Believed to have once been faeries visiting Ærethis who were trapped when the planes were cutoff, the Adalor are seen as magical and strange. The different subspecies look very distinct from each other as well as having different cultures.
Unlike most other lineages, Adalor do not reproduce biologically. Being imbued with arcana, they are instantiated or created through emotion, imagination, and magic. The exact nature of this creation is different for each heritage and unknown to outsiders.
All Adalor settlements are located in the Adalor Forest though there are emigrants and travelers in other lands.
Boggans
Like all Adalor, Boggans (BOG-gan) live in the Adalor Forest. They have a single large village near the center of the forest with a population of around 75,000.
Physical Traits
Boggans are short and stout, sometimes to the point of being pleasantly plump.
The tend to have bushy eyebrows and wild hair.
Those that are born thin often eat to gain weight so they won't be picked on.
Ability Score Increase Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age A Boggan reaches adulthood at the age of 10 and generally lives as long as 150 years.
Size Boggans average about 3 feet tall and weigh about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Nimble You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.
Cultural Traits
Industrious Crafters
Boggans are known far and wide for being creative crafters. Anything from sculptures to weapons to homes.
They don't create anything that isn't intricate and beautiful, at least to the creator.
A strong work ethic is of utmost importance to Boggans.
Anything work they take on they will do to their best ability and will never take compensation for incomplete work.
Hearth and Home
Once the embodiment of homeliness, Boggans tend to be home bodies who travel mostly to sell their wares abroad.
This does not mean that there haven't been Boggan adventurers but only a few dozen over the last hundred years.
Boggan Names
Boggans are given a name at instantiation.
Boggan Names Axum, Cali, Hodan, Sanab, Xaxa
Boggan Traits
Ability Score Increase Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Child of the Wood
You know the
Druidcraft cantrip.
Casting these spells with this trait doesn’t require material components. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Once per long rest you can cast one of the following spells provided you have reached the requisite level:
| Character Level |
Spell |
| 3 |
Entangle |
| 5 |
Spike Growth |
Hospitable When you make a Charisma (Persuasion) check or an ability check involving brewer's supplies or cook's utensils, you add your proficiency modifier to the result.
Exu
Exu (EK-tsu) are expatriates everywhere they go. Rarely calling any place home for more than a year, they travel seeking knowledge, experience, and adventure.
Physical Traits
Exu have patterns across their dark skin similar to Vitiligo except the patterns have bilateral symmetry. These patterns can be slightly lighter or slightly darker than the rest of their skin but is easily seen.
Ability Score Increase Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age An Exu reaches adulthood at the age of 10 and generally lives as long as 125 years.
Size Exu average about 6 feet tall and weigh about 120 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed Your base walking speed is 30.
Silent Speech You can speak telepathically to any creature within 30 feet of you. The creature understands you only if the two of you share a language. You can speak telepathically in this way to one creature at a time.
Cultural Traits
Wanderlust Exu have an affinity for the life of nomads, wanderers, and vagabonds. Their home villages are mostly used as touchstones that they visit only when they want to create new members of their heritage. The population of these villages can range from 10 to 200 but is rarely the same from day to day.
Decorating the Self In addition to their patterned skin, Exu often have tattoos that accent the patterns and wear jewelry including multiple piercings. Different individuals get different tattoos though most will either accent parts of their skin patterns or work with the lines they create.
Exu Names
Exu are named on the first anniversary of their instantiation usually based on an observable trait.
Exu Names Artic, Clev, Impetu, Risq, Vagu
Exu Traits
Ability Score Increase Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Direction Sense You have an innate sense of direction. When above ground, you always know which direction is north.
Lucky When you roll a 1 on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.
Slaugh
Sluagh (Slow) are most well known for being pale and secretive. They are unusual in appearance yet are hardly noticeable. They live in a number of small villages throughout the Adalor Forest with populations ranging from 20 to 160.
Physical Traits
Slaugh are created in the image of people's dark, secretive, and creepy thoughts and dreams.
This reflects in their secretive nature and unsettling appearance.
They have dark gray to black hair and pale ivory to white skin.
Their eyes tend to be dark brown or gray and set deep in their sockets.
Unlike most of the civilized species on Ærethis, Sluagh are unable to process vegetation.
While they can consume it, it provides them no nutrients and can therefore lead to malnutrition.
Ability Score Increase Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Age A Slaugh reaches adulthood at the age of 10 and generally lives as long as 125 years.
Size Slaugh average about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weigh about 120 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed Your base walking speed is 30.
Darkvision Coming from the dark twilight forests of the Arcadian realm, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Cultural Traits
The Dark Corners Known for being mysterious and hard to read, Sluagh also tend to go unnoticed in crowds blending in despite their appearance. This isn't a form of camouflage or deception, others just tend to not want to notice them.
Secret Names Slaugh have two names, one that is given to them at instantiation and one they choose after their 8th anniversary of instantiation. They tell no one but those the trust above all else their chosen name.
Slaugh Names
Slaugh have two names, one that is given to them at instantiation and one they choose after their 8th anniversary of instantiation. They tell no one but those the trust above all else their chosen name.
Slaugh Given Names Achard, Aspen, Brinkley, Blythe, Corliss, Colter, Durward, Halsey, Joscel, Radella, Tancer, Wiscur
Slaugh Chosen Names unknown
Slaugh Traits
Ability Score Increase Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Secretive You have advantage on Deception checks. You also have advantage on saving throws against a Zone of Truth and the caster of the spell does not know if you failed or not.
Lost in a Crowd You are able to hide in a crowd of 10 or more people. Others looking for you in this situation have disadvantage on checks to find or track you.