Álainn

## Physical Description

Álainn are medium humanoids who are routinely seen in **Medium** to **Super-Heavy Armor**. Their armor, weapons, and items are generally decorated with the **House Sigil** they represent or serve. Even though current galactic technology, such as ray guns, blasters, etc, are far more advanced, the Álainn prefer to always have their upgraded martial weapons by their side.

* **Equip Load:** The starting **Equip Load** stat for an Álainn is 45lbs

* **Item Burden:** The starting **Item Burden** stat for an Álainn is 90lbs.

## Culture

These are non-native beings cast out from their natural dimension (in their timelines: at the end of the 1st Era). They now set their eyes on conquering the Bright Star Nebula. In their original timeline, they were nearly able to conquer both the East and West Natural Continents.

Powered by their bitter loss, they have genocided and enslaved multiple galactic races. Their intense intellect allowed them to quickly adapt to their new home worlds, while also adopting most technology of the current galactic era. However, the Álainn will not stand for defeat once more and have planned out a full scale conquest of the Bright Star Nebula.

The Álainn are also a matriarchal society and do not allow many male Álainn to attain positions of power. As such, most Álainn seen on the battlefield will be female warriors fighting for the cause of the **Banríon**, their Queen. To the Álainn, the Banríon is destined to rule all worlds. This destiny was supposedly given to her by God herself.

## Traits

The Álainn have mastered the art of martial combat to the absolute fullest extent.

* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +1 to all rolls related to martial arts, martial weapons, and general swordplay.

The Álainn's lifespan has no limits.

* **Age:** The Álainn mature at 75, and the oldest known Álainn is 15,000.

The Álainn's extra-dimensional heritage gives them an edge in the mystical arts, which are mostly non-native abilities in this universe.

* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +1 to rolls relating to the Mystical Arts and Arcana.

Other races in the Bright Star Nebula are deemed inferior and are not worth talking to most of the time.

* ***Ability Score Decrease:*** -2 to speech rolls when talking to non-Álainn races.

Before they were even born, God sets all Álainn on a path of righteousness. This road was predetermined for them based on the blessings given to them by Álainn priests and to disrespect their word is tantamount to heresy... and heretics are enemies of the state. What destiny were you given, or did you defy your predetermined destiny?

**The Heretic:** No one in the **LCS** has authority over my life. The backwards teachings of the Álainn have no authority over me.

* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +1 to two stats of your choice.
* **Branded Defector**: Anyone affiliated with the **LCS** will attack you on sight.
* **No Gender Restrictions:** This trait is not gender locked.

**Sword Saint:** Among even the Álainn, you are a top-tier martial weapons specialist. You are destined to slay thousands of heretics for the cause of the Banríon.

* ***Ability Score Increase:*** An additional +1 to all rolls related to martial arts, martial weapons, and general swordplay.
* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +1 to rolls deflecting or dodging enemy attacks.
* ***Ability Score Decrease:*** -2 to rolls made with any ranged weapon.
* **Gender Restrictions:** This trait is gender locked to female Álainn.

**Kissed by God:** You were born with the potential to become an Álainn. You are on your way to becoming a well respecting general in the LCS if you so choose. On the other hand, you now have access to many abilities deemed unnatural in this universe. You are also the exception to the Álainn's warrior prowess and you do not have spectacular ability when it comes to martial weapons of any kind.

* ***Ability Score Increase:*** An additional +1 to rolls relating to the Mystical Arts and Arcana.
	+ You may choose a specific influence if you choose Kissed by God.
		- **Chaos Influence:** You gain long, points, and sharp ears. You gain +1 to Olleonic Mysticism.
		- **Cara Influence:** You gain very red hair. You gain +1 to Abbeonic Mysticism.
		- **Ebbeon Influence:** Your hair is pitch black. You gain +1 to Ebbeonic Mysticism.
* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +1 to speech rolls made against people affiliated with the LCS.
* ***Ability Score Decrease:*** -4 to rolls made with close ranged melee weapons.
* **Gender Restrictions:** This trait is gender locked to female Álainn.

**The Missionary:** Your task is to infiltrate non-LCS planets and convert them to LCS planets... with or without force. This role takes many forms, some of which is being a double agent, a diplomat, a congresswoman, etc. The end goal is the same, total military take over of the galaxy (it just depends on whether or not it is done peacefully).

* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +3 to speech rolls when talking to non-Álainn races.
* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +2 to deception, diplomacy, and trickery based rolls.
* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +1 to rolls made with any ranged weapon.
* ***Ability Score Decrease:*** -2 to six stats or ten skills of your choice.
* ***Friend of the Influential:*** -3 to speech roles when talking to people no non: royals, congress people, lawmakers, and chiefs.
* **Prone to Betray:** You are compelled to destroy people who may jeopardize your mission.
* **Gender Restrictions:** This trait is gender locked to female Álainn.

**Deprived:** The priestess does not see potential in your future. You will be relegated to do menial and non-combat related tasks for the **LSC**. You are will become specialized to do one specific task for the **LCS**.

* ***Ability Score Decrease:*** -3 to all standard, non-scenario specific, stats.
* ***Ability Score Increase:*** +5 to a non-combat stat of your choice.
* **Gender Restrictions:** This trait is gender locked to male Álainn.

The Álainn barely have any interest in knowing languages other than their own, but they will reluctantly learn the language of the peasantry.

* **Languages:** You can speak and read Vala and Common.

## Insider Perspective

The Álainn believe themselves to be a force of galactic peace. They see the inequality and crimes against sentient life committed by other galactic entities and want to provide a place where such crimes do not exist.

They believe that other races can be raised up, eventually, to the level of Álainn. Eventually, all other galactic races will stand on equal footing with each other, but that takes the power to unify a galaxy. To strive for peace millions must die, for that is the only way that trillions can be saved. Other galactic entities destroy whole planets for their goals, but Álainn would never even consider something like that.