Chiss (3.5e Race)

Chiss

Personality

Chiss are proud, noble people. They seek out strong, honest people to deal with, and often will not deal with those they see as not strong or honest enough to be true to their word.

Physical Description

The Chiss are a near-human sentient species that possess blue skin, red eyes, and dark blue hair. They range in height from 5 feet tall to 7 feet tall, and on average, weigh anywhere between 120 and 230 lbs.

Relations

The Chiss get along well with races that they see as strong, honest, or generally good. They dislike evil races like the Drow, or those that are seen as shifty or dishonest, like goblins.

Alignment

Chiss are generally good aligned, although in rare cases can be neutral, or even evil. They have a strong moral code, and are almost exclusively lawful, even when evil in nature.

Lands

The Chiss hail from the planet Csilla, a frigid, ice-locked planet that was rendered inhospitable by a superweapon that cooled the nearby sun.

Religion

Any

Language

Chiss speak common and Cheuhn

Names

Traditionally, Chiss names consisted of a long tripartite structure with three distinct sections. Usually, this followed the convention of the first and last being family names and the middle being the given name. Abbreviated versions of these were known as core names with their usage being a questionable choice. This was because full names were required for formal occasions, strangers and those that were believed to be the speaker's social inferior. However, this policy was capable of being broken if there were good and valid reasons for doing so. Such was the case when dealing with outsiders who had trouble pronouncing Chiss full names. The predominance of core names, at least in communication with outsiders, was such that a number of such names were recorded without the full name being known, such as Prakk, Kayree, Lev, Szardra, Voss and Zilvad. Apparently, the core name was typically formed by combining the short central section of the name with the last sound of the preceding section and the opening sound of the following. For example, Mitth'raw'nuruodo was Thrawn, Kres'ten'tarthi was Stent and Brast'alshi'barku was Talshib. The female officers Hess'irolia'nuruodo (Irolia) and Ina'ganet'nuruodo (Ganet) appear to be exceptions to this rule.

Male: Chaf'orm'bintrano(Formbi), Fehlaaur'aitel'loro(Fehlaaur), Kthira'shi'ktarloo(Ashik), Kung'urama'nuruodo(Nuru Kungurama), Mitth'raw'nuruodo(Thrawn), Prard'ras'kleoni(Drask)

Female: Ar'alani, Sev'eere'nuruodo(Veeren), Sev'rance Tann

Racial Traits

• +2 to any two stats. Chiss are a varied race, very similar to humans. Their strengths can lie just about anywhere.
• Humanoid (Chiss)
• Chiss are Medium creatures.
• Chiss' base land speed is 30 feet.
• Cold to the Touch (Ex): You have resistance to cold damage. Additionally, you are immune to the effects of Extreme Cold, and other weather conditions involving cold.
• Snowvision (Ex): Your vision is unaffected by natural phenomena like snow and ice.
• Darkvision (Ex): 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.
• Automatic Languages: ou can speak, read, and write Common, Cheuhn, and one other language of your choice. Bonus Languages: A Chiss with a high enough Intelligence score can pick any language as a bonus language, except for secret languages.
• Favored Class: Any

Vital Statistics

Table: Chiss Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
16 years	+2d4	+3d6	+4d6

Table: Chiss Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
40 years	80 years	100 years	+120 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Chiss Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	5’ 0”	+4d6	120 lb.	× (1d2) lb.
Female	4’ 8”	+3d6	100 lb.	× (1d2) lb.

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