Xathamite

Two Xathamite gunslingers

### Abilities

Arcane Resilience: Spell attacks that would bring you below 1 Hp bring you to 1Hp instead once per long rest.Four Arms: You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate weapon in each hand.You can use two-weapon fighting with any one-handed weapons or two-handed weapons.You can draw or stow three one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.You can make 2 attacks as your action. If you have 4 one-handed weapons equipped, you can make 1 additional attack as your bonus action.

Mechanical Insight: Gain 1d6 inspiration on rolls pertaining to repair or maintenance of mechanical objects, increases to 1d8 at level 5, 1d10 at level 8, and 1d20 at level 15

Acheron was once a verdant home to lush forests and jungles, broken up with elven temples devoted to the processing of raw magic on the magical leylines that connect the planet. After the destruction of the Elven Rosharri empire at the hands of Dwarven and Hobgoblin raiders these magical hubs were usurped by powerful warlords who sought to harness their power, the greatest of these was once Xathamar who occupied the central hub of Xathal. He had a legion of humans at his command, enough to populate its own city. Half-giants and Ogres from the North broke down the city’s defenses, tore through Xathamar’s guard and made it to his personal chambers. He ran to his well of power and used as much of its power at once as he was capable of, killing the invaders effortlessly. He refortified the city and used his increased powers to project his astral form from his body, constantly flowing the power into his body. He performed experiments on all of his followers in the paranoia that followed, augmenting them with secondary sets of arms as well as increased speed. His city became a technological marvel, mana-powered vehicles and golems performed all of the tasks necessary for the city to operate and his followers became more resentful of his leadership as they found him unnecessary in their lives of excess and leisure. In addition to rising feelings of his irrelevance his desires had grown more strange and he began subjecting some of his people in secret, exposing them to greater experimentation that was wholly unnecessary and grotesque. Xathamar turned them into hideous monstrosities. His closest followers could no longer stand idly by and allow their addled master to pursue his desires. He never left the chamber where he drew his power from the leyline, and they knew it wouldn't be easy but it must be done.

They used his monstrous creations against him and once again he channeled from the well, this time drawing more power than his mortal body could handle. His physical form was vaporized, sending a shock wave through the city like an explosion. The most valuable assets of the city were destroyed and its people were disfigured beyond recognition, most appearing skeletal or like charred husks of former humans. With this they have also been blessed (or cursed) with longevity, an increase of their lifespans to ages beyond that of an ordinary human. The remaining Xathamites make themselves the stewards of the waste, making it their duty to be those who are left to pick up its pieces. Some Xathamites hold themselves up as protectors of the law and structure while others take their time to perfect and restore their inventions, hoping to someday return to their lifestyles from before the blast.

### Important Xathamites

* Leo
* Butler
* Montague Weaver
* Darren Stubble