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*Xenotherics with an [[SRD:Intelligence|Intelligence]] score of 3 or higher have [[SRD:Telepathy|telepathy]] out to 100 ft.
 
*Xenotherics with an [[SRD:Intelligence|Intelligence]] score of 3 or higher have [[SRD:Telepathy|telepathy]] out to 100 ft.
 
*May take feats with the [[Xenotheric (3.5e Feat Type)|Xenotheric]] tag.
 
*May take feats with the [[Xenotheric (3.5e Feat Type)|Xenotheric]] tag.
*''[[#Bio-Energy|Bio-Energy]] ([[SRD:Extraordinary Ability|Ex]]):'' Xenotheric metabolism is capable of producing large amounts of biological energy. This energy can then be used to power special attacks and abilities. Some of these abilities are exclusive to specific Xenotheric species, whereas others can be accessed through various [[Xenotheric (3.5e Feat Type)|Xenotheric feats]]. See [[#Bio-Energy|bio-energy]] below.
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*''[[Bio-Energy (3.5e Creature Ability)|Bio-Energy]] ([[SRD:Extraordinary Ability|Ex]]):'' Xenotheric metabolism is capable of producing large amounts of biological energy. This energy can then be used to power special attacks and abilities. Some of these abilities are exclusive to specific Xenotheric species, whereas others can be accessed through various [[Xenotheric (3.5e Feat Type)|Xenotheric feats]]. See [[#Bio-Energy|bio-energy]] below.
 
*Immunity to [[SRD:Poison|poison]], [[SRD:Polymorph|polymorphing]], petrification and form-altering effects. They can still be affected by polymorphing and form-altering effects created by themselves.
 
*Immunity to [[SRD:Poison|poison]], [[SRD:Polymorph|polymorphing]], petrification and form-altering effects. They can still be affected by polymorphing and form-altering effects created by themselves.
 
*Resistance to [[SRD:Acid Effect|acid]] 10 and [[SRD:Electricity Effect|electricity]] 10.
 
*Resistance to [[SRD:Acid Effect|acid]] 10 and [[SRD:Electricity Effect|electricity]] 10.

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Xenotheric

This subtype pertains to the Xenotheric family of outsiders, which hail from planes associated with aberrant lifeforms. Many xenotheric species have suffered varied amounts of exposure to the transmorphic and undefined currents of the Far Realm and other such places of conception. Most xenotherics were transmogrified by their unnatural evolution, having attained a higher form of existence where thought and locution occurs solely on the cerebral state, and yet others have been horribly altered by their experiences, flensed by planar chaos until their sapience was stripped away. However, despite all of these vastly different creatures having equally varied origins, the forces they were exposed to are akin, and therefore many of their physical and mental traits overlap. Since no home or origin between them is shared, xenotherics do not belong to any single plane or realm, and simply naturally gravitate to any environments that suit their requirements.

Various superphyla of xenotheric outsiders have strong links to certain types of aberrations. Aberrations that gain the xenotheric subtype through evolution become outsiders with the Augmented Aberration subtype.

Traits

The traits listed here override the base Outsider traits wherever applicable.

  • The Xenotheric subtype overrides and replaces the Extraplanar and/or Native subtypes.
  • Xenotherics with an Intelligence score of 3 or higher have telepathy out to 100 ft.
  • May take feats with the Xenotheric tag.
  • Bio-Energy (Ex): Xenotheric metabolism is capable of producing large amounts of biological energy. This energy can then be used to power special attacks and abilities. Some of these abilities are exclusive to specific Xenotheric species, whereas others can be accessed through various Xenotheric feats. See bio-energy below.
  • Immunity to poison, polymorphing, petrification and form-altering effects. They can still be affected by polymorphing and form-altering effects created by themselves.
  • Resistance to acid 10 and electricity 10.
  • Xenotheric outsiders eat, but do not sleep. Certain xenotherics do not need to breathe; defer to the creature's statistics for information on breathing.

