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==Animus Magica==

[[Summary::A living ''Animate Objects'' spell, Animus Magica make for very interesting and challenging enemies - And allies.]] In Eberron, most [http://www.realmshelps.net/monsters/templates/livingspell.shtml Living Spells] are found in the [http://eberron.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mournland Mournlands], a place blasted by magic in the Last War. These spell effects twisted back on themselves and refused to dissipate, taking on sentience and ravaging the spell-torn land further. However, with the great number of [http://eberron.wikia.com/wiki/Warforged Warforged] that died on that battlefield, sometimes a spell used to call inanimate objects to life would absorb the latent sentience in the destroyed constructs, taking on a mind and soul of its own, derived from the shards of personality it had been born from.

These Living ''Animate Objects'' spells who developed sentience tended to then animate and piece together bodies for themselves out of the wreckage of the deceased Warforged, wandering the wastelands and eventually leaving them, some seeking to destroy, other seeking purpose as the orders once barked at their former incarnations are now silent. Many of these creatures appear just like Warforged, but less coherent and a bit more distant. 

In other worlds, they form from animating magic gone afoul. The Spellplague in the Forgotten Realms is one example where these creatures could be created; Animation twisted by wild magic into an entity all its own.

===Personality===

Much like Warforged, these creatures possess very limited experience in life, and many are disturbed by the landscape they were "born" in. They tend to seem fairly distant at times, and can be very difficult to "read", as their faces, being Warforged, were not designed to express emotions. They are also very inquisitive about things they don't understand, most especially machinery.

===Physical Description===

Animus Magica are typically fairly invisible, being visible only as a blob-like disturbance very similar to the distortion in the air caused by heat rising off a very hot object. Most form bodies to possess that resemble Warforged. However, these creatures can be found possessing all manner of inanimate object, from a coin to a sword to a jewel. (Which makes for rather interesting mid-campaign character introduction.) Physically immortal, these creatures suffer no penalties for aging (But continue to accrue bonuses with age, as normal).

===Relations===

Generally they get along very well with Warforged, but not very well with anyone else. Interestingly, they also have an instinctive understanding of other Living Spells and can communicate with them.

===Alignment===

Most are neutral or lawful neutral, though they can be of any alignment. They retain much of their blank moral concepts from their Warforged memories, though the drive to follow procedure and order tends to remain as well in some.

===Lands===

Most come from the Mournlands, and the majority stay there, ending up caught halfway in the conflict between the Lord of Blades and [http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/as/20061002a the living spell known as Stohpo-Ahk], as they are neither living spell nor Warforged, but rather both. 

===Religion===

Most do not follow a religion, though those that do are unwavering in their faith, as their beliefs give them purpose they crave. Typically they follow gods of crafting, creation, magic and mystery, as well as the occasional deity of war.

===Language===

Generally these creatures speak Common, and can learn languages just as easily as their Warforged counterparts.

===Names===

As Warforged, though many derive names from other races.

===Racial Traits=== 

{{3.5e Racial Traits
|name=Animus Magica

<!-- If your race does not have any racial attribute modifiers, delete the attrib lines below. Otherwise, place one attrib modifier per line. -->
|attribbonus1=+2
|attrib1=Constitution
|attribbonus2=+2
|attrib2=Wisdom
|attribbonus3=-2
|attrib3=Charisma
|attribfluff=Just like the Warforged they drew life from, Animus Magica are awkward socially, but their chosen body is tough as nails. They lose the +2 bonus to Constitution when not possessing their Warforged body.

|type=Ooze
|subtype=<!-- Racial subtype(s), if they have any. Not required. -->
|typefluff=Much like other Living Spells, Animus Magica are considered Oozes. However, they are considered Constructs when possessing any object, and gain the Living Construct subtype while possessing their chosen Warforged body.

|size=Medium
|basespeed=40
|othermove=Animate Objects has a Medium range, thus giving the Animus Magica a base speed of 40 when not possessing an object. Otherwise, their land speed is 30.

|vision=<!-- "darkvision" or "low-light". Delete this line if the race has no special vision. -->
|darkdist=<!-- "60", or whatever distance their darkvision extends to. Delete this line if vision is not set to "darkvision". -->

|specialtext1=The Animus Magica's natural form is an amorphous ooze-like distortion. In this form, they are not subject to critical hits, sneak attacks or flanking, and are immune to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, polymorph, and stunning. In this form they are also immune to all attack forms that rely on sight, such as gaze attacks and visual illusions. However, they are not immune to mind-affecting effects, and they possess Blindsight with a range of 60ft in both forms. When not possessing their bodies, they do not gain their racial +2 bonus to Constitution. In their natural form, they have Damage Reduction X/Magic, where X is equal to their Constitution modifier (But no higher than 10).  While not possessing their body or another object, they suffer a -2 penalty on Will saves from the feelings of vulnerability and paranoia associated with being without a vessel.
|special1='''Ooze Characteristics'''
|specialtype1=Ex

