Risen

Risen were undead created after the Great Resurrection Event.
If you are playing a Risen, you are classed as an undead humanoid (e.g. Undead Wood Elf, Undead White Dragonborn). You take the base speed, size, and languages of your race in life, but no other traits, score increases, or anything else. Instead, you gain the following features:
*One ability score of your choice increases by 1.
*You resist poison and necrotic damage, but are vulnerable to radiant damage.
*You are immune to the poisoned condition.
*Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
*You do not need to breathe, eat or drink, but you can eat or drink if you want to. You require rest, but not sleep - instead, laying motionless and semi-conscious, like an elven trance, but for 8 hours.
*Magical spells, potions and effects that would restore hit points had no healing effect on you, even if you or another undead cast it. Instead, they cause damage equal to the amount of healing they'd usually grant.
*Most people despise or fear undead, and might even seek out people like The Harpers to keep them safe. Animals will likely not trust you.
As a Risen, you could choose an additional subrace:
*Eidolon, a ghostly spirit that could float through things and possess stuff.
*Ethereal Spirit, an undead who could tap into the connective Ethereal plane.
*Ghûl, an undead with strong claws for slashing. They could feed on the recently deceased.
*Preserved, a well-embalmed or wrapped corpse. They were more resilient but susceptible to flame.
*Skeleton, a fairly standard undead that was more rugged and durable, with more resistances. They could also disassemble.
*Wight, an undead who often rose with some kind of vengeance or grudge. They excelled at tracking and draining life.
*Alpha Zombie, a slower, shambling undead that was incredibly resilient and hard to put down. They could raise other zombies.
Category:Undead
Category:Races