Vitrum

A Day in
the Life: (A short story that follows one specific creature through his or her
day)

## Description:

·
Overview

The
Vitrumi are a race of crystalline people. Clear, hard skin and visible organs are
always bright and colorful. They are considered works of art by many other
races and easy targets for others. They are peaceful, diplomatic, and often
superstitious. They are unable to grow hair, and maintain a constant
temperature that feels cool to the touch.

·
General
Personality

Fun
loving, clever, curious, loves puzzles and riddles and light-hearted jokes and
pranks. Able to be extremely serious when the situation is in need of it, though.

·
Physical
Description

·
Relations
with other races

·
Typical
Alignment

Mostly
good alignments, but not required, Any Vitrum that does wrong fears for their
life. They might be found and taken to the Lake of Souls.

·
Lands
they live in

Pretty
much anywhere, but their homeland is the city of Quristall next to Mt.
Mors-Amoris. The mountain is abbreviated to M.A. by some because they believe
the mountain is mother to Vitrum.

·
Brief
description of Religion

Some
believe that the Vitrumi first came from the Lake of Souls, and it is the only
way they can be reborn if they are sent there to die.

·
Language

See
below

·
Typical
Names

Any
variation on “Crystal” is very popular for girls, and any variation on “Glass”
is very popular for boys. They can vary, but usually parents name their
children after something that is important and unique to their culture. Even
the fact that they have an ice problem can bring inspiration.

## Racial Traits

Ø
Medium
Outsider (Native)

Ø
+2CON
+2CHA

Ø
Speed:
30ft

Ø
Natural
Armor +1

Ø
Illusion
Resistance +2

Ø
Crystalline
Form: Members of this race have reflective, crystalline skin that grants them a
+2 racial bonus to AC against rays. Once per day, they can deflect a single ray
attack targeted at them as if they were using the Deflect Arrows feat.

Ø  Spell-Like Ability: Vitrumi can cast Minor Image as an at-will
spell-like ability. The caster level of the spell is equal to the user's
character level.

Ø
A
Vitrum’s skin is cool and hard, easily allowing ice to build up upon it. They
are powerless in temperatures below 32 degrees F (0 degrees Celsius) (this does
not include cold damage or cold from any spell unless it specifically lowers
the area’s temperature) a member of this race caught in such temperatures
cannot attack and is staggered.

Ø
Language:
Vitrumi.  Members
of this race with high Intelligence scores can choose from any of these
additional languages: Common, Aquan, Celestial

Psychology
 (such as outlook on life)

## Life

v
**Leisure activity**

The
Vitrumi people love a hot soak in the many natural hot springs that can be
found in their homeland.

v
**Arts and crafts**

They
enjoy the art of illusion by magic and other means most. Vitrumi children love
creating and solving mazes where all is not as it appears, and finding a hidden
picture within a picture.

v
**Technology and magic**

They
rely heavily on magic throughout their day to day lives, but technology is
strangely absent.

Society

o
**How are they affected by each**
season?

Winter
can be hard for the Vitrumi because if they’re not careful, ice will gather on their
smooth, cool skin. Vitrum maintain a constant internal temperature of 75-80
degrees F, and insulation can be a problem. However, snow and strong winds
don’t seem to bother them.

o
**What kind of government do they**
have, if any?

Most
Vitrum don’t follow any written or spoken laws because they don’t have to.
Surprisingly, all Vitrum are born with a good sense of right and wrong, and
going against that seems pointless. They are very spread out in various camps
around the world, but the Vitrumi homeland is a monarchy. It is called Quristall.

o
**How do they go about courting**
each other?

There
is a crystal flower that only grows on the mountain adjacent to Quristall, that
every young Vitrum man must climb if he wants to propose to his love.

o
**What is War like (if it has ever**
occurred)

Vitrumi
are very peaceful folk, and have never seen a war. Some call them cowards, but
in truth they are very good at working out their problems in a civil way. If
fighting is necessary, they are humane, but effective. There has never been a
need for an all-out war.

o
**How do they deal with Death?**
Burial methods?

All
of their dead, excluding infants, are submerged in the lake of souls, located
on the mountain by Quristall. Thankfully, it’s not visible from the meadow of
glass flowers, but at the peak. It is an icy lake that maintains a constant
blow freezing temperature, but never freezes. When a Vitrum touches the surface
of the lake, their skin hardens as if frozen by the icy water. No one knows why
this happens, but some believe the lake is where Vitrum first came from. All
Vitrumi have a deep fear of the lake and respect it and the dead housed within
it. Outsiders are strictly forbidden to see or get close to the Lake of souls.

o
**Do they have any unusual Laws?**
What form do their punishments take?

There
are very few criminals, but those who do wrong don’t get a chance to do it
again. They are not taken to any jail or given any trial, but sent straight to
the lake of souls. Many Vitrumi believe that this is the only proper way to
kill a Vitrum, because they believe they will be reborn as a different person
and get another chance at life.

Religion
(A more detailed account of their beliefs)

History
and Folklore

§
**Where do they come from?**

No
one truly knows for sure, but many say the first Vitrumi came from the lake of
souls.

§
**Where do they *say* they come from?**

The
lake of souls is greatly protected from outsiders, so Vitrumi hesitate, or even
refuse to talk about it with non-Vitrumi. To avoid the question, they might say
“My mother.”

Language
(a more detailed account of their sayings and where their language came from,
also more names stuff)

The
Vitrum have their own language:

It is
written to look like crystals growing, or ice hanging off of a building.

এটা স্ফটিক ক্রমবর্ধমান, অথবা একটি বিল্ডিং বরফ ঝুলন্ত বন্ধ অনুরূপ লেখা হয়.

It is a growing crystal,
or ice hanging
off a building
is similar.

(To
write something in Vitrumi, Google translate: Bengali)