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ArtificialFri 18-Nov-11 02:18 PM
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#41466, "The Hollow"
Edited on Fri 18-Nov-11 02:19 PM

  

          

Once upon a time there was a game called Shadowbane, which had a race called Shades, which were essentially misunderstood albino humans (every once in awhile humans would have a Shade instead of a normal human). They had white skin, and no hair iirc. They were also said to lack souls and be linked with death. Something like that.

I thought this idea would be interesting to bring into CF.

First to preface, it is elf culture that makes elves goodies is my understanding. Storm giants, however, have a strong empathy that makes them goodies. I wanted something of a mix of both with this idea.

Backstory:

Through the treachery of the Betrayer, Jullias, for a time, the universe was unmade. Only through the will of one who was already once unmade, was the world brought back to what it was. However, nothing ever returns exactly as it was, for wounds oft leave scars.

Humans began having children foreign to them. They had pale white features, no hair, and were said to possess the cold eyes of the dead. Most were killed at birth, so horrible was the sight of them.

Recently, a few have been surviving to adulthood, as it was learned that despite their dead eyes, they have a very strong inherent understanding of right and wrong, and always tend towards the light. This has lead to varied cultural understandings of their birth, that they lack souls, and do good to earn one, or that they are evil souls, and seek redemption, among many others.

Despite their pure tendencies, the hollow have an extreme aversion to magic, and no affinity for it. They are resistant to holy and unholy alike, however, lending further support to the ideas surrounding them.

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Not certain what stats they'd have. Similar to human, possibly lower int, and lower charisma. Slightly higher str wisd and dex perhaps?

Tend towards priestly classes, cannot be mages, and perhaps not bards either.

vuln magic, resist positive and negative

Feel free to completely change anything about it.

  

