Ignika Elementals (3.5e Race)

Ignika

History

Ignika are humans that were born on the plane relating to their element, and so, are naturally infused with said element. Neither human nor elemental, these beings are shunned by both races and so either accept this fact and live with others of their kind or ignore their fate and choose to either try to fit in with humanity (often met with catastrophic failure) or live in seclusion with the elemental beings that inhabit their natural plane.

Personality

Ignika are even more varied than humans, as their natural elements cause each one to act slightly different. Light ignika tend to be more orderly and holy, dark ignika tend to be more chaotic and prone to malice, fire ignika tend to passionate and focused, water ignika tend to be calm and peaceful, air ignika are jovial and free spirited, ice ignika are cold and aloof, earth ignika are quiet and observant, and electricity ignika are energetic and trustworthy.

Physical Description

Ignika vary in skin color, height, weight, hair color and traits more than any other race with vibrant colors befitting their element, red for fire, white for ice, blue for water, brown for earth and yellow for lightning, their height and weight exaggerated to the extremes of a normal human body. The only thing that ties them together are the tattoo-like patterns that cross their arms, chest, legs and/or back. Other than that, they appear almost human.

Relations

Due to the differences in their elements, and differences in their personalities, each ignika elemental deals with other races in their own way. Light ignika tend to be more cordial and work well with a variety of different races. Dark ignika tend be ostracized in most societies. Fire ignika tend to have good relationships with other races, though they are sometimes known to get too passionate or angry about things. Water ignika tend to have little relation with other races, but in places they interact with other races, they get along well with most other races. Out of all ignika, air ignika are the most well known out of all ignika because of their frequent positive interactions with a host of different races. Ice ignika have a bad reputation with most other races but are usually tolerated. Earth ignika tend to mix in well with other races and have good relations with them. Electricity ignika generally also have good relations with other races.

Alignment

Most ignika can be of any alignment, however darkness and light ignika have restrictions. Darkness ignika must be of chaotic or evil alignment, and light ignika must be of good or lawful alignment.

Lands

Ignika tend to either live in tribal communities made up of ignika elementals of the same element or they try to blend in societies made up of a variety of humanoids. Ignikia tribal communities are set up in a wide variety of environments and climates based on the element of the ignika community. Fire, earth, and lightning ignika set up in more temperate climates; ice ignika set up in cold climates; water ignika set up near shores and lakes; darkness ignika set up underground or in caves or mountains; light ignika have no preferences where they set up their settlements; finally, air ignika also have no preference where they set up settlements, but they tend to be nomadic.

Religion

Ignika worship the earth and elements over any gods or pantheons.

Language

Ignika speak Igniko instinctively and know any regional languages in order to communicate with other races. They almost always learn the language associated with their element and will also try to learn any languages of regions they travel to.

Names

Ignika receive their names when they first manifest their powers. They instinctively know this name and obtain any titles or surnames by deeds or patronage.

Air Ignikia First Names: Afa, Aros, Clode

Darkness Ignikia First Names: Malos, Pitch, Vilis

Earth Ignikia First Names: Firmus, Terberis, Titar

Electricity Ignikia First Names: Ars, Ohm, Slac

Fire Ignikia First Names: Novis, Pyroc, Scaldris

Ice Ignikia First Names: Glacis, Snift, Terna

Light Ignikia First Names: Aura, Lumen, Shone

Water Ignikia First Names: Aqualon, Clarity, Rane

Titles & Surnames: Demis, Element Chanceller, Land Strider, Spirt Spoken

Racial Traits

• Humanoid(Elemental):
• Medium.
• Ignika base land speed is 30 feet:
• Born Element (Ex): At birth, ignikai are imbued with an element. From then on, that ignika is one with that element. These are;
  • Fire: Ignika who born are with this receive the fire sub-type. This means they receive fire resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against cold or water type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the cold or water types. They also gain burning hands as a 3/day spell-like ability, caster level is equal to character level, with no limit to the ammount of damage it can do.
  • Water: Ignika who are born with this receive the water sub-type. This means they receive water resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against fire or electricity type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the fire or electricity types. They also cannot be drowned, and gain a swim speed of 20 ft/5 levels.
  • Cold: Ignika who are born with this receive the cold sub-type. This means they receive cold resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against fire or earth type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the fire or earth types. They also gain cone of cold as a 3/day spell-like ability, caster level is equal to character level, with no limit to the ammount damage it can do.
  • Air: Ignika who are born with this receive the air sub-type. This means they receive air resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against electricity or earth type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the electricity or earth types. They also gain a fly speed of 10ft./5 levels, with good maneuverability.
  • Darkness: Ignika who are born with this receive the shadow sub-type. This means they receive evil and chaotic resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against good or lawful type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the good or lawful types. They also gain darkvision out to 120 ft., the ability to see in magical darkness that they summoned, and take a -5 penalty to any spot or search checks in daylight.
  • Light: Ignika who are born with this recieve the light sub-type. This means they receive good and lawful resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against evil or chaotic type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the evil or chaotic types. They also gain a doubled range of vision in Daylight and doubled low-light vision, the ability to blind creatures with any light spell they cast, and a -3 penalty to any spot or search checks in little or no light.
  • Earth: Ignika who are born with this receive the earth sub-type. This means they receive earth resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against cold or air type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the cold or air types. They also gain +1 on their natural armor bonus and a burrow speed of 5 ft./5 levels.
  • Electricity: Ignika who are born with this receive the electricity sub-type. This means they receive electricity resistance 5, gain a +1 bonus on attack rolls against air or water type creatures, but also get a -2 on saves against spells and other effects that have the air or water types. They also gain lightning bolt as a spell-like ability 3/day, caster level is equal to character level, with no limit on the amount of damage it can do.
• Automatic Languages: Common, Igniko. Bonus Languages: Kirigo, Auran, Aquan, Terran, Ignan, Elvish, Dwarven, Goblin, Torkkish, Infernal.
• Bonus Languages: Ignika may take any bonus languages up to a total equal to their Intelligence modifier.
• Favored Class: Fighter, Druid.

Vital Statistics

Table: Ignika Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
25 years	+1d8	+2d6	+4d4

Table: Ignika Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
65 years	95 years	125 years	+3d10 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.

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