And not only me, but Dur-Nominator too, here's our joint effort. We were trying to think of something that would make sense in this particular fantasy world, and wouldn't be too mundane, too copied-off-some-other-work or too overpowered. Also, trying to avoid overlapping existing race options and stat combinations too much.

Name: Luminar (plural Luminars or Luminari)
- an extraplanar race sending aid to Theran efforts against extraplanar incursions (but only the evil ones!) such as the Ccul'gra

Home plane: a world of radiant light, with the landscape consisting of mostly vertical spires and forests of crystals, banishing nearly all shadow everywhere. No sun, but no night either - light shines from everywhere. Everything is well ordered and untamed nature is nowhere to be found; little in the way of beasts and predators. Greenery grows directly on crystalline surfaces.

Physique: slender humanoid, with very androgynous physique - though both sexes are just as common, they are often hard to tell apart by Therans. Elfin facial features, with large eyes and diminuitive noses, always seeming to smile slightly. Eyes have no discernible pupils; typical colors in the range of whites, yellows and oranges. Skin from tan to deep coppery, with the surface of skin slightly translucent to lend them a shimmery look. Hair ranges from orange to dark brown, also partially translucent. Hair grows also down the neck and on upper back and shoulders in a mane-like manner; also forearms. Five fingers and toes, all long and prehensile and tough-skinned, adapted to movement in their crystal forests. Long, hairless and leathery prehensile tail (allows tail slot). Feel very solid and warm to the touch, body temperature higher than Theran norm.

Motivation: strongly magical and curious, they often observe and study other planes from afar, and the more they witness the events in the prime plane, the more they've become concerned of the intrusions of creatures of evil and shadow - not to mention the very seedy underbelly of Theran life. They feel it their righteous duty to intervene (not believing in the whole "don't stick your nose in other peoples' business" thing), and send forth some of their best and most valiant to aid in repelling the threat. Mortal enemy of Scions. Finds Empire entirely repugnant and corrupt. Feel disdain for Outlanders' lawless ways, and as extraplanars are hunted by them. Being very magical by nature, hunted by Battleragers - something they have a hard time understanding why.

Size: medium (4'5" - 6')

Stats:
Str 19 - based more on tenacity than raw power
Int 24 - keenly intellectual, curious, methodical
Wis 17 - lacking in common sense, even naively idealistic
Dex 22 - fairly fluid in motion, adjusted to climbing
Con 24 - just as unshakeable physically as ideologically
Chr 16 - in their way beautiful, but are outsiders, find it hard to fit in despite good intentions

Immunities: light - simply impervious to damage from light
Resistances: poison - toxins don't have as much effect on them, diseases affect normally since they have little particular resistance to Theran ones
Vulnerabilities: cold - home plane warm and bright all the time

Alignment: strictly good - honestly concerned of others' wellbeing, selfless
Ethos: orderly or neutral - rather set in their ways, goodness is more important than complete freedom, only the most rebellious individuals can stretch as far as neutral

Classes: warrior, invoker, transmuter, conjurer
- only ones with poor magical ability would become a warrior, considered slightly second-class
- invokers receive affinity bonus: +2 points, freely pickable
- conjurers receive archon bonus: +(imms decide appropriate amount) effective mana towards conjured archons
- no clerics as they are foreign to Theran gods on the whole, individual worship (tattoos) ok
- no rogues as they are too bold and idealistic for subterfuge, theft and assassinations
- no shapeshifters or rangers as they're uncomfortable with the wild, untamed Theran nature
- no bards since they lack cultural understanding and connection to the Theran mindset
100% skills: spellcraft, flare if available to class- innate understanding on weaving spells and radiance magic
Inherent skills: climb, as per thief skill - natural adaptation
Special bonuses: permanent detect evil, detect magic - like svirfs' detect invis
- no infravision, they don't need it back home!
Special penalties: very unaccustomed to actual darkness, scan range halved in dark

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