ELLYON HUMANS
Ellyon are a tribe of humans who claim descent from the marriage of seven angels with seven human sisters (or in other versions, brothers, cousins - there are many versions of the legend), creating descendants who are half-angel.
Descended from divine beings, the Ellyon are renowned for being haughty (at best) or arrogant (at worst). They obsess of blood purity and lineage and regard their bodies as divine objects. They disapprove of piercing and tatooing which alter the divine body and many shave themselves entirely.
The Seven Houses of the Ellyon are Dargon, Ishar, Koth, Lilim, Mardok and Nabu. The current Asheroth (King of Kings) is Lamesh VI of House Ishar, embodying six (Ellyon) generations of Ishar dominance in the City and its Empire. The Ellyon of Ishar and Koth shave themselves, although Ishar wear elaborate wigs and veils. Dargon have a fashion for long hair and beards, oiled and coiffed into ringlets. Lilim are the most fashionable house, currently celebrating Gorgadian fashions of stylishly wild hair in tassels and Grecian-style tunics and veils. Mardox paint their bodies with henna and Nabu are renowned for their long curling finger nails and hair down past their hips.
Descended from divine beings, the Ellyon are renowned for being haughty (at best) or arrogant (at worst). They obsess of blood purity and lineage and regard their bodies as divine objects. They disapprove of piercing and tatooing which alter the divine body and many shave themselves entirely.
The Seven Houses of the Ellyon are Dargon, Ishar, Koth, Lilim, Mardok and Nabu. The current Asheroth (King of Kings) is Lamesh VI of House Ishar, embodying six (Ellyon) generations of Ishar dominance in the City and its Empire. The Ellyon of Ishar and Koth shave themselves, although Ishar wear elaborate wigs and veils. Dargon have a fashion for long hair and beards, oiled and coiffed into ringlets. Lilim are the most fashionable house, currently celebrating Gorgadian fashions of stylishly wild hair in tassels and Grecian-style tunics and veils. Mardox paint their bodies with henna and Nabu are renowned for their long curling finger nails and hair down past their hips.
Character Advancement
Ellyon can advance in all classes as other Humans do.
Ellyon Feats
As Humans, Ellyon are entitled to a General or Class Feat at first level. They can also choose an Ellyob Feat from this list:
- Wings: The angel wings grow magically once a day and allow you to fly (base speed 24) for an hour
- Halo: Your halo grants you protection from chaos at all times and once a day can extend to a 10ft radius for 10 minutes
- Sacred Blood: You can expend your own HP to heal others once a day: lose 1d4 HP to carry out cure light wounds, neutralise poison or cancel and remove one Minor Injury
Incestuous Lineage
The Ellyon suffer from inbreeding and start play with a (incurable) Derangement, often related to the body (cleanliness, clothing, food, sex or fashion).
Saving Throws
Ellyon make saving throws normally.
Languages
Ellyon speak Common. If they have high Intelligence they often learn the Celestial tongue of angels or the Daemonic tongue of demons. Nim (Dwarvish) and Myrhak (Elvish) are commonly known but many study Gorgadian (Medusian) as a literary language.
Trauma
Ellyon do not gain a Trauma-related Feat at first level. However, their intense self-belief means they can ignore one source of Trauma on one occasion each day.
