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==Natureborn==

[[Summary::If dragonborn are beings reborn in the image of a dragon, then the natureborn are born in the image of the spirit of nature itself.  Through a mysterious ritual a creature transforms into a being of elemental and floral power.]]

===Personality===

Natureborn must be dedicated to nature, and so many come off much like druids (if they aren't already druids).  For the most part they being themselves neutrality in all its states, from comforting to careless, amoral to generous, dangerous to a source of health and security.  However they go about it, natureborn rarely fit in with urban society.  They are beings of the wild.

===Physical Description===

Like dragonborn, natureborn are not a breeding species.  They are reborn from pre-existing races and take the appearance and mannerisms from their base race.  Instead of scales and claws, the natureborn replaces their flesh and bone with aspects of nature.  Their skin is like soil, their scales like stone, their hair becomes grass and leaves, and their blood becomes sap.  A blend of animal, plant, and minerals of the earth, the natureborn seem familiar and yet are strange and mythical beings.  Depending on where the natureborn is reborn, they may take on specific environmental aspects such as sandstone from being born of the desert, or seaweed hair from being born of the sea.

===Relations===

The natureborn get along with any who respect nature, and so their relations vary.  Industrial cultures often clash, and quiet cultures are embraced.  Most often they find themselves at odds with dwarves and humans and synchronize well with elves and halflings, but it ultimately varies.

===Alignment===

Natureborn usually have at least one neutral aspect to their alignment.

===Lands===

Natureborn are born in and live in "the wild" in all its aspects.  Indeed, natureborn cannot be created in urban environments at all.

===Religion===

Natureborn worship nature deities or nature itself.  Many are druids or rangers.

===Language===

Natureborn speak their base race's languages, and learn Sylven as part of becoming a natureborn.

===Names===

Natureborn retain the names of their base race.

===Racial Traits=== 

{{3.5e Racial Traits
|name=Natureborn

|attribbonus1=-2
|attrib1=Intelligence

|attribbonus2=+2
|attrib2=Constitution or Wisdom

|attribfluff=The process of becoming a natureborn is hard on the mind, but when they are reborn they can be hearty of body or become deeply aware of their surroundings.  These abilities are in addition to the base race (see the Egg of Nature Ritual).

|type=Humanoid
|subtype=
|typefluff=The natureborn remain humanoids in spite of their often inhuman appearance, though if they were not humanoids to begin with they retain their typing.  They retain any subtypes of their base race.

|size=Medium
|basespeed=
|othermove=Most are medium, but natureborn retain the size and movement options of their base race, though they lose any other augmentations to their movement (such as the dwarven ability to move in heavy armor without slowing down).

|vision=Low-Light
|darkdist=60

|special1=Age
|specialtype1=
|specialtext1=Regardless of the age of the natureborn before the Egg of Nature Ritual, they emerge as an adult (losing any bonuses and penalties due to age).  They live up to 200 years before entering middle age.

|special2=Living Pulse
|specialtype2=Ex
|specialtext2=Natureborn recover unusually quickly when in natural environments, benefiting from the effects of a [[SRD:Ring of Regeneration|ring of regeneration]].

|special3=Natural Aspect
|specialtype3=
|specialtext3=The gifts of the natureborn manifest in different ways.  Upon completing the Egg of Nature Ritual, the natureborn chooses which of the following aspects to manifest.  Once the choice is made it cannot be changed.

*'''Feral Mind {{Ex}}:''' A natureborn who selects the feral mind gains stronger animal aspects, gaining the wild empathy of a [[druid]] of their level (or adding +1/2 HD to wild empathy if they obtain it) and [[SRD:Scent|scent]].  They gain either two claws (dealing 1d4 for medium) or a bite (dealing 1d6 for medium) attack.  They gain a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge Nature and Survival checks and both become class skills and may be used untrained.

:At 6 HD, the natureborn's natural armor thickens, gaining a +1 enhancement natural armor bonus.  Any natural attacks they possess gain a +1 enhancement bonus.

:At 9 HD, the natureborn's natural armor improves, growing to a +2 enhancement natural armor bonus.  Their enhancement bonus rises to +2.

:At 12 HD, the natureborn's natural armor improves, growing to a +3 enhancement natural armor bonus.  Their enhancement bonuses rises to +3, and they gain a new mode of movement from the following: a swim speed equal to twice their land speed (and the ability to breath water), a burrow speed equal to half their land speed (and tremorsense 50 ft), a climb speed equal to their land speed (and immunity to fall damage), or a fly speed equal to twice their land speed (average), chosen on obtaining this ability.

:At 15 HD, the natureborn's natural armor improves, growing to a +4 enhancement natural armor bonus.  Their enhancement bonus rises to +4, and their attacks now ignore all material damage reduction (such as cold iron or silver).  The natureborn is filled with life and becomes biologically immortal, gains immunity to negative energy, and immunity to death effects.

*'''Green Heart {{Ex}}:''' A natureborn who selects the green heart gains stronger plant aspects, gaining immunity to paralysis and magic sleep effects and no longer needing to sleep.  They can feed themselves on nothing more than water, an hour of sunlight, and contact with soil in place of their usual diet.  They gain a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge Nature and Survival checks and both become class skills and may be used untrained.

:At 6 HD, the natureborn gains 25% fortification and immunity to poison.

:At 9 HD, the natureborn gains 50% fortification and immunity to stunning.

