Aegyl

The aegyl resemble humes, except they have large feathery wings on their back. These wings can come in different colors, from brown to red to black. These wings allow the aegyl to fly with no problems. However, the strain they put on their body means they have the shortest life span of any race in Ivalice, only living for forty years. All aegyl are cold and aloof. They are either incapable at showing emotions, or do not feel them at all. The aegyl are not too keen on other races, since most of the Sky Pirates who arrived either attacked or enslaved them. Aegyl make their home in many stone edifices erected over several of Lemurés’s continents. These homes were built by the first generation of aegyl to reach Lemurés following their banishment by the Occuria. Successive generations have elected to inhabit these century-old dwellings rather than construct new ones, an effort made easier by the small aegyl population. According to the Folio, aegyl are mostly vegetarians, the majority of their diet being wild fruits and vegetables. The Damson, a plump red fruit that grows in the Bosco Pampa, appears to be their favorite. Aegyl harvest the waters of Lemurés for native fish, and eggs are also a part of their cuisine. However, other hunting sources are nonexistent, as the Yarhi beasts that would normally yield meat are but illusions, and fade to nothing when killed. Since the climate of Lemurés is mostly tropical, aegyl garb is light and geared for flight. Indeed, most aegyl males do not wear an upper garment, and aegyl armor is likewise sparsely distributed over the aegyl form. As Llyud exemplifies, aegyl jewelry is simplistic, being of lightweight gold and lacking in inlaid jewels. This absence of exquisite garments is yet another indication of aegyl humility.

## Standard Racial Traits

* **Ability Score Racial Traits:** Aegyls are very agile and possess an aptitude for tactics, but have a weaker bone structure than other humanoids and are very cold and aloof. They gain +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, –2 Constitution and –2 Charisma.
* **Size:** Aegyls are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
* **Type:** Aegyls are Humanoid creatures with the aegyl subtype.
* **Base Speed:** Aegyls have a base speed of 30 feet on land. They also have a fly speed of 50 feet (average), as long as they do not carry more than a Medium load, are not wearing heavy armor, and are not fatigued or exhausted. If aegyls carry a heavy load or wear heavy armor, their flight speed drops to 30 feet with poor maneuverability (-4 penalty on Fly checks). An aegyl’s wing span is typically 12 feet, and cannot fly in an area that does not allow them to fully extend their wings.
* **Languages:** Aegyls begin play speaking Common and Aegyllan. Aegyl with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Draconic, Dwarven, Elvaan, Galkan, Giant, Goblin, and Orc. See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages.

### Defense Racial Traits

* **Elemental Resistance:** Aegyls have wind and lightning elemental resistance 5.
* **Eternal Hope:** Aegyls gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against fear and despair effects. Also, once per day, after a natural roll of 1 on a d20 roll, aegyls gain the lucky status effect for this one roll.
* **Illusion Resistance:** Aegyls gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against illusion spells or effects.

### Feat and Skill Racial Traits

* **Keen Senses:** Aegyls receive a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks.

### Senses Racial Traits

* **Low-Light Vision:** An aegyl can see twice as far as a hume in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. He retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.

### Weakness Racial Traits

* **Emotionless:** Aegyls are cold and aloof. They do not like dealing with other races other than their own. They receive a –2 penalty on Diplomacy checks when dealing with other races.

## Alternate Racial Traits

The following alternate racial traits may be selected in place of one or more of the standard racial traits above.

##### Replaces Keen Senses, Emotionless

* **Oppressive:** Aegyls often have a natural talent for sensing how to unsettle and oppress other creatures. As a swift action, an aegyl can attempt a Sense Motive check against a DC of 10 + a creature’s Hit Dice + its Charisma modifier or a DC of 10 + the creature’s Bluff modifier, whichever is higher. On a success, the aegyl gains a +4 racial bonus on Intimidate checks against that target and a +1 racial bonus to the DC of any fear effects she uses against that target. This racial trait replaces keen senses and emotionless.