|specialtext2=While possessing their Warforged body, their type changes to Construct (Augmented Ooze, Living Construct). They lose their immunity to precision damage, which becomes instead a 25% chance to ignore the precision damage from each attack. In their Warforged form, they also gain their racial +2 bonus to Constitution, which is tied to the possessed body rather than to the creature itself. They also possess the Warforged immunities to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, disease, nausea, fatigue, exhaustion, effects that cause the sickened condition, and energy drain. Their bodies do not heal naturally and only receive half healing from [Healing] spells, but can be repaired as constructs by the Repair line of spells and similar effects. They possess the Warforged's natural slam attack that deals 1d4 damage. Lastly, the Animus Magica count as Warforged for the purposes of qualifying for feats and so forth (And can thus take the Adamantine or Mithral Body feat at first level if they desire, as well as being able to use Warforged components).
|special2='''Warforged Body'''
|specialtype2=Ex

|specialtext3=Much like any spell, the Animus Magica is suppressed entirely while in an Antimagic field, their body falling to the ground as if dead. They are Helpless while in this state, but only their bodies can be destroyed; The living spell itself is reinstated in the square where their body fell lifeless at the end of the spell. Animus Magica are likewise vulnerable to targeted dispelling, though they can only be temporarily disabled for 1d4 rounds, like a magic item. The effective caster level of an Animus Magica is its total HD, +1. Unlike other Living Spells, Animus Magica possess no innate spell resistance. 
|special3='''Living Magic'''
|specialtype3=Su

|specialtext4= As a standard action, the Animus Magica can try to possess a single Medium or smaller object by touch; This can be a suit of armor, a golem, and so forth. The size of the object the Animus Magica can possess increases to Large at 4 HD, a Huge object at 8 HD and a Gargantuan object at 16 HD, reaching their maximum at 32 HD, when they can attempt to possess a Colossal object. Attended objects, magic items and golems all receive a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 HD + Con modifier) to resist the effect; Unattended, nonmagical items are allowed no save. The Animus Magica then uses the object's physical statistics (Strength, Dexterity and Constitution), as well as the possessed object's or construct's traits, like hardness, resistances and so forth (But not spells or spell-like abilities); However, they retain their mental ability scores (Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma) and abilities such as spellcasting, spell-like abilities and so forth (Including the ability to possess objects). To possess an object, they must leave their Warforged bodies, leaving them vulnerable, but the destruction of the body doesn't harm the Animus Magica. 
|special4='''Animate Objects'''
|specialtype4=Su

|specialtext5=Animus Magica can communicate with other Living Spells and similar creatures. While these creatures are mindless and attack creatures for pleasure, they typically do not cannibalize each other, and thus can be "convinced" not to attack a party by another sort of living spell. this functions exactly like the Wild Empathy class feature of the Druid, except the bonus uses the Animus Magica's HD instead of class level and only functions against Living Spells and similar creatures. Most Living Spells start as Hostile, and spells of the Chaotic or Evil alignment have the DC increased by an additional 5 (For a total of +10 for a Chaotic Evil spell).  
|special5='''Magic Empathy'''
|specialtype5=Su

|autolanguage=Common.
|bonuslanguage=Any, except secret.
|favoredclass=Fighter, Sorcerer, Battlemage
|la=1
|ecl=2
}}

===Vital Statistics===

{{3.5e Racial Starting Age
|name=Animus Magica
|start=5
|simple=1d4
|moderate=1d8
|complex=1d12}} 


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! style="text-align: left;" | Gender || Base Height || Height Modifier || Base Weight || Weight Modifier
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| style="text-align: left;" | Male || 6' || +/- 1d6" || 270 lb. || +/- 3d10 lbs.
|-  style="white-space: nowrap;"
| style="text-align: left;" | Female || 6'  || +/- 1d6" || 270 lb. || +/- 3d10 lbs.
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===Example Animus Magica===
{{:Arget Mythweaver (3.5e NPC)}}



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Author	Zhenra-Khal +
Challenge Rating	13 +
Effective Character Level	2 +
Favored Class	Fighter +, Sorcerer + and Battlemage +
Identifier	3.5e Race +
Level Adjustment	1 +
Name	Arget Mythweaver +
Race	Animus Magica +
Racial Ability Adjustments	+2 Constitution +, +2 Wisdom + and -2 Charisma +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium +
Summary	A living Animate Objects spell, Animus Magica make for very interesting and challenging enemies - And allies. + and A battered Warforged with an unseen and unsettling secret. +
Title	Animus Magica +
Type	Ooze + and Construct +