Aerie (4E)
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Racial Traits
Average Height: 4"-8"
Average Weight: 2-3 ounces.
Ability Scores: -2 Str, +2 Dex, +2 Cha.
Size: Tiny
Speed: 2, Fly 5 (Hover, Altitude limit 2)(
Vision: Normal
Languages: Elven, Common
Skill Bonuses: +2 Acrobatics, +2 Stealth.
Ability: Flight. Aeries can fly, but only two squares off the ground. This places them within reach of almost all attacks. They can still use flight to cross difficult terrain, water, and other hazards at no penalties.
Ability: Tiny. An aerie can move into squares occupied by allies and enemies, and an Arie must enter an enemy's square to attack in melee. They provoke opportunity attacks normally for doing so. Aeries have only a fraction of the normal carrying capacity, but their gear is correspondingly lighter; count their carrying capacity and the weight of armor and Aerie-scaled general gear (not weapons) in ounces instead of pounds.
Ability: Aerie weapon training. Aeries cannot use most normal weapons; they can use the dagger (which is versatile for an Aerie but they cannot throw it) and a variant of the shortbow that does 1d4 damage. Aeries are not automatically proficient in these weapons. Aeries gain Weapon Finesse as a bonus feat.
Ability: You gain the unexpected cover racial power.
Aeries are diminutive fey, full of wonder at the world. They often latch on to a larger companion and go exploring the world. Aeries are cheerful and curious and enjoy putting larger creatures in their place. They are perfectly capable of realizing the seriousness of a situation, but live in the moment and won't let future problems bring them down.
Play an Aerie if you want to:
- Play a small playful character that never ceases to wonder at the world.
- Be able to appear and disappear at will.
- Play a hero that favors the rogue, ranger, and warlock classes.
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| You slip into a hiding place much to small for anyone else. | ||
| At-Will | ||
| Standard Action Personal | ||
| Requirement: You must be in a square where there is some terrain or a friendly creature. A wall qualifies, but empty ground or thin air does not.
Effect: You gain full concealment. The benefit lasts as long as you maintain the requirement or until the beginning of your next turn. |
Feats
Power Flight
Prerequisite: Aerie
Benefit: you gain the use of the aerie power flight feat power.
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| Wings buzzing, you rise above your normal altitude limit. | ||
| Encounter | ||
| Move Action Personal | ||
| Effect: You take a normal flying move and ignore the altitude limit on flight until the end of your turn. If you end your turn at too high an altitude, you float gently to the ground. |
Fast Flight [Aerie, Paragon]
Prerequisite: Aerie, Level 11
Benefit: Increase your flight speed by two.
True Flight [Aerie, Epic]
Prerequisite: Aerie, Level 21
Benefit: You ignore the altitude limit on flight.
Physical Qualities
Aeries are tiny fey, small enough to land in a human palm and have tall pointed ears, long thin limbs and a body of heroic proportions. They fly on gossamer wings trailing stardust.
Their skin, eyes, and hair have a wide range of colors, and can change over time. Aeries living among other humanoids tend to e similar to them in colors. Aeries living in the wild have a wider range, immitating local flowers or other natural phenomena, with skin in pale lavender hues and hair and eyes of bright primary colors.
In the wild, they often go naked or dress in garlands of leaves and flowers, but those that live close to other folk tend to mimic their style of clothing, which can often look quite humorous.
Aeries have lifespans comparable to humans. They are egg-laying, planting their egg in flower-buds where they magically gestate and "birth" as the bud goes into flower. At least, this is what scholars think; aeries themselves rarely discuss this.
Playing an Aerie
Concerned with enjoying fun and beauty, aeries are creatures of conflicting drives. Generally stay-at-homes who enjoy the good life, they can be intensely curious when not overtaken by shyness or laziness. Aeries sometimes get attached to larger folk and follow them around, often adopting traits similar to their companion.
Aeries prosper in any place of great natural beauty or that satisfies their curiosity. A few aeries even live in cities, usually as invisible observers. In areas dominated by evil they sometimes maintain small hidden havens of beauty. Aeries love to craft beautiful and intricate things, and can get mesmerized by artful devices.
Aeries prefer to remain out of sight of combat and only fight if their chosen glade or nest is threatened. Even then, their reaction might be to run to larger allies for help. When they do fight, aeries present a brave front and advance with spells and weapons at the ready.
Aerie Characteristics: Curious, playful, chatty, nimble. Aeries are creatures of whim, and can shift from shy to extrovert or from lazy to energetic on a moment's notice.
Male Names: Acorn, Brook, Buzzer, Greenhood, Leaf, Sparkle, Sureshot, Tallears, Thorn, Zap.
Female Names: Belle, Dew, Honeycup, Mist, Petal, Rosie, Star, Twinkle.