Bio-Energy

Certain lifeforms have the capacity to generate large amounts of metabolic energy that can be used for many different purposes. Such a creature's bio-energy pool can contain a maximum amount of charges equal to 3 plus the creature's Constitution modifier (minimum 1). These charges may be expended to facilitate certain special powers. Some of these powers are exclusive to specific species of creatures, whereas others can be accessed through various abilities gained from feats or class features.

Expended bio-energy charges regenerate at a rate of 1 charge per minute. Drained bio-energy comes back at a rate of 1 point per hour of rest.

Bio-Energy Drain: Certain more exhaustive processes cause bio-energy drain. Charges lost through bio-energy drain do not regenerate within 1 minute and are effectively lost; your bio-energy pool is treated as having 1 charge less for every charge drained. A creature with bio-energy drain equal to the size of its bio-energy pool cannot use its bio-energy for any purpose.

Bio-energy drain can be restored through one or more hours of uninterrupted rest, recovering one point of bio-energy drain per hour. Creatures that do not need sleep (like creatures with the Xenotheric subtype) still need to rest, where rest is defined as a time during which no strenuous activities are performed (actions that induce fatigue or exhaustion, or otherwise elicit Fortitude saves against these effects even if the creature is not required to attempt them).


Creatures with the Xenotheric Subtype

The following creatures have the xenotheric subtype:

