Crats

## Creation

Crats were created when the living took the gift bestowed to them by Ekta, the goddess of life, for granted, inciting her wrath. She stood up, and commanding the living with her powerful voice. "All of the living, all of you capable of rational though. I have bestowed you with the precious gift of life, a gift I gave to you with all of my love and expectation for you, a gift meant for you to cherish and protect. And what did you do with it? You take it for granted, you don't value its worth, you spat on my face and throw it away." "I've seen enough, your acts have been nothing but insulting, from now on, whenever someone attempts against their own life, or perishes without cherishing their own life, you shall forever lose all that makes you the person you were in life."

## Origin

Crats, are a race that inhabits the universe of Aria to The Gods.

They originate from the planes of the dead, the majority of them come from Crea, the rest of their origin is sparsely dispersed throughout Nocta, Eterna and Vora.

A Crat is formed when a sentient being consents to their death. Although they retain a largely humanoid form, they are completely unrecognizable if compared to their appearance while they were alive.

A person that commits suicide will arrive at Crea.

A person that completely neglects themselves while sick, and dies because of it, will arrive at Nocta.

A person that does not value their life, and dies due to an accident, will arrive at Eterna.

A person who gives up while fighting for their survival, and perishes because of it, will arrive at Vora.

Crats can rarely come to the plane of the living to deal with unfinished business, or to redeem themselves. When they arrive to the plane to the living, crats are tied to the material plane through an item that was meaningful to them when they were alive, losing or destroying this item banishes them back to the plane of the dead.

When crats are formed they arrive directly to purgatorio, their bodies, minds and soul fuse, unable to return to how they were before death.

To bring someone back from death without the use of resurrection magic, one must collect the body, mind and soul from the respective planes and bring them back to the Living plane where the original body resides. Crats are unable to return to their original bodies, becoming a separate entity upon entering the Living planes.

## Anatomy

Crats are bipedal and completely hairless, they have large, long legs like those of a deer, the arms and thorax of a human, a slightly flattened humanoid head with very sharp and angular features, a large mouth with the fangs of a lion, and large ears.

Crat skin tones are devoid of coloration, always being off-gray tones.

Their eye colors are usually really bold, almost neon colored. The color is defined by the feelings of the person at the moment of their death.

Crat ears come in multiple varieties, but among them, the most common ones are large muscular flaps that angle sideways, their size is around three heads per ear. The next type are ears that resemble those of rabbits, usually as big as the head of the person, and the third most common are small rabbit ears, usually 1/4th of the head.

No matter the sex and gender identity of the person, once they become a crat, they will have androgynous features, with most of them leaning towards a more masculine appearance.

## Character options

Crats in-game have a very high affinity for magic, and are generally really fast and nimble because of their long legs.

### Crat Features

**Ability Score Increase.** One ability score of your choice increases by 2, and your Dexterity Score increases by 1.

**Age.** Crats are unable to age, but once they die in the living world and return to Purgatorio, they age all of the time spent in the living world. Even then, their bodies do not age past 50 years old.

**Languages.** You can speak, read, and write Common and the language you spoke before becoming a crat.

**Size.** Crat sizes vary greatly, ranging from 5 feet to 8 feet tall, and weigh between 127 lb and 280 lb. Your size is either medium or large.

**Speed.** Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

**World Anchor.** When you arrive to the plane to the living, you are tied to the material plane through an item that was meaningful to you when you were alive, losing or destroying this item banishes you back to the plane of the dead.

**Magic Affinity.** You start with the Magic Initiate feature.

(Optional)**Naturally Nimble.** You have proficiency in the Acrobatics skill and in Dexterity saving throws.

## References

All art belongs to @ttunaartt on instagram.

The original idea for Crats, Crea, Nocta, Eterna and Vora belongs to @ttunaartt on instagram.

All art and ideas have been used with permission of the artist.