transformation only occurs when they have not eaten other foods for too long causing their bodies will eventually switch into a self-defense mode that requires meat to "switch out" again. In this defense mode, the Delvian's body begins to shut down and automatically produces flowering buds that exude a highly toxic pollen. This pollen seriously aggravates allergies in other species, causing bouts of sneezing so severe that any unlucky beings breathing it will be paralyzed by their own sneezes, providing the Delvian with fresh meat ripe for the killing. This pollen has less effect on Peacekeepers than on most races, but even Peacekeepers are incapable of handling it for long. Leviathans seem especially sensitive to this pollen, as it can cause them to go totally blind if they are exposed to it for too long. Starvation also affected a Delvian's mind, causing severe paranoia and even madness.
Delvians were capable of camouflaging themselves from predators, and despite being evolved flora, Delvians required oxygen to breathe.The life-span of Delvians was very long. For example, Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan lived for eight hundred and twelve cycles before escaping Peacekeeper captivity.
Delvians were capable of camouflaging themselves from predators, and despite being evolved flora, Delvians required oxygen to breathe.The life-span of Delvians was very long. For example, Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan lived for eight hundred and twelve cycles before escaping Peacekeeper captivity.
Delvians did require planting in soil when ill or drained in order to revitalize themselves and regain energy. Likewise, they were able to make their limbs wither at certain times, turning them quickly into roots, though it took time to heal.
The Delvians were a very religious and disciplined species, and many practiced a religion known as the Delvian Seek. The Seek was a search for enlightenment through helping others, renouncing anger, and praying to or worshiping their central deity known simply as the Goddess. A priest of the Delvian Seek was referred to as a Pa'u.
With prayer and deep meditation followers of the Delvian Seek gained a number of psychic abilities which were able to be unlocked by a disciplined mind, aided by the Goddess. One such ability was the sharing of "Unity", the ability for a Delvian to link their mind to that of an other creature allowing for them to communicate on a psychic and spiritual plane. During "Unity" a Pa'u could impart knowledge or spiritual energy to another using this technique allowing the two Pa'u to share information and powers they have gained as part of the Seek. However "Unity" was only one of the many abilities imparted by the Delvian Seek including creating illusions, block out the senses of another being, causing the lifeforce of another to fade, potentially leading to death, and even the power to shield the minds of others from external influence. All these gifts required both mental fortitude and the Pa'u's own lifeforce, which could leave the participants drained. If the Delvian used up too much of their own energy, they began to weaken, the crown of their head slowly becoming a sticky pulp until eventual death occurred.
Meditation was used by Delvians to focus themselves on the Seek, but isolation could play havoc with the mind of a Delvian. The Seek could allow the Delvian to control their anger, but could not erase it; Delvians had to be constantly on their guard, lest they succumbed to their darker impulses. The eyes of an angry or murderous Delvian turned a deep blood-red.
Aside from the Delvian society being religious and disciplined, it was quite open. Delvians frequently meditated in the nude, and spoke freely of all subjects with one another. In the period of time leading up to the Peacekeeper/Scarran War, Delvians were sometimes exiled from their homeworld, simply for following the Delvian Seek. In any case, Delvians traveled across the universe, setting up other colonies on habitable worlds to which the exiles may go
The Delvians were a very religious and disciplined species, and many practiced a religion known as the Delvian Seek. The Seek was a search for enlightenment through helping others, renouncing anger, and praying to or worshiping their central deity known simply as the Goddess. A priest of the Delvian Seek was referred to as a Pa'u.
With prayer and deep meditation followers of the Delvian Seek gained a number of psychic abilities which were able to be unlocked by a disciplined mind, aided by the Goddess. One such ability was the sharing of "Unity", the ability for a Delvian to link their mind to that of an other creature allowing for them to communicate on a psychic and spiritual plane. During "Unity" a Pa'u could impart knowledge or spiritual energy to another using this technique allowing the two Pa'u to share information and powers they have gained as part of the Seek. However "Unity" was only one of the many abilities imparted by the Delvian Seek including creating illusions, block out the senses of another being, causing the lifeforce of another to fade, potentially leading to death, and even the power to shield the minds of others from external influence. All these gifts required both mental fortitude and the Pa'u's own lifeforce, which could leave the participants drained. If the Delvian used up too much of their own energy, they began to weaken, the crown of their head slowly becoming a sticky pulp until eventual death occurred.
Meditation was used by Delvians to focus themselves on the Seek, but isolation could play havoc with the mind of a Delvian. The Seek could allow the Delvian to control their anger, but could not erase it; Delvians had to be constantly on their guard, lest they succumbed to their darker impulses. The eyes of an angry or murderous Delvian turned a deep blood-red.
Aside from the Delvian society being religious and disciplined, it was quite open. Delvians frequently meditated in the nude, and spoke freely of all subjects with one another. In the period of time leading up to the Peacekeeper/Scarran War, Delvians were sometimes exiled from their homeworld, simply for following the Delvian Seek. In any case, Delvians traveled across the universe, setting up other colonies on habitable worlds to which the exiles may go
Racial Traits
Wound Die type 1d10 Chakra Points +3Racial Traits
+2 Dexterity and +2 Wisdom
Delvians are quick and very wise compared to the galactic Average.Medical Classification: Group VII - Humanoid Plant
Medium Sized Base Speed 30 feet
Delvians gain a +1 Medical party ability point and +1 Party ability slot for Medical.