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HOT TopicIf we added a limited good align only race.... [View all] , Rayihn, Fri 18-Nov-11 10:22 AM
Reply RE: If we added a limited good align only race...., The Redeemed: (Anonymous), 08-Dec-11 04:22 PM, #112
Reply A bit late but.. Avatars, Marcus_, 02-Dec-11 01:07 AM, #111
Reply RE: If we added a limited good align only race...., Doge, 29-Nov-11 12:55 AM, #110
Reply Perhaps a few more half-human races, Gaspar, 25-Nov-11 08:37 PM, #106
Reply I really like half-storm giants, but the idea..., Wayward Knight, 28-Nov-11 12:54 AM, #108
     Reply RE: I really like half-storm giants, but the idea..., Illanthos, 28-Nov-11 03:25 AM, #109
Reply Holy Men, xrus, 25-Nov-11 05:35 PM, #105
Reply Erathi, Larshalv, 23-Nov-11 02:50 AM, #102
Reply Half-Fey, Elerosse, 22-Nov-11 08:32 PM, #101
Reply Ambiants, Explosion, 22-Nov-11 03:06 PM, #100
Reply It does sound interesting nt, incognito, 23-Nov-11 02:30 PM, #104
Reply Lesser Tara-bals, BaronMySoul (Anonymous), 22-Nov-11 01:58 PM, #99
Reply Soloren, lasentia, 21-Nov-11 06:49 PM, #87
Reply This is so incredibly unbalanced and op. Not to mentio..., Graatch, 21-Nov-11 07:05 PM, #88
Reply Balance accordingly, lasentia, 21-Nov-11 08:00 PM, #89
Reply RE: This is so incredibly unbalanced and op. Not to me..., Illanthos, 22-Nov-11 12:27 AM, #92
     Reply RE: This is so incredibly unbalanced and op. Not to me..., Graatch, 22-Nov-11 12:52 AM, #93
          Reply Heh. I'd play Darksun again, but now in CF, Explosion, 22-Nov-11 01:40 AM, #95
          Reply RE: This is so incredibly unbalanced and op. Not to me..., Illanthos, 26-Nov-11 01:23 AM, #107
Reply So it is a goodie lich with displacement. No thanks. n..., Artificial, 21-Nov-11 08:26 PM, #90
Reply Sort of the idea to have a weaker spectral thing on the..., lasentia, 22-Nov-11 08:45 AM, #97
Reply Great idea, Explosion, 22-Nov-11 01:38 AM, #94
Reply RE: Great idea, Tarleton, 22-Nov-11 04:57 AM, #96
     Reply No, I havea better idea., Explosion, 22-Nov-11 10:37 AM, #98
Reply Sounds op to me, incognito, 23-Nov-11 02:26 PM, #103
Reply Yzlooz, UncleArzzra, 21-Nov-11 04:14 PM, #84
Reply Whatever you want to call the forest guardians in FoN, Graatch, 21-Nov-11 03:02 PM, #81
Reply I like a lot of this, incognito, 21-Nov-11 04:06 PM, #82
Reply RE: I like a lot of this, Graatch, 21-Nov-11 04:32 PM, #86
Reply Somewhere there is an alusion to them being grown., Alston, 21-Nov-11 10:35 PM, #91
Reply Can we just ensure, please, incognito, 21-Nov-11 02:53 PM, #80
Reply Angel/Celestial, Oldril, 21-Nov-11 12:55 PM, #79
Reply RE: If we added a limited good align only race...., Illanthos, 21-Nov-11 06:25 AM, #77
Reply One of those wooden Djinn guys from Clash of the titans..., Gaspar, 21-Nov-11 01:56 AM, #75
Reply I like the idea of these too, Abernyte, 21-Nov-11 10:06 AM, #78
     Reply And when they die, the explode. lol, Gaspar, 21-Nov-11 04:12 PM, #83
Reply I had an idea once, for a mud I was working on., Vladamir, 21-Nov-11 12:33 AM, #73
Reply Oh and FYI they are cold hating reptilian humanoids. Th..., Vladamir, 21-Nov-11 12:35 AM, #74
Reply +1, GrahamC, 21-Nov-11 04:27 PM, #85
Reply a rough idea, dude, 20-Nov-11 08:29 PM, #72
Reply Archon, _Magus_, 20-Nov-11 08:19 PM, #71
Reply How about a half-storm giant., Kobaine, 20-Nov-11 04:21 PM, #69
Reply Two problems, Mort, 21-Nov-11 05:36 AM, #76
Reply So do you regret asking yet? nt, vargal, 20-Nov-11 01:21 PM, #68
Reply Elysian, Wayward Knight, 20-Nov-11 10:05 AM, #67
Reply Gully dwarves., Quixotic, 20-Nov-11 09:41 AM, #66
Reply Another since I am bored-Earthborn, AngryRotarian, 20-Nov-11 08:07 AM, #64
Reply Please leave this open for a while, fist-law, 20-Nov-11 02:55 AM, #58
Reply Goro Giants, Explosion, 20-Nov-11 02:36 AM, #57
Reply Inherent: Immortal commentary, Swordsosaurus, 20-Nov-11 03:28 AM, #59
     Reply This would be very cool, seriously, Explosion, 20-Nov-11 08:14 AM, #65