##### Replaces Emotionless

* **Wing-Clipped:** The flight of wing-clipped aegyl is weaker than normal, whether from deformity or injury. Their fly speed is 20 feet (poor) instead of the normal fly speed, and they must make a DC 30 Fly check to fly upward. Ostracized by their own race and forced to deal with other races, these aegyl compensate for their weakness by gaining a +2 racial bonus on Bluff, Climb, and Diplomacy checks and removes the aegyl’s emotionless racial trait.

##### Replaces Keen Senses

* **Weather Savvy:** Some aegyls are so in tune with the air and sky that they can sense the slightest change in atmospheric conditions. Aegyls with this trait can spend a full-round action to predict the weather in an area for the next 24 hours. The aegyl’s prediction is always accurate, but cannot account for spells or supernatural effects that might alter the forecast. This racial trait replaces the aegyl’s keen senses racial trait.

## Age, Height and Weight

Table: Hume Starting Ages:

 15

Table: Aging Effects:

 35 years

Table: Height and Weight

 Aegyl, Male
(5ft. 0in.-6ft. 6in.)
 Aegyl, Female
(4ft. 7in.-6ft. 1in.)
(93 - 165 lbs.)

## Racial Feats

The following feats are available to an elvaan character who meets the prerequisites.

* **Airy Step (Aegyl)**
	+ *The air responds to your mastery of the skies, protecting you from harm and cushioning your falls.*
	+ **Prerequisite(s):** Aegyl.
	+ **BENEFIT**: You gain a +2 bonus on saving throws against effects with the wind or lightning descriptors and effects that deal wind or lightning damage.
* **Cloud Gazer (Aegyl)**
	+ *Your insight into your knowledge of the skies gives you a clarity of sight few humes possess.*
	+ **Prerequisite(s):** Aegyl.
	+ **BENEFIT**: You can see through fog, mist, and clouds, without penalty, ignoring any cover or concealment bonuses from such effects. If the effect is created by magic, this feat instead triples the distance you can see without penalty.
* **Stretched Wings (Aegyl)**
	+ *You strengthen your crippled wings.*
	+ **Prerequisite(s):** Str 13, Skill Focus (Fly), aegyl, wing-clipped racial trait.
	+ **BENEFIT**: Your aegyl racial fly speed increases to 60 feet (average). You ignore the wing-clipped trait’s Fly check requirement to fly upward.
* **Wings of Air (Aegyl)**
	+ *The winds lift you, carrying you where you want to go.*
	+ **Prerequisite(s):** Airy Step, character level 9, aegyl.
	+ **BENEFIT**: Your bonus on saves against effects with the wind or lightning descriptors and effects that deal wind or lightning damage increases to +4. In addition, your fly speed increases to 120 feet (good maneuverability), as long as they do not carry more than a Medium load, are not wearing plate armor, and are not fatigued or exhausted. If aegyls carry a heavy load or wear plate armor, their flight speed drops to 60 feet with average maneuverability.

## Racial Archetypes

The following racial archetypes are available to aegyls:

* Airborne Ambusher (Fighter; Aegyl)
* Skyseer (Geomancer, Aegyl)

## Favored Class Options

The following favored class options are available to all characters of this race who have the listed favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the favored class reward.

* **Beastmaster:** Add +1 to an animal companion’s CMD when adjacent to the beastmaster. If the beastmaster ever replaces his animal companion, the new animal companion gains this bonus.
* **Berserker:** Add +1 to the berserker’s total number of rage rounds per day.
* **Dragoon:** Add +1/2 bonus to Acrobatic skill checks for jumping.
* **Fighter:** Add +1 to the fighter’s CMD when resisting a disarm or sunder attempt.
* **Freelancer:** Add +1 to the bonus granted by inspired dilettante when used to provide a bonus on fly checks.
* **Geomancer:** Add +1/2 to wind spell or spell-like ability damage.
* **Monk:** Add +1/4 point to the monk’s ki pool.
* **Thief:** Add +1/3 on critical hit confirmation rolls made while using sneak attack (maximum bonus of +5). This does not stack with the Critical Focus feat.
* **White Mage:** Add a +1/2 bonus on Knowledge (planes) checks relating to the Plane of Air and creatures with the air subtype.