Shabti

Shabti do not age naturally and cannot die of old age. While some might possess wrinkles or other cosmetic signs of advanced age, these are purely aesthetic. Shabti never take ability score penalties for aging, but can still gain aging bonuses.

Shabti cannot become undead. Spells and abilities that target the soul (such as magic jar, soul bind, and trap the soul) or that would create an undead creature from a shabti's corpse (such as animate dead) fail automatically.

Prerequisite: Negative energy affinity racial trait; Benefit: Members of this race take no penalty from energy-draining effects, though a member of this race can still be killed if it accrues more negative levels than it has Hit Dice. After 24 hours, any negative levels a member of this race has accrued are removed without the need for any additional saving throws.

Shabti remember information from their past lives. A shabti treats all Knowledge skills as class skills.

Shabti who are killed are exceptionally difficult to return to life. Those who attempt to return a shabti to life using raise dead, resurrection, or similar spells must succeed at a caster level check equal to 10 + the shabti's Hit Dice. If this check fails, the spell fails and the caster can't return the shabti to life for the next 24 hours (though the caster can try again after this period).

Shabti can use suggestion once per day as a spell-like ability, with the caster level equal to the shabti's class level.

Some shabti are bereft of memories of their past lives but can accomplish great improvisations. Shabti with this racial trait can, once per day as a free action, treat any skill as though they had a number of ranks equal to half of their character levels for one skill check (minimum 1 rank). This racial trait replaces past life knowledge.

A few shabti are made with such skill they are nearly perfect copies of a mortal. Shabti with this racial trait appear to be human, save perhaps for minor features like unusual skin color. They count as humanoid (human) as well as outsider (native) for all purposes (such as humanoid-affecting spells like charm person). This racial trait replaces immune to undeath and alters the native subtype.

Rather than working to influence others, some shabti focus inward. Once per day as an immediate action after failing a save against a charm, compulsion, or fear effect, a shabti with this racial trait can reroll the save with a +2 racial bonus. This racial trait replaces spell-like ability.

Crafted to suffer punishments intended for their masters, some shabti can use this mortal connection to serve as reciprocal conduits. As an immediate action after being afflicted by temporary negative levels, a shabti with this racial trait can force the creature that inflicted the negative levels to suffer the same cumulative penalties, hit point loss, and caster level reduction. The shabti can use this ability only on an enemy within 60 feet and can share penalties with only one creature at a time. The shabti can sever this link as a free action. This racial trait replaces resist level drain.