:At 12 HD, the natureborn gains 75% fortification and immunity to polymorphing.  They may now use ''[[SRD:Speak with Plants|speak with plants]]'' as a spell-like ability at will.

:At 15 HD, the natureborn is immune to critical hits and gains immunity to mind-affecting effects.

*'''Primal Flesh {{Ex}}:'''A natureborn who selects the primal flesh gains stronger elemental aspects, gaining resistance to acid, cold, electric, and fire 2 and constant ''[[SRD:Endure Elements|endure elements]]''.  They no longer need to eat or breathe.  They can speak with any creature with an elemental subtype regardless if they actually know their language as if under the effect of ''[[SRD:Tongues|tongues]]''.  They gain a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge The Planes and Survival checks and both become class skills and may be used untrained.  The save DCs of any of the following abilities is 10 + 1/2 HD + [[Con]] modifier.

:At 6 HD, the natureborn's energy resistances rise to 5, they gain the Drench ability of a [[SRD:Water Elemental|water elemental]], and a swim speed equal to their land speed.

:At 9 HD, the natureborn energy resistances rise to 10, they gain the Burn ability of a [[SRD:Fire Elemental|fire elemental]], and they gain a +10 bonus to their land speed.

:At 12 HD, the natureborn energy resistances rise to 15, they gain the Push ability of a [[SRD:Earth Elemental|earth elemental]], and a burrow speed equal to their land speed. 

:At 15 HD, the natureborn energy resistances rise to 20, they gain the Whirlwind ability of a [[SRD:Air Elemental|air elemental]], and a fly speed (perfect) equal to their land speed.

|special4=Nature's Guard
|specialtype4=Ex
|specialtext4=The natureborn has a +2 dodge bonus against creatures of the Elemental, Fey, or Plant type.

|autolanguage=Sylven.  They also retain the languages of their base race.
|bonuslanguage=Any (except secret languages).
|favoredclass=Druid or Ranger
|la=0
|ecl=1
}}

===Egg of Nature Ritual===

The Egg of Nature Ritual transforms a character into a dedicated servant of the natural world known as natureborn.

Becoming a natureborn isn't undertaken lightly. It is a long process full of self-reflection and commitment. Those supplicants raised in the ways of their original race must carefully consider what they're giving up. While a human might be content to give up her natural versatility, it's rare for someone heavily invested in her racial identity to forfeit that race's abilities. 

When the rite begins, the supplicant lays aside all her equipment and possessions for the duration of the ceremony.  Without any trappings of civilization, they spend a full day and night fasting and meditating upon their choice.  Their mind fills with all the things they are giving up, reminding them they must forgo much of herself to become a natureborn. 

When dawn comes, the prospective natureborn settles onto the ground upon a bedding of blessed leaves or other debis (see Cost), summoning the flora and fauna of the terrain to them.  Insects, animals, and plants crawl over them carrying bits of the surrounding terrain appropriate for the area: sand in a desert, leaves in a forest, stone in the mountains.  They form an egg-shaped cocoon sealed together with strange threads of ectoplasm that seem to grow from the particulate material as they are shaped.  The natureborn falls into a deep slumber for the last time in their original form.  When the next dawn arrives, she is transformed into a natureborn.  After awakening inside the egg, they break out as a child of nature.

'''Prerequisites:''' In order to be accepted as a suitable candidate, the supplicant must have at least one neutral aspect and have an Intelligence score of at least 3. 

'''Benefit:''' A natureborn loses many of her original racial traits and gains the racial traits of the natureborn race (see above). 

You retain your type, subtype, and still count as a member of your original race.  You retain any racial hit die and LA, and ability modifiers.  You retain your base speed and any movement modes, but lose aspects which augment your speeds such as the dwarven ability to move in heavy armor.  You retain your original size and languages, and gain Sylven as a language.  

You lose all other racial traits of your original race, including bonus feats, skill bonuses, attack bonuses, save bonuses, spell-like abilities, and so forth.  If you lose a feat or skill points, you are able to choose where you lose them and re-select as appropriate.

'''Time:''' The Rite of Rebirth requires 24 hours of meditation and fasting followed by 24 hours of sleep. If the ceremony is interrupted, the prospective child of nature must start the rite from the beginning. 

'''Cost:''' The symbolic bedding crafted by the prospective natureborn costs 100 gp to create, and requires a handful of seeds from local plants.

===Vital Statistics===

{{3.5e Racial Starting Age
|name=Natureborn
|start=0
|simple=As base race
|moderate=As base race
|complex=As base race}} 

{{3.5e Racial Aging Effects
|name=Natureborn
|middle=200
|old=400
|venerable=600
|maximum=2d100}} 

{{3.5e Racial Height and Weight
|name=Natureborn
|mHeightBase=As base race
|mHeightMod=As base race
|mWeightBase=As base race
|mWeightMod=As base race
|fHeightBase=As base race
|fHeightMod=As base race
|fWeightBase=As base race
|fWeightMod=As base race}} 


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Author	Eiji-kun +
Effective Character Level	1 +
Favored Class	Druid + and Ranger +
Identifier	3.5e Race +
Level Adjustment	0 +
Racial Ability Adjustments	-2 Intelligence + and +2 Constitution or +2 Wisdom +
Rated By	Leziad +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Size	Medium +
Summary	If dragonborn are beings reborn in the image of a dragon, then the natureborn are born in the image of the spirit of nature itself. Through a mysterious ritual a creature transforms into a being of elemental and floral power. +
Title	Natureborn +
Type	Humanoid +