Volodni

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Volodni Racial Traits
As book, except reduce LA by 1.

Volodni

This is a one level racial class that lets players start as a Lesser Volodni.

Table 1: The Volodni

Level  BAB   Ref   Fort  Will  Abilities                               
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1      +0    +0    +2    +0    Natural Power, Half Damage from Piercing, Sustenance, Woodland Born


Game Rule Information
Volodni have the following game statistics.

Alignment: Any
Race: Lesser Volodni
Hit Die: d8
Starting Gold: As Druid
Starting Age: As Druid

Class skills
Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Profession (Wis), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).
Skill Points at 1st level: (2 + Int modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modifier

Class Features
All the following are class features of the Volodni.

• Weapon and Armour Proficiency: Volodni are proficient with all simple weapons, and light and medium armour.
  
• Natural Power (Ex): At 1st level, the Volodni increases his Constitution by +2 and his Wisdom by +2.
  
• Half Damage from Piercing (Ex): Piercing weapons deal only half damage to volodnis, with a minimum of 1 point of damage.
  
• Sustenance (Ex): Volodnis require only 2 hours of sleep per day to gain the benefits of 8 hours of sleep (although arcane spellcasters must still have 8 hours of rest to prepare spells). Volodnis only require one-quarter the food and water a human requires, as they absorb nutrients from their environment.
  
• Woodland Born (Ex): Due to their coloration and ability to remain motionless, volodnis receive a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks in wooded terrain. They also have low-light vision, giving them the ability to see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions. Finally, they get cold resistance 5.
  

Lesser Volodni Racial Traits
-2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma
Plant: Volodnis are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, and polymorphing. They are not subject to critical hits or mind-affecting effects. Volodni are not subject to spells or effects that affect humanoids only, such as charm person or dominate person.
Medium
Volodni base land speed is 30 feet.
Automatic Languages: Common, Sylvan. Bonus Languages: By character region
Favored Class: Druid