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Species Habitian
Over-species Lunarian
Classification Demihuman
Sphere Nature
Origin The Ern made them from aether and loam
Lifespan 400 years
Habitat Deep temperate forests
Food Nuts, roots, game
Description Habitians are tall, thin beings with deep brown hair and skin that changes hue with the seasons.
Procreation Follows the mother.
Esoterica Habitians can use any esoteric art except msawhat, which corrupts and destroys them. Faith and aetherial arts are common.
Cycle

Habitians are attuned to seasonal aether, cycling through the nine seasons of Shem:

  • Rebirth: silver-skinned; they have the power to breath life into plants/fungi and vigor into young animals.
  • Spring: platinum-skinned; they have the power to empower flowering plants and young animals.
  • Beltane: red-skinned; they have the power to resist intense heat and control flame.
  • Summer: golden-skinned; they have the power to fill plants with sunlight and warm animals through touch.
  • Harvest: amber-skinned; they have the power to make plants reach maturity with touch and nourish animals through touch.
  • Autumn: cobalt blue-skinned; they have the power to induce slumber in animals and dormancy in plants.
  • Fallow: rust-skinned; they have the power to wither plants and malnourish animals.
  • Winter: hoary-skinned; they have the power to resist intense cold and control frost.
  • Thaw: aquamarine-skinned; they have the power to control water and bring rain.
Special Powers All habitians can see in low light. Their skin relfects non-seasonal aether and absorbs seasonal aether, making them weaker or stronger depending on the power of aether around them. They have a cyclic life. Their powers change throughout the year, but they always have the power to commune with the forest around them if they have lived there for more than a decade.
Weaknesses Msawhat can corrupt and destroy them, especially brown msawhat.
Culture When the Ern Divine was born, he sought volunteers from every Viridian Divine's primary patronages. From the lunarians, a small group of individuals accepted the honor and were transformed into habitians, brought to Shem to live in deep forests in Lyrilla, which they named Habitus. They live in communion with the forest, led by the living wood and their own elders. Their culture is that of nature-worship and communion. They learn from the forest and thrive with it. Their main focus is protecting the forest and its denizens.
Notables  
Sample statistics PRO 10
ATH 10
STR 9
AWA 11
WIL 12
ROG 10

Communion (WIL)
Low-light vision (AWA)
Reflective skin 13
Breath of Life 13
Empowering (WIL)
Heat Resistance (STR+6)
Flame Control (WIL)
Warmth/Sunlight Control (WIL)
Nourishing (WIL)
Slumber (WIL)
Malnourishing (WIL)
Cold Resistance (STR+6)
Cold Control (WIL)
Water Control (WIL)
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