Noo (3.5e Race)

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Noos

Noo are one, and there is only one Noo. Noo are hivemind, and stem from the planet Noosphere, where Noo waits. Upon this unlikely world, a sentient half fungus half animal based ooze spread across its surface. Rather than split, it grew until it covered the entire planet in its bulk. Aware, alive, it found itself unable to grow any farther. The surface was dominated, it had seeped through the cracks, but found itself alone in the universe. And so, the being of Noo bud and sent it's buds into the depths of outer space in the rare hope that the hibernating ooze fragments would land on other worlds, prosper, and grow over their entirety. And they have.

Noo's buds, the Noo race, may seem like individuals at first. In a sense they are, they are self-thinking extensions of what Noo is, a mere fragment of the whole. But they are also connected to Noo by psychic, spiritual links which transend all borders. When two Noo meet, they do not see themselves as two people, but as two personalities, two moods, of the single whole.

Personality

Noo is curious about the universe. Upon Noosphere, only plants and animals exist, no other sapient life. The idea that other thinking beings exist excites Noo to no end. Neither wholely good nor evil, Noo is true neutral. Noo's buds however may possess any alignment, though neutrality runs strong within them.

Noo tries to fit into the dominent culture of the world, learning more about them. As such, Noo will usually try to be on speaking terms of species when possible... a world where Noo is at war with sapients is a most regretable situation indeed.

Physical Description

Noo, in their most resting state, is a colored semi-transparent ooze of shapeless form with a single "dark spot" which serves as their core and their eye. They move around and operate like any ooze, speaking in bubbling voices. Able to contort their body very specifically, they usually take on humanoid forms, which prove useful in interacting with other similarly shaped sapients.

Relations

Noo desires not to be alone, and as such it usually results in Noo coming off as friendly. Occationally through more evil minded Noo grow focused on their other big concern, their desire to spread. It is said that when the population of Noo buds reaches a peek, they will collapse into each other, covering the planet and turning it into another Noosphere. While there is nothing wrong with that for Noo, it would seem it tends to upset other people with the idea of their homeworld turning into slime.

Alignment

Noo itself is true neutral, and while its buds can be any alignment, they tend to neutrality.

Lands

Noosphere is a world of many extremes and the Noo have adapted well to such a world, allowing Noos to be found nearly anywhere which can sustain life. They do have perference to wet places however, as they dry out rather easily otherwise.

Religion

Noos rarely follow gods, through they find them fascinating. Many of Noo's buds which become clerics actually follow Noosphere itself. They do not consider it worship, so much as drawing power from the whole of Noo. Though Noo is not a god, it does possess domains and should be considered a TN god which permits all alignments.

Language

Noo speak Nu, which is a chemical language mixed with bubbling noises. Unspeakable to others, they rarely communicate in it.

Names

Noo are all Noo, but because this confuses others who cannot understand that Noo is but one being, not many, Noos buds pick up names from their surrounding cultures. They can be considered to have a "chemical name" spoken in Nu, but they do not see it as a mark of individuality. It is more differing between a thumb and a ring finger.

Racial Traits

• +2 Constitution, −2 Intelligence: Tough and able to endure many challenges, they are also simple beings with simple nervous systems and brains. Were it not for their one mind, they would likely be no more intelligent than a normal ooze.
• Ooze (Shapechanger, Xenotheric): Noo are oozes, but are not mindless, not blind, and differ in some traits.
• Medium: As medium creatures, noo have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Noo base land speed is 20 feet.
• Noo have 3 Racial HD
• Noo have a slam attack which deals 1d6 + Strength damage.
• Noo come from a world where the tempature varies wildly. They come with the Varia Skin feat.
• Darkvision (Ex): Noo can see in the dark up to 60 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise like normal sight, and noo can function just fine with no light at all.
• Hibernate (Su): Noo are capable of surviving even the void of space by going into hibernation. In the course of a minute, a noo may collapse upon itself into a tight ball and harden, slipping into a coma. They gain +10 natural armor, hardness 20 which is only bypassed by sonic, immunity to radiation and [Light] spells, immunity to fall damage, and are considered objects for the purposes of spells which can affect them. However, they are largely unaware, blind, and immobile. They are only aware of their general condition and not specific events around them, and it takes 1 minute for the hibernation to reverse and they remain dazed for 10 minutes after. It is said they have some sort of subtle psychic force around them which allows them to make subtle long-term corrections in course when flying through the void of space, but it is a power too weak to use in anything less than interstellar travel.
• Morphic Body (Ex): Demi-Alter Self at will
• Morphic Touch (Ex): Two uses... Disguise Self others, and combat touch which is Fort save vs damage, Con based.
• Nuclear Body (Ex): A noo does have a "center" in the form of its nucleus, a dark blob admit the rest of it. Since it is the closest example of vitals they have, they are not entirely immune, but are resistant, to critical hits and sneak attacks. They are considered to have 50% fortification. Because Noo see in all directions at once from their nucleus, noo cannot be flanked, although they can be rendered flatfooted as normal.
• One Mind (Ex): While they are seperate beings, all noo are fragments of the collective mind which is Noo, upon Noosphere. As such they have access to its endless knowledge, through not instantly. The process of recalling so many memories and experiences is an uncertain one akin to using a search engine, and the desired knowledge may be buried deep in the collective psyche. They may make a special one-mind knowledge check with a bonus equal to his character level level + his Wisdom modifier to see whether he knows some relevant information about local notable people, legendary items, or noteworthy places. (If the noo has 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (history), he gains a +2 bonus on this check, and an additional +2 if they possess the bardic knowledge class feature.) For all purposes this ability is considered to be bardic knowledge.
• Ooze and Xenotheric Traits: A noo is immune to poison, sleep effects, polymorph, petrification, and stunning. They possess telepathy out to 100 ft., have fire and cold resistance 10, +2 on saves against fire and cold, possesses a bio-energy pool, and may take xenotheric feats.
• Tremorsense (Ex):
• Variable Size (Ex): Slight/Powerful Build
• Automatic Languages: Common, Nu. Bonus Languages: Any.
• Favored Class: Any
• Level Adjustment: +0
• Effective Character Level: 3

Vital Statistics

Table: Noo Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
1 years	+1d4	+1d6	+2d6

Table: Noo Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
50 years	100 years	150 years	Unlimited
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: Noo Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Null	Variable	Variable	150 lb.	× (1d4) lb.

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