Delvians gain +1 racial bonus on Chemistry and Biology checks.
This bonus increases by +1 per 5 levels but is capped at their Intelligence modifier.
Rooting (Ex):
At 10th level, as a move action, you can extend roots into the ground. Your speed is reduced to 5 feet, but you gain a +4 bonus to armor damage reduction and a +10 bonus to CMD against bull rush, overrun, reposition, and trip maneuvers. You also gain tremorsense 30 feet and fast healing 1. You can use this power for a number of minutes per day equal to your level. This duration need not be consecutive, but it must be used in 1-minute increments.
Photosensitive/Photogasm
Delvians are sensitive to high magnitudes of light of any star with a higher magnitude than the delvian Sun (Type G magnitude +5) and also during Solar Flare activity,quasars, pulsars etc...
Abrupt exposure to bright light Fascinates delvians for 1 round; on subsequent rounds, they are dazzled as long as they remain in the affected area.
Efficient Energy Use -
When using a Nei power, Psionic power, Primal arts, Energy control, or Ritual arts: a Delvian Spellcaster Reduces the Control point cost for that power by minus 2 to a minimum of 1.
Disrupt Nutrient Flow:
A Delvian can disrupt the flow of nutrients to one limb once per day, causing that limb to shrink and thereby gaining a +10 species bonus on the next Escape Artist check, or check to resist a grapple. The limb will be useless until it is healed. After the Escape Artist/grapple check is made, each depleted arm acts as 10 points of Dexterity damage; each depleted leg acts as 15 points of Dexterity damage. Thus, they are healed as per ability damage.
Plant Based Biology: Poison
Delvians Gain +10 against poisons that normal affect animal based species affecting their race and +2 vs poisons targeting plant based biologies.
Plant Based Biology: Sleep
Plants may breathe and eat, but do not sleep, unless they want to gain some beneficial effect from this activity.
This means that a plant creature can sleep in order to regain chakra and health loss, but sleep is not required to survive or stay in good sanity.
Redundant Neural Cortex III
Only Suffers a Fraction Sanity loss due to learning Forbidden Knowledge. -75%
Unity
Unity, a Delvian can share a state of consciousness with other psionic creatures without making checks as long as the target is a willing subject. Unity can be shared with non-psionic creatures however this has the potential to cause damage to the non-psionic creature. A non-psionic creature must make a Will Save TN 15 or suffer 1 point of temporary Intelligence damage. This save must be made every round unless the Delvian spends 10 control to protect the non-psionic creature from needing to make the Will Save.
Need for Meat [Defect]
Delvians evolved from predatory plants, as such a Delvian needs to eat meat as part of their diet, or they will eventually die. A Delvian can only go an amount of time equal to 2 + their Constitution Bonus in weeks. If a Delvian fails to eat meat within this time frame the delvian starts to take 1 point of temporary Constitution damage for every day they spend suffering from this effect. Additionally the Delvian starts to go into a natural predatory state. The first stage in this process starts within the first 1d4 days after the Delvian goes past the maximum amount of time without eating meat. In this stage first the Delvian starts to molt releasing spores from their skin that can cause sever allergic reactions in other creatures, creatures suffering from allergic reactions to these spores must make a Fortitude Save TN 15 or be sickened, the save must be made every round the creature, or character is in the vicinity of the Delvian. The effected vicinity of the Delvian is 330 feet, or further in contained areas such as a starship where ventilation is relatively poor. The duration of this stage lasts for 12d4 hours. During this time the Delvian becomes increasingly irritable. The second stage begins immediately after the end of the first, the Delvian begins to have a much greater production of spores from small protruding shoots that start growing out of their skin in various places. The level of spores in the vicinity of the Delvian start to become lethal the vicinity in the second stage is still 330 feet, or further in contained areas such as a starship where ventilation is relatively poor. Exposure to lethal spore levels cause 1 point of temporary Constitution damage for every minute of exposure the effected creature may make a Fortitude Save to prevent the Constitution damage TN 20, however even if the creature makes the save, the creature is still sickened. Outside the vicinity of 330 feet after the spore levels become lethal another 330 feet radius past the lethal range causes reactions identical to the first stage. The second stage of this state continues until such time as the Delvian consumes meat or dies. The amount of meat a Delvian needs to consume to end this state is equal to the Delvians constitution score in lbs.
DM-RP: 15Ability Scores; Flexible +2 RP Attributes: Extremely Spiritual +3 RPEfficient Energy Use II - 3 RP Treat Injury & Knowledge Bio/chem 4 RP Redundant Neural Cortex III: 3 RPRooting 2 RP <linked> Plant Based Biology: Sleep 1 RP <linked> Plant Based Biology: Poison 1 RP <linked> Disrupt Nutrient Flow 2 RP <linked> Photogasms -2 RP
Unity: 4 RP Need for meat: -8 rp
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