A wealthy Rurian Mikaru, showing off their innate Gust-cantrip. Art by DM.
And winged and tailed species of very elvish looking, yet scaled people. There are only a few surviving remnants of the pure-blooded Mikaru of the past left, even though they once were the majority of the Illiadian people in Sancstroryl, as most of them were wiped out in The Great Wasting. The Mikaru were, of all Illiadian races, hit the hardest. Most surviving Mikaruian families have since intertwined themselves with the local population, giving rise to native people with Illiadian bloodlines and customs, or became Arrash. However, the few that still are around are often very old, and often are seen as walking encyclopedias of lost Illiadian knowledge; not counting a few that were born after the Great Wasting. They're a intellectually driven, but also warm and friendly people, but the loss of large parts of their culture and the disconnect from their homeland has let most of them to directionlessly wander the world of Sancstoryl in pursuit of a new home.
A people of Science and Faith
The Mikaru of old were a very advanced people, and many recent advancements in Ena-Tech and Magitech are results of the rediscovery of ancient texts that were originally written by Mikaru and Arrash. Despite their scientific minds, the Mikaru were still a people where faith was deeply interwoven into everything they did. Many took the teachings of Rencalism to heart, even the aspects regarding the preservation of nature in the faith. However, compared to the tribal Rencalism of their sibling-race, the Ree-Mai, which teaches to preserve nature by living as part of it, Mikaruian Reformed Rencalism instead tries preserving nature by building around it and leaving as much of the natural world as untouched as possible; this has led to some interesting workarounds back on Illiad, like flying cities, cities carved into mountainsides or even cities that also acted as huge gardens. Argentis itself, the Illiadian's current center of culture on Sancstoryl, seems to focus on greenery in the streets and bustling parks.
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Racial Traits
Ability Scores: +1 WIS +2 INT
Age: Mikaru age about the same rate as humans until they're 21 years old. After this, they stop aging completely, until they may succumb to Ha'zas-Syndrome, which can be seen as Illiad's version of old age.
Many of the few full-blooded Mikaru that remain are at least over 2000 years old, having survived Ha'zas Syndrome and their lifespans extended, and have knowledge from the time before the Great Wasting and the Illiadian Diaspora. Even the elves are amazed at their long lives, and consider them ancient.
The few Mikaru born after the Great Wasting on Sancstoryl usually tend to live about 400 or 500 years old, before contracting Ha'zas-Syndrome, due to the Great Wasting shortening the lifespans of most Illiadians born after it.
Alignment: Most Mikaru are good, but have no particular tendency towards law or chaos.
Size: Similar to humans. Medium.
Speed: Walking: 30ft
Languages: Common and Standard Illiadian
Illiadian Ancestry Option: You may choose an Ancestry Option from the list below.
Voice of Reason: With your innate ability to wield logic and reason, and explain your logic to others, you are able to give yourself advantage on a number of persuation rolls equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.
Flight: You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.
---Illiadian Trait (Only works on Sancstoryl, Illiad, or if two other Ena-Users are within 300ft of you ---
Ena Mastery: You still have access to the lost art of Ena and can
use Ena-Techniques worth up to 3 Ena-Points after each short or long rest. You
gain two additional points at Level 4, 8, 12 and 16, and three at Level 19. Your Ena-ability is either
Charisma, Intelligence or Wisdom and chosen by you.
Ancestry Options
(Ancestry option, choose one; determines eye-color and scale-color, with the first 5 options also determining Ena-type:)
Mikaru are greatly influenced by their environment, which has resulted in many Mikaru subtypes. Gurian Mikaru for example lived near environments that were brimming with Starlight-Ena, while Lirian Mikaru could be found near bodies of water, Rurian Mikaru on windswept mountains, Iakan Mikaru near caves and cliffs, and so on. Mikaru subtypes are as follows:
Erian (Grey&White Scales/Blue Accents or Eyes): You can innately cast the cantrip Guidance. You automatically gain the trait "Heart of Quartz".
Tayan (Grey Scales/Orange): You can innately cast the cantrip Spare the Dying. You automatically gain the trait "Heart of the Sun".
Gurian (Grey Scales/Yellow):
You can innately cast the cantrip Sword Burst. Your spellcasting
ability for this cantrip is chosen by you and can be either
Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma. You automatically gain the trait "Heart of the Stars".
Munian (Grey Scales/Dark Red): You can innately cast the
cantrip Resistance. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip is
chosen by you and can be either Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma. You
automatically gain the trait "Heart of the Moon".
Shadian (Purple/Black Scales and Ena):
You can innately cast the cantrip Acid Splash. Your spellcasting
ability for this cantrip is chosen by you and can be either
Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma. You automatically gain the trait
"Heart of Obsidian".
Lirian (Blues and Blueish-Greens): You can innately cast the
cantrip Shape Water. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip is
chosen by you and can be either Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma. You
may freely chose a "Heart of Illiad" trait.
Iakan (Green):
You can innately cast the cantrip Mold Earth. Your spellcasting ability
for this cantrip is chosen by you and can be either Intelligence, Wisdom
or Charisma. You may freely chose a "Heart of Illiad" trait.
Toarian (Reds and Pinks): You
can innately cast the cantrip Create Bonfire. Your spellcasting ability
for this cantrip is chosen by you and can be either Intelligence,
Wisdom or Charisma. You may freely chose a "Heart of Illiad" trait.
Rurian (Cyan And Blueish-Greens): You can innately cast the cantrip Gust. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip is chosen by you and can be either Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma. You may freely chose a "Heart of Illiad" trait.