Creature Entry CR Type Subtypes Size Description
Admirali 30 Outsider Xenotheric Medium Nyota Admiral.
Battlehead 8 Aberration Xenotheric Medium An ambush predator capable of making temporary dead-magic zones. Attacks with pincers and a sharp beak.
Battlehead, Warhead 13 Aberration Xenotheric Large An ambush predator capable of making temporary dead-magic zones. Attacks with pincers and a sharp beak.
Blattodea 3, 11 Vermin, Aberration Xenotheric, Augmented Vermin Medium, Huge
Brachyura Monstrous Humanoid Aquatic, Xenotheric Large Deep sea creatures from Gokia, they have a grudge against the surface world and would love to see it drown.
Deathclaw 5 Animal Xenotheric Medium
Deino 5 Dragon Xenotheric, Pokémon Small Deino is a rather comical-looking dragon with a bad temper. Unfortunately for it, its utter lack of vision tends to repeatedly screw it over in the enclosed areas it hunts in. This doesn't help its comical image.
Elder Thing 10 Outsider Aquatic, Xenotheric Large
Fast Headcrab 2 Outsider Xenotheric Tiny
Flying Polyp 15 Outsider Air, Xenotheric Huge
Gastropotamos 4 Animal Xenotheric Large
Gokiburi 1/2, 3, 6 Aberration Xenotheric Medium
Headcrab 1/2 Outsider Xenotheric Tiny A headcrab is a predatorial Xenotheric species, whose natural hatching grounds lie within the vast plateaus of Xen.
Hedoro 3 Ooze Shapechanger, Xenotheric Medium
Hydreigon 22 Dragon Xenotheric, Evil, Pokémon Large Unlike its pre-evolutions, Hydreigon is not even remotely comical. It's an engine of utter destruction. To a Hydreigon, everything it encounters is a potential meal.
Kavka 1/3 Animal Xenotheric Tiny Kavkas are small avians from the planet Gokia that feed on bugs and occasionally scavenge on other meats.
Lunar Tarrasque 27 Magical Beast Xenotheric Colossal
Malcurion Dragon 8, 12, 15, 17, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42 Dragon Xenotheric Medium, Large, Huge, Gargantuan
Mizmazer 7 Outsider Extraplanar, Psionic, Xenotheric Medium
Mkodos 4 Ooze Xenotheric Medium
Nimbus Drifter 9 Elemental Air, Xenotheric Gargantuan
Noo Ooze Shapechanger, Xenotheric Medium Noo are one, and there is only one Noo. Noo are hivemind, and stem from the planet Noosphere, where Noo waits.
Phynasm, Hungering Horror 33 Outsider Xenotheric, Eldritch Macrofine
Poison Headcrab 4 Outsider Xenotheric Tiny
Primeval Dragons 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 27, 30, 33, 36, 38, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 28, 31, 34, 37, 39, 40, 9, 11, 14, 17, 21, 24, 41, 42 Dragon Earth, Fire, Air, Cold, Evil, Psionic, Good, Water, Xenotheric Large, Huge, Gargantuan, Colossal, Medium
Scoropendra 14 Outsider Augmented Aberration, Xenotheric Medium, Large
Seppia Construct Gear, Xenotheric Medium Cuttlefish aliens from a jovian planet. They assume the form of humanoids using artificial bodies.
Seppia SOLO Gear 2 Construct Gear, Xenotheric Medium
Seppia, Suitless 4 Magical Beast Xenotheric Tiny
Setenall Outsider Psionic, Xenotheric Medium The setenall lack empathy or emotion and are cold, harsh and logical.
Solarian 8 Outsider Psionic, Xenotheric Medium
Starborn Outsider Xenotheric, Air, Earth Medium Starborn are wandering magic-users and scientists.
Thundersquid 7 Magical Beast Aquatic, Xenotheric Medium
Uberich Humanoid Xenotheric Medium Powerful psychics from beyond the stars, they hold a powerful racial psychosis at bay.
Uongo-mijusi Outsider Xenotheric Medium A reptilian looking race, with unique mental and physical altering capacities.
V'Kai Aberration Xenotheric Medium V'Kai are Strange Beasts, Created to be Bodyguards for those who have learned how to make them.
Vaelza Ooze Shapechanger, Xenotheric Medium A race of Humanoid Slime Lifeforms from A Super-Earth covered in water, A Planet called Xeqrai
Vortigaunt 2 Outsider Xenotheric Medium
Warp Dragon 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29 Dragon Xenotheric Medium, Large, Huge, Gargantuan, Colossal
Ya-te-veo 8 Plant Xenotheric Large
Zeitgeist Aberration Xenotheric Medium Fat ugly slugs who have perfected the art of suggestion
Zherihnghil Outsider Xenotheric Medium
Zweilous 14 Dragon Xenotheric, Pokémon Medium Zweilous is a larger, two-headed version of Deino. It's even more ill-tempered than before, but it's still somewhat comical due to its blind clumsiness and the fact that its heads have a penchant for fighting each other.

Races with the Xenotheric Subtype

Creature Entry CR Type and Subtypes Size
Brachyura (3.5e Race) Monstrous Humanoid [Aquatic, Xenotheric] Large
Noo (3.5e Race) Ooze [Shapechanger, Xenotheric] Medium
Seppia (3.5e Race) Construct [Gear, Xenotheric] Medium
Setenall (3.5e Race) Outsider [Psionic, Xenotheric] Medium
Starborn (3.5e Race) Outsider [Xenotheric, Air, Earth] Medium
Uberich (3.5e Race) Humanoid [Xenotheric] Medium
Uongo-mijusi (3.5e Race) Outsider [Xenotheric] Medium
V'Kai (3.5e Race) Aberration [Xenotheric] Medium
Vaelza (3.5e Race) Ooze [Shapechanger, Xenotheric] Medium
Zeitgeist (3.5e Race) Aberration [Xenotheric] Medium
Zherihnghil (3.5e Race) Outsider [Xenotheric] Medium



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AuthorSulacu +
Identifier3.5e Subtype +
Rated ByLeziad +
RatingRating Pending +
SummaryThis subtype pertains to the Xenotheric family of outsiders, which hail from planes associated with aberrant lifeforms. + and Certain lifeforms have the capacity to generate large amounts of metabolic energy that can be used for many different purposes. +
TitleXenotheric +