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===Petrite===

+2 to Constitution or Wisdom

Resist poison 16+

'''Racial Power''': Immovable Object

Once per battle as a quick action, gain resist damage 16+ until the beginning of your next turn.

''Champion Feat'': When you use ''immovable object'' you can also spend a recovery.

In the creation myths of most cultures, petrites are regarded as the first aetherborn to be created, being cast into the earth by the Wyrm and dragging themselves free in their new forms after a full cycle of the moon had gone by. Physically, they are sturdily built, and have skin tones mimicking rocky shades of grey, brown, and infrequently tan or red. Their eyes mirror the colors of gems and metals, gleaming brightly amidst the more muted colors of their skin. Their hair, if they have it, is thick, dark and slow-growing. Many petrites never grow hair at all.  The one physical trait uniting all petrites is a gemstone jutting from their skin over their heart. There is no familial influence to the color or type of this stone, and over the course of their life it will grow brighter and spread upwards across their shoulders and arms. This “heartstone” is the source of many cultural traditions and superstitions across the Continent. Many also reflect other elements of the earth that birthed them, such as:

-Faceted, jewel-like eyes of one color

-Crystal outcroppings that mimic hair

-Mottled, thick skin the color of granite

-Teeth and nails of obsidian

-Ridges and indents in their skin that create geometric patterns 

-Keen sensitivity to the vibrations of the ground 

Petrites are renowned as loyal, dependable, and possessing a strong sense of community. They are the least outwardly expressive of the aetherborn, which is not to say that they don't feel- they just don't show their emotional state as strongly as a vulcan or undine, races that many petrites consider flighty and unreliable. While petrites are most often found living among humans, a substantial minority flock to small villages and enclaves mostly composed of petrites. These tight-knit communities are often founded around some form of common ideology or belief system. Throughout the rest of civilization, petrites are most commonly found working as laborers or as part of a church.