The Lustrous by

# Lustrous
B*eautiful and creepy.  They are works of art but they always seem slightly off. Maybe we should work on making them more like people...? Why? I don't know, incase we get tired of talking to each other...*

-- Leylen to Mati the Dao
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The Lustrous are a race developed for war by a man who loves to tinker and a captive Dao.  Lustres are Earth Genasi transformed by magic, trained by illusions, and incubated in the earth.  They are for all intents and purposes husks made for war and interact only with each other in their duties in the UnderForge.

## The Artificer's Army
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  Leylen, who was in the process of creating his own underground kingdom for a lab, needed an army. In his conquest through the dark of the caverns under Sareivia he happened upon an entrapped dao.  After killing her captors and freeing her they proceeded to take the rest of the immediate underground area without significant issue.  Frequent conversations brought Mati and Leylen back to the Genasi of the Earth Plane.  In his quest to improve anything and everything Leylen helped develop a process to create a new race born of not just earth, but gemstones.  After using several schools of magic, large swathes of land, and artificial Earth Genasi, they produced the Lustrous.

## A Gem Like No Other
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Lustres possess little to no personality at birth being almost completely artificial and kept separate from any societal influence to learn from.  Visually, however, they are each as different as a snowflake.  Each with their own flaws, scratches, shapes, etc. Their skin can be as translucent as a gem or a cloudy but similar color.  The hair is usually made out of extremely thin fibrous versions of whatever material they're made out of, and hair styles are permanent as Lusters don't grow any after birth.  Some are capable of scarring, such as the Tenacious sort, and some are extremely resilient against such flaws, like the Hardy lustres.

## Illustrious Adventures
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Lustres are blank slates from birth.  Illusion magic is used to train them as they grow bypassing the need for any interaction.  It is for this reason that adventurers are rare, as even those who would make it out of the Underforge would end up lost or killed for their bodies long before they'd have the chance to become anything more.  However, there are Lustres who make it to the surface and survive.  They manage to find those who care little for outward appearances and in these safe places and interactions Lustres form themselves.

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## Lustrous Traits
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Trained by illusions and made of gems the Lustrous are a physically strong race.

**Ability Score Increase.** Your Constitution score increases by 2.

**Age.** Lustrous are born fully grown.  As constructs, barring being physically destroyed, they do not age.

**Alignment.** Lustrous are usually of neutral alignment as they normally only act when ordered and have no personality to move them otherwise.

**Speed.** Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

**Illusionary Training.** You gain proficiency in one weapon, tool, or skill of your choice.

**Rock Born.** You were born of rock which affords you a powerful constitution.
*  You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned.
*  You are immune to disease.
*  You don't need to eat, drink, or breathe. 
*  You don't need to sleep and don't suffer the effects of exhaustion due to lack of rest, and magic can’t put you to sleep. However, you do need light rest for 4 hours to gain the benefits of a long rest.

**Subrace.** Different types of gems have different properties.  Choose between the Tenacious, Hardy, or Stable gems.

#### Tenacious
Tenacious lustres are those that are physically tougher than others but less brilliant. Tenacious lustres are those made of gems like nephrite and jadeite.

**Ability Score Increase.** Your Strength score increases by 1.

**Unbreakable.** You do double damage when damaging inanimate objects with a weapon or natural attacks.

**Tougher Stuff.** Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

#### Hardy
Hardy lustres are created to be leaders and are some of the hardest gems around. A fact they use to their advantage. Hardy lustres are made out of gems like diamond and corundum.

**Ability Score Increase.** Your Charisma score increases by 1.

**The Hardest Lustres.** You have learned to take advantage of your extremely hard body. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d8 adding your Constitution modifier to the number rolled. You reduce the damage taken by that amount. You can use this ability a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You regain all uses after a long rest.

**Born to Lead.** You gain proficiency with the Persuasion skill.  You also have advantage on any checks made to interact with military personnel. E.g. Soldiers, Guards, etc.

#### Stable
Stable lustres are the most resistant to chemical changes in their composition.  This and their training during their growth affords them extra talent with the magic around them.  Stable lustres are made out of gems like alexandrites and garnets.

**Ability Score Increase.** Your Wisdom score increases by 1.

**Balanced Composition.** You gain resistance to one damage type. Choose from acid, cold, fire, or lightning.

**Earthbound Manipulation.** You know the Mold Earth cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Earth Tremor spell once as a 1st-level spell. You must finish a long rest to cast these spells again with this trait. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

> ##### Credits
> * 北乃友利 for image of Phosphophyllite
> * ZeroChan  for image of Cinnabar