Aspect: Earth
Troll Type: Elfen
Level: 12
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Catalizations
16-20- Blessing of the Earthmother
13-14- Earth Magic
11-12- +1 Base attack bonus and saves
9-10- +2 WIS
7-8- +2 DEX
5-6- +5 Animal Handling
3-4- +5 Knowledge Nature
1-2- 1- Hit Points
Blessing of the Earthmother- At the time a person receives the blessing all scars, blemishes, diseases and wounds are wiped away. In addition, any missing body parts are restored, regrowing instantly. Forever after the person has received the blessing they gain Fast Healing 2.
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History
The Vithi were one of the first races created by the elder gods, long millenia before the horrors of the godswar. The goddess who created them was known as the Earthmother, a beautiful force of tranquility, love and harmony.
She was the very first to fall during the godswar, because her foes knew she was incapable of violence. Her followers were clever, however. The most powerful Vithi performed a potent ritual on her corpse. From it they drew a single seed, which they planted in the fertile soil that had been watered by the blood of the Earthmother.
From it sprang a mighty fir that has grown thousands of feet tall. The Vithi preach that when this tree has grown tall enough their Earthmother will be reborn. They tend to the tree with dutiful reverence, carefully pruning the surrounding landscape of anything not worthy of basking in their mother’s presence.
The island surrounding the Earthmother is a solid wall of ancient pines so thick that the Elfen tribes have built cities high above the ground. These Elfen are careful not to get too close to the Earthmother, as they know well that their Vithi cousins revile them.
The Elfen know the prophecy as well as any. One day their mother will rise from the tree, and on that day they pray she will judge them worthy and restore the grace stripped away by the violence of the godswar. They will allow no one to approach her for any reason, killing any who dare make the attempt.
There are eight tribes of Elfen, each proud enough to stay aloof from the others. Two things unite them. Reverence for the Earthmother, and hatred of Teophilus. The true Elfen, as they refer to themselves, hate their bastard kin and consider it a crime against the mother to lay with a human.
Yet despite this hatred young Elfen still occasionaly leave their tribes to experience the pleasures of Teophilus. Such wayward children are never welcomed back. What’s more if any speak of the Earthmother the are hunted and killed by their former families. The Elfen will not risk the humans discovering the catalyst, because they know that Hasra would defile their mother.
Elfen assassins will pursue those who reveal the great secret no matter how far they must go. These assassins are highly skilled and the youngest was alive when the Elentian Empire still stood. They will go to any lengths to slay their target, and care little for collateral damage.
The human and elfen of Teophilus are more than content to leave the forest to their hostile neighbors. Few humans are stupid enough to explore and those who do are ever seen again.
