Gathlain

Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race can see twice as far as a race with normal vision in conditions of dim light.

Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +1 natural armor bonus to their Armor Class.

Gathlains can cast entangle and feather step once per day as spell-like abilities, with the caster level equal to the gathlain's character level. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Some gathlains draw exceptional nourishment from any kind of tree through their wings, although their wings are much more delicate. A gathlain with this racial trait has a fly speed of only 20 feet (poor maneuverability) but gains fast healing 2 for 1 round whenever he is adjacent to a living tree larger than he is. The gathlain can heal up to 2 hit points per level per day with this ability, after which it ceases to function. This modifies the gathlain's fly speed.

Gathlains that mature in particularly hostile environments develop thorns on their vines to protect them from overeager herbivores. You are considered to be wearing masterwork armor spikes when not wearing armor or bulky clothing, and are proficient with armor spikes. These thorns can be sundered or destroyed as if they were a worn object (hardness 1, 5 hp), but grow back 1 week later. This racial trait replaces the spell-like abilities racial trait.

Some gathlain sprout beautiful but delicate hibiscus flowers on their vines and emit a seductive pheromone. You gain a +2 racial bonus on Diplomacy and Handle Animal checks. This racial trait replaces natural armor.

Even gathlains who leave the First World can retain a bit of the supernatural resilience shared by many fey. A gathlain with this racial trait gains DR 1/cold iron. This DR increases by 1 for every 5 HD the gathlain has. This replaces the spell-like abilities racial trait.

Some gathlains are too easily distracted to miss anything going on around them. They gain Perception as a class skill and gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against patterns and effects that cause the fascinated condition. This replaces natural armor.

Some gathlains keep bees of all sizes, collecting their honey and sometimes even riding the largest of them. They can use Handle Animal and wild empathy to influence vermin as if they were animals with an Intelligence score of 1. This replaces natural armor.

Some gathlains habitually fixate on someone or something nearby and examine its every detail. When taking 20 on the check, they gain a +4 racial bonus on Perception and Survival checks to find and follow tracks and to predict the weather. This replaces spell-like abilities.

Some gathlains command natural plants in a different way, with their control increasing as they grow more powerful. Once per day, a gathlain with this racial trait can cast goodberry as a spell-like ability. When the gathlain's character level reaches 9th, he can cast plant growth (overgrowth only) as a spell-like ability once per day, and at 13th level, he can cast heroes' feast as a spell-like ability once per day. The gathlain's caster level for these abilities is equal to his character level. This replaces the natural armor and spell-like abilities racial traits.

Gathlains sometimes are able to channel life-giving energy. As a standard action once per day, they can surround themselves in an aura that affects them as faerie fire and grants fast healing 2. The nimbus lasts for 3 rounds plus 1 additional round per 2 character levels the gathlain possesses. This racial trait replaces the spell-like abilities racial trait.

Many gathlains excitedly share every last bit of gossip they can find. These gathlains gain a +2 racial bonus on Diplomacy checks to gather information and on checks with one Knowledge skill of the gathlain's choice. Once the choice of Knowledge skill is made, it can't be changed. This replaces spell-like abilities.

Occasionally the tendrils of a gathlain's symbiotic vines wrap around the gathlain's face like a leafy mask. You gain a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks. Photosynthetic vision replaces low-light vision.

A gathlain whose seed spends a long time drifting through the air before coming to rest grows with a natural aerial agility. Gathlains with this racial trait gain a +1 dodge bonus to AC against attacks originating from at least 20 feet below the gathlain. This replaces natural armor.

When a gathlain seed finds itself taking root in an environment that warps and changes erratically, the resulting gathlain learns to cling tenaciously with its vines. You can cling to walls and even ceilings as long as the surface has handholds, and it is treated as being constantly under the effects of a non-magical spider climb spell (except that you may not cling to smooth surfaces). Your vines provide only the ability to glide rather than true flight; you take no damage from falling, as if subject to a constant non-magical feather fall spell. While in midair, you can move up to 5 feet horizontally for every 1 foot you fall, at a speed of 60 feet per round. You cannot gain height with your wings, but instead coast in other directions as you fall. If subjected to strong winds or any other effect that causes you to rise, you can take advantage of this updraft to increase the distance you can glide. This racial trait replaces your fly speed.

Occasionally the conditions for a gathlain seed's growth heavily favor the plant portion of its body, causing more nutrients to go to the building of its vine wings and fewer to developing the gathlain's legs. These gathlains have larger wings than normal. They have a base speed of 20 feet and a fly speed of 40 feet (average). This racial trait alters the gathlain's speeds.

Certain gathlains play at the games of courtly intrigue that dominate much of Fey World culture, assuming titles that other fey may or may not recognize. These gathlains treat Bluff, Diplomacy, and Knowledge (nobility) as class skills. This replaces the feather step spell-like ability.

Some gathlains take after their tree ancestors, standing more firmly but moving more slowly. They have no Constitution penalty but have a base speed of 20 feet and a fly speed of 30 feet (clumsy maneuverability). This replaces the penalty to Constitution and alters speed.

A rare few gathlains are born with the knowledge of an ancient way of speech that allows them to communicate with trees. Once per day, they can cast speak with plants (trees only) as a spell-like ability with a caster level equal to the gathlain's character level. This replaces spell-like abilities.

Some gathlains can use their unusual mentality as a defense against efforts to control their minds. Once per day when a gathlain with this trait attempts a Will saving throw, he can roll the saving throw twice and use the better result. He must decide to use this ability before attempting the saving throw. This replaces the spell-like abilities racial trait.