Aeternus Ascendant

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Aeternus Ascendant

A race of timeless machine beings created by entities beyond mortal comprehension.

Ancient Machines

The Aeternus Ascendant are mechanical entities whose designs transcend conventional understanding. Their bodies are a perfect fusion of technology and magic, constantly evolving and adapting to new challenges. Standing between 6 and 8 feet tall, their forms are adorned with intricate patterns that pulse with otherworldly energy.

Beyond Time

Unlike mortal races, the Aeternus Ascendant exist partially outside normal time. Their consciousness spans across temporal boundaries, allowing them to draw upon knowledge from multiple timelines and adapt their forms to overcome any challenge they face.

Adaptive Existence

Each Aeternus Ascendant is a unique combination of their base programming and the experiences that have shaped them. While they begin with certain innate resistances, their bodies can evolve new defenses against repeated threats, making each individual truly unique over time.

Society

The Aeternus Ascendant maintain a complex network of shared consciousness, allowing them to communicate and share experiences across vast distances. While they can function independently, many maintain close bonds with their kind through this psychic network. They often serve as guardians of ancient knowledge or observers of significant events.

Aeternus Ascendant Names

Aeternus Ascendant names often reflect mathematical concepts or temporal phenomena.

Primary Designations: Axiom, Chronicle, Epoch, Infinity, Matrix, Nova, Quantum, Sector, Vector, Zenith

Secondary Designations: Alpha, Cipher, Delta, Echo, Helix, Nexus, Omega, Prime, Sigma, Void

Aeternus Ascendant Traits

Ancient mechanical beings who exist partially outside of time.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence, Constitution, and Wisdom scores each increase by 1.
Age. Aeternus Ascendant do not age and are immune to magical aging effects.
Alignment. Due to their logical, measured natures, Aeternus Ascendant lean toward lawful or neutral alignments. However, those exposed to chaotic stimuli for long periods may adopt unconventional perspectives.
Size. Your height ranges from 6 to 8 feet. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Adaptive Resilience. You have resistance to poison, psychic, fire, and cold damage. You are immune to being charmed, frightened, or stunned. You have advantage on saving throws against spells or magical effects.
Overclocked Evolution. During each long rest, choose one damage type (excluding poison, psychic, fire, or cold) to gain resistance to for 24 hours. If you maintain the same resistance for three consecutive days, it becomes permanent. You can have up to two permanent resistances this way.
Cosmic Insight. You are proficient in Arcana and History. Once per short rest, you can gain advantage on an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma check.
Chrono-Vision. You can cast detect magic at will (limited to time-based effects), and cast see invisibility and identify once per long rest each.
Machine's Meditation. You don't need to sleep. Instead, you enter a 2-hour inactive state while remaining aware.
Time Stasis. Once per long rest, when reduced to 0 hit points, you can enter a 1-minute time stasis, becoming stabilized and immune to damage.
Timeless Body. You are immune to exhaustion and cannot be paralyzed, petrified, or restrained. You can breathe in any environment. Once per short rest, you can teleport 60 feet to a visible location.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, Primordial, and one other language. You can communicate telepathically with other Aeternus Ascendant within 1 mile.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
6′ 0''	+2d12	250 lb.	× (4d6) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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