Overview

Name of Heritage Group:

Asherai

The Asherai are grey-skinned, smoke-shedding nomads who wander ancient ruins and collapse zones, feeding on weathered, extremely old stone. Their bodies constantly exhale faint curls of mineral smoke, a harmless vapor created by internal chemical conversion of their lithic diet.

Where an Asherai rests for more than a few hours, fungus, moss, and creeping vines erupt, as if the Asherai’s presence accelerates subtle life processes. Scholars debate whether this is biological, spiritual, or mineral-energetic.

They are quiet, slow-moving, contemplative beings. Most avoid direct conflict unless provoked. Their society is semi-mystical and deeply tied to forgotten places.

Species:

Asherai

Race:

Culture:

Indigenous Regions:

Attribute Shifts:

Total IP Cost:

7 IP (GM Only, Non-Playable)

Physical Traits

Frame

Average Frame Value (Male):

6 (Medium-Heavy)

Frame Min./Max. Values (Male):

Average Frame Value (Female):

5 (Medium)

Frame Min./Max. Values (Female):

Frame Variation (both sexes):

Average

Height

Asherai are generally tall, elongated, and stoic

Average Height Value (Male):

HV 7 -8 (5'8" - 6'4")

Height Min./Max. Values (Male):

Average Height Value (Female):

Height Min./Max. Values (Female):

Height Variation (both sexes):

Physique

Average Physique Value (Male):

5-6 (Sturdy)

Physique Min./Max. Values (Male):

Average Physique Value (Female):

Physique Min./Max. Values (Female):

Physique Variation (both sexes):

Mandatory minimum Physique 4 (reflects stone digestion)

Resilience

Resilience:

Age

Average Lifespan:

140

Age Breakdown Table:

adjust table based on average lifespan

Interactive Points

IP Gained per interval:

7 IP

(Avg. Lifespan/70 = Interval in yrs.):

2 Years

Gender Ratio

% Male:

% Female:

Appearance

Appearance:

Gray-skinned nomads whose bodies constantly shed faint smoke.

Eyes glint ember-orange or moss-green.

Gray, soot-flecked skin. Eyes that glimmer faint green when they eat stone.

Long, curved teeth or mandibles suited for grinding mineral.

Slow, deliberate movements

Inherent Physical Aspects

Inherent Physical Aspects:

Stone-Eater Rank 2

Can digest weathered stone, calcified dust, mineral lichen.

Cannot digest fresh rock or refined metal.

Mineral Smoke Exhalation Rank 1

Produces harmless mineral vapors.

May give away position in stealth.

Slow Vital Processes Rank 1

Reduced urgency, slower reflexive mental adaptation.

Life-Trail Bloom Rank 2

Where an Asherai sleeps or meditates for hours:

-Moss thickens

-fungal sprouts

-Creeping vines appear

-Soil becomes richer

This effect is not under their control.

Psychological Traits

Inherent Aspects:

Alien Communication Rank 1

-they struggle with structured or abstract dialogue

Emotionally Opaque Rank 1

-Others cannot read their expression or tone

Mental & Spiritual Traits

Inherent MS Aspects:

Recommended MS Aspects:

Development Considerations

Inherent Expertises:

Awareness Rank 1

Wilderness (Ruins) Rank 1

Endurance Rank 1

Physical Rank 1

Ruins Navigation Rank 2

Recommended Expertises:

Cultural Features

Environmental Adaptation

Principle Environment:

Adaptability:

Heritage Orientation

Orientation:

Orientation Description:

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Customs & Lifestyle

The Asherai appear after collapse: fallen fortresses, war-ravaged cities, burned-out temples.

They consume rubble. Not as carrion-eaters, but as recyclers of the inorganic dead.

Their bodies transmute minerals and carbon into nutrient mist and fertile spores. Within weeks, moss and vine creep through the cracks.

Status & Family

Symbols & Art

Clothing & Decoration

Cloaks of woven ruin-lint, fabric made from dust and moss fiber.

They often carry bone flutes or hollow stones that hum in the wind

Religion & Magic

Language

Language Family:

Dialect:

Historical Notes