Zeitgeist (3.5e Race)

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Zeitgeist

Fat ugly slugs who have perfected the art of suggestion

Personality

Zeitgeists philosophy is much like The Grand Inquisitor, from Brothers Karamazov, by Feodor Dostoevsky. (Which is too long to post here).

They have come to realise that there is no such thing as good or evil, and that most creatures cannot take care of themselves. Thus it is their purpose in life to let the children be children; let the children fight, and have fantastical ideas when necessary. For the zeitgeists must play the adults, only they will worry about the universe.

Happiness requires grand spectacles and continued entertainment. All societies must have them as cornerstones. The catchwords "Democracy", "Equality", "Freedom", and the greatest fallacy of all – “Choice” – must always be fought for in theatres and romance. To seduce the masses, they will give gifts of success; and may even create outside antagonists to unify.

Power is more effective by building bonds of trust, admiration, and love.

Physical Description

Zeitgeists are large blue slug-like beings.

Relations and History

The zeitgeist is enthroned with a mijusi guard in foreground.

Zeitgeist keep as far away form other slaver races as possible (hekatonped, setenall, and uberich). Zeitgeists have a reputation for public humiliation and torture of slavers. They always have a mijusi or invincible bodyguard in there employment. They also like to have a few ambassadors from the system they are inhabiting - these are only for public relations, no real decisions are made with them around.

Secret History

(Characters with ranks in Knowledge(Zeit) can research zeigeist to learn more about them. One must beat a DC 40, and have at least 20 ranks in Knowledge(Zeit) to learn the below.)

The Zeitgeist Dynasty had grown to such a power, that they could move whole solar systems to fit their needs. They would take over a system, then move the planets of value into the Dynasties home system. Allowing for easier and quicker communication across the empire.

Very few know what really happened in the final decades of the Zeitgeist Dynasty. The truth is, they were attempting to create a series of RNA strands, that would force options on races - and remove certain personality traits. Therefore a race could have 2 ways of living, and thinking or rebelling would not be one of them. This was in addition to the resource destroyer. Creating scarcity can be highly profitable, and makes an exponential amount of willing desperate slaves. As the fates would have it, a very small group of uongo-mijusi, were able to use this resource destroyer to implode the solar system into a black hole, and destroy the hierarchy. This was a suicide mission, and no mijusi knows of what really happened.

Alignment

Usually lawful.

Language

Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Infernal, Zeit.

Racial Traits

• -4 Strength, -4 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, +4 Charisma: Why be physical if one can make others do the job.
• Aberration (Xenoblooded)
• Medium: As a Medium creature, a Zeitgeist has no special bonuses or penalties due to its size.
• Powerful Bulk: The bulk of zeitgeists lets them function in many ways as if they were one size category larger. Whenever a zeitgeist is subject to a size modifier or special size modifier for an opposed check (such as during grapple checks, bull rush attempts, and trip attempts), the zeitgeist is treated as one size larger if doing so is advantageous to him. A zeitgeist is also considered to be one size larger when determining whether a creature’s special attacks based on size (such as improved grab or swallow whole) can affect him. However, his space and reach remain those of a creature of his actual size. Also the above benefits of this racial trait stack with the effects of powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject’s size category. Unlike powerful build, a zeitgeist cannot use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty.
• The Nature of Good and Evil (Ex): Zeitgeists can emanate an evil, neutral, or good aura. However this is not at all their alignment – for they have no alignment on the good/evil axis, rising above such morals long ago (they are neither good, neutral, or evil; they are alignment Z). (For classes or feats that require an alignment, zeitgeist only need to emanate it to gain features (i.e. one can have a "evil class" and a "good class", yet can only gain the benefits of the one they emanate. It takes a minute for them to change auras.
• Slime Speed (Ex): Zeitgeist have a Slime speed of 20 feet.
  • The slime is secreted from its underside of the zeitgeist. If unable to produce this mucus (normally due to severe Con damage), the creature becomes immobile. The zeitgeist with this ability can use it to climb walls and ceilings, including non-sticky surfaces. (Much like the wall walker power.) The slime remains on a surface for 2d4 rounds at night, or in wet conditions; but only 1d4 rounds during the day, or in dry conditions. These surfaces are under an effect similar to ectoplasmic sheen for the full duration.
• Bright-light Vision
• Darkvision: A zeitgeist can see in the dark up to 40 feet.
• Mind Blank (Sp): DNA manipulation has allowed them to ingrain a permanent mind blank spell into their bodies.
• +3 racial bonus on bluff, diplomacy, intimidate and sense motive checks.
• Star Form (Su): At 5HD, a zeitgeist can assume the form of a creature that the masses revere. This can only be of the same type as the masses, or an outsider; the new form cannot have more HD then the zeitgeist. In the Star form, a zeitgeist loses its slime speed and powerful bulk features, replacing them with features of the Star. A zeitgeist remains in one form until it chooses to assume a new one. A change in form cannot be dispelled, but the zeitgeist reverts to its natural form when killed. A true seeing spell reveals its natural form.
• Automatic Languages: Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Infernal, Zeit
• Bonus Languages: Any
• Favored Class: Acid Mage, Biomancer, Blackguard, Cleric, Grimoire Necromancer, Necromancer, Toxinblade, Weeper, Witch, Witch Doctor
• Level Adjustment: +2
• Effective Character Level: 3

Vital Statistics

Table: Zeitgeist Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
10 years	+2d4	+3d8	+4d12

Table: Zeitgeist Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
25 years	45 years	65 years	+2d6 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Zeitgeist Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4'	+3d4	200 lb.	× (5d10) lb.
Female	5'	+3d6	300 lb.	× (10d10) lb.

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