Souled (3.5e Racial Template)

Souled

A creature accidentally brought back from the dead as a skeleton with its mind intact.

Personality

A Souled's personality varies. Some are cruel and malicious, while others are kind and benevolent.

Physical Description

Souled typically stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet and weigh 25 - 50 lbs. Their bones are a bright white when first created but as the years pass they turn to a dull yellow. Like normal animated skeletons they have pinpoint lights for eyes, but a Souled's may be of any color.

Relations

Souled rarely have have any interaction with other races. Most intelligent races with either try to destroy a Souled thinking them to be a normal undead skeleton. Mindless undead perceive Souled as other mindless undead and treat them as such. Intelligent undead must make a DC 20 spot check to notice when the Souled is acting uncharacteristically for a normal undead skeleton.

Alignment

Souled may be of any alignment, although Good aligned Souled are rare due to the hate most good creatures have for undead. Most good aligned Souled will half heartedly attack adventurers so that the adventurers may kill them and end their undead existence.

Lands

Souled may live in any lands although they have none they call their own.

Religion

Souled may worship any deity, but those who worship good deities choose to end their existence soon after creation. Although it is rumored that Pelor has asked certain Souled to remain undead to help fight his cause from the inside.

Language

Souled speak any language that they knew in life.

Names

Most Souled choose to take a new name upon rebirth. Common names are: Mortir, Smrt, Kuolema, Halal, Olum.

Racial Traits

• Same as base race, +2 dex: A creature becomes more agile due to the lack of constricting tendons, and their replacement of negative energy.
• Gains the subtype(undead): They are reborn!
• Size: doesn't change:
• Base land speed Same as base creature, If a Souled's base creature had a fly speed in life it retains it.
• Natural attack: Gains 2 claw attacks, 1d4 melee (for medium)1d3 for small 1d6 for large.
• Souled take a -6 to all skills that include interaction w/ living creatures. Souled have a +2 to hide and move silently checks
• Automatic Languages:Common+ base creature . Bonus Languages: any (except secret languages like druidic).
• Favored Class: rogue, base creature.
• Turn Resistance +4,
• Damage reduction 5/bludgeoning, like skeletons.
• Unnatural Resilience – heals at the same rate as a living person does (i.e., based on level), though magical healing also function normally.
• Level Adjustment: +1

Vital Statistics

Table: Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
110 years	+4d6	+6d6	+10d6

Table: Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
175 years	263 years	350 years	Immortal
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: Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4' 10"	+2d10	20 lb.	× 1 lb.
Female	4' 5"	+2d10	15 lb.	× 1 lb.

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