Aath Joiner (3.5e Template)
 | |||||||||
| |||||||||
 | |||||||||
|
Rate this article Discuss this article | |||||||||
Contents
Aath Joiner[edit]
Creatures who have joined their minds with a slug-like creature known as an Aath
Aath are small slug creatures who can barely move on their own. They are thought to be distantly related to aboleths since they are both primarily sea dwelling and psionic but their similarities are few other than those. Aath often join with sentient creatures in order to see the world and experience life in ways their mute, barely functioning, slug bodies could not. The process is often willing, as joining is not inherently harmful to the joiner and could be beneficial. It is not without risks, however. Once joined the minds of the two creatures are practically one. It is hard to draw the line between Aath and Joiner. Some Aath Joiners will go by the Aath name and act as if they were simply that entity, while others who joined with the same Aath would fervently deny that they are the same person. Joining with an Aath barely affects your body outside the mind, manifesting only as a series as dots down the sides face and down the body.
An Aath can live for thousands of years and there is no known Aath to die of natural causes, only ever being killed, therefore a single Aath will have joined with hundreds of people throughout its lifetime and carry the memories of each joiner to the new one.
Creating a Aath Joiner[edit]
This is an acquired template that any Humanoid, Monstrous Humanoid, Giant, Animal, Vermin, Magical Beast, Aberration, or Outsider.
Size and Type[edit]
No change to Type or Subtype.
Hit Dice[edit]
HD remain the same.
Speed[edit]
Speed remains the same.
Armor Class[edit]
Joining with an Aath provides no additional AC
Attack[edit]
Due to the Aath's collective memory from hundreds of years of joining with humanoids it gains proficiency with all simple and martial weapons, as well as proficiency in one exotic weapon.
Special Qualities[edit]
Collective Memory (Ex): The Aath Joiner can access the memories of all the joiners who came before them. This gives them a +2 to all knowledge checks and allows them to attempt them untrained.
Manifestation of Past Life (Su): Through a ten minute ritual of chanting in a language long lost to time you may summon up the memories of a past joiner with such detail that they seem to manifest in front of you to guide you. This summons a creature like a Sentient Illusion but can only interact with you and cannot physically interact with anything at all. They remain infinitely until the ritual is repeated to get rid of them. While active you may ask them for advice on what alignment an action is, or for advice on a topic. They are essentially an NPC created by the DM, though, and the only knowledge they always have is the ability to differentiate the alignment of a choice.
Naturally Skillful: The knowledge of hundreds of past lives, as varied as people can be, races through your mind. Their skills can be utilized by you...with some practice. Choose two skills to add to your skill list that are not Diplomacy, Disable Device, or Use Magic Device. These two are always considered class skills for you. Additionally you add your int modifier twice when calculating skill points.
Abilities[edit]
+2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom
Skills[edit]
See Collective Memory
Feats[edit]
Aath are naturally psionic creatures, and by welcoming one into your mind you gained some of their psionic power as well. You gain the Hidden Talent feat as a bonus feat.
Environment[edit]
Aath Joiners can be found far and wide, though rarely does one settle into one spot and root. Aath choose people to join with that have a want to see the world.
Challenge Rating[edit]
2
Treasure[edit]
Use base creature's loot
Alignment[edit]
Any
Advancement[edit]
Character Class
Level Adjustment[edit]
+1
Back to Main Page → 3.5e Homebrew → Monsters → Templates