Reply RE: Overseer-Work in Progress, AngryRotarian, 20-Nov-11 02:06 AM, #54
Reply New elven race., Isildur, 20-Nov-11 12:46 AM, #52
Reply You totally stole my roomates idea., Zephon, 20-Nov-11 01:40 AM, #53
Reply Can they be "Bare" Paladins? n/t, Alston, 20-Nov-11 06:02 AM, #62
Reply I find this idea unnattractive., robdarken_, 20-Nov-11 05:29 PM, #70
Reply Giant Tree folk, Gaspar, 19-Nov-11 11:24 PM, #51
Reply Though about that too, Explosion, 20-Nov-11 02:09 AM, #55
Reply Wouldn't they be neutral?, DurNominator, 20-Nov-11 02:15 AM, #56
Reply Hound Archonesque, Zephon, 19-Nov-11 07:07 PM, #48
Reply Dog folk have my vote. Faithful companions, Swordsosaurus, 20-Nov-11 03:38 AM, #60
Reply I've got too much time on my hands, Mort, 19-Nov-11 06:19 PM, #47
Reply That is a very good idea!, Amberion, 19-Nov-11 07:03 PM, #49
Reply I like this, a lot. nt, Drekten, 19-Nov-11 07:04 PM, #50
Reply Addition on Luminar conjurers, DurNominator, 20-Nov-11 05:08 AM, #61
Reply Quick questions..., TMNS, 19-Nov-11 04:16 PM, #46
Reply Genasi, laxman, 19-Nov-11 02:49 PM, #45
Reply I like the idea of Pixie's/Sprites, Alston, 19-Nov-11 12:04 PM, #44
Reply I don't get what people don't understand about good onl..., Alston, 19-Nov-11 11:48 AM, #43
Reply Halflings (another take), Calion, 19-Nov-11 11:09 AM, #41
Reply Halflings or a version of Isendor's idea, vargal, 19-Nov-11 07:30 AM, #39
Reply Leprechaun, Swordsosaurus, 19-Nov-11 06:05 AM, #38
Reply Nelarim, Isendor, 18-Nov-11 08:48 PM, #34
Reply Likes and Dislikes, fist-law, 19-Nov-11 03:10 AM, #36
Reply No on the evil. That's not what Baer is putting out. n/..., Alston, 20-Nov-11 06:22 AM, #63
Reply Izzy!!! <3 nt, Baerinika, 19-Nov-11 08:41 AM, #40
Reply Sylphs, Sertius, 18-Nov-11 06:54 PM, #33
Reply Faerie, Explosion, 18-Nov-11 06:52 PM, #32
Reply Halflings n/t, Lhydia, 18-Nov-11 04:13 PM, #30
Reply Thri-kreen, ORB, 18-Nov-11 04:07 PM, #29
Reply Pandarens!!!!!111 n/t, Tarleton, 18-Nov-11 04:04 PM, #27
Reply And skimming for idea I came across this one. Bralani, lasentia, 18-Nov-11 03:16 PM, #26
Reply I wrote up 3, but one was done already., lasentia, 18-Nov-11 02:51 PM, #24
Reply The Hollow, Artificial, 18-Nov-11 02:19 PM #23
Reply I really like this concept., lasentia, 18-Nov-11 02:55 PM, #25
Reply Seconded..., Tarleton, 18-Nov-11 04:07 PM, #28
Reply Forgot to add powers, Artificial, 18-Nov-11 04:42 PM, #31
Reply Pixie, Tac, 18-Nov-11 02:14 PM, #22
Reply duffers and todgers, Dallevian, 18-Nov-11 01:13 PM, #21
Reply plug for naga or gorgon idea i had a while back, Dallevian, 18-Nov-11 01:06 PM, #20
Reply Seraph(im), Welverin, 18-Nov-11 01:05 PM, #19
Reply Just a few...., Torak, 18-Nov-11 12:00 PM, #11
Reply Are you high? nt, Rayihn, 18-Nov-11 12:03 PM, #12
     Reply He obviously is, Tsunami, 18-Nov-11 12:07 PM, #13
     Reply RE: He obviously is, Rayihn, 18-Nov-11 12:10 PM, #14
          Reply I thought Will'O'Wisps was a neat idea., Vortex Magus, 18-Nov-11 12:13 PM, #15
          Reply RE: He obviously is, Splntrd, 18-Nov-11 12:32 PM, #16
          Reply Ah, Tsunami, 18-Nov-11 12:32 PM, #17
     Reply Hey I warned you...., Torak, 18-Nov-11 08:01 PM, #35
Reply Centaur n/t, Demon (Anonymous), 18-Nov-11 11:57 AM, #10
Reply Meriaen., Vortex Magus, 18-Nov-11 11:34 AM, #9
Reply Dryads, Amberion, 18-Nov-11 11:22 AM, #6
Reply RE: Dryads, orangepowered, 18-Nov-11 11:25 AM, #7
Reply RE: Dryads, Daevryn, 18-Nov-11 11:31 AM, #8
     Reply Ooh I had made a mistake., Amberion, 19-Nov-11 04:58 AM, #37
Reply Centaur, Homard, 18-Nov-11 11:14 AM, #5
Reply half-celestial and others, Tsunami, 18-Nov-11 11:11 AM, #4
Reply Inherents:, Tsunami, 18-Nov-11 12:41 PM, #18
Reply Centaur, Tac, 18-Nov-11 11:10 AM, #3
Reply I would second this but she asked for good-only and all..., Alston, 19-Nov-11 11:45 AM, #42
Reply A question, Homard, 18-Nov-11 10:46 AM, #1
     Reply RE: A question, Rayihn, 18-Nov-11 10:55 AM, #2
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