Crystal Children

Crystal children are special children whose parents were blessed by their deity or outsiders of the region of dream before the child was ever born or while still in the womb. Others are born without intervention, a natural defense against prevalent nightmares shared with the mother.

Crystal children tend to be both beautiful in body and spirit with especially large, gentle eyes, and are on the whole very quiet and affectionate people. They form friendships easily and are very sensitive to the feelings of those about them. They tend to be opposed to violence though have been known to take up arms to protect themselves and others.

Crystal children tend to be of neutral good alignment.

Creating A Crystal Child
Crystal Child is an inherited template that can be added to any humanoid (refered to hereafter as the "base creature").

Size and Type: The creature's type does not change, though it gains the psionic subtype.

Special Attacks: A crystal child has all the special attacks of the base creature, plus the following special attacks. Psi-Like Abilities (Sp): A crystal child possesses the psi-like abilities indicated below. Manifester level is equal to the crystal child's HD. The save DCs for a crystal child's psi-like abilities are Charisma-based. At will - Empathy (range is 5 feet per HD) 1/day - Mindlink

Special Qualities: A crystal child has all the special qualities of the base creature, plus the following special qualities. Naturally Psionic: A crystal child gains 1 bonus power point. Sweet Dreams: A crystal child rarely has trouble sleeping, and gains a +2 bonus against harmful powers and spells based on dream, such as Nightmare, and a +1 bonus against fear-effects.

Skills: A crystal child gains diplomacy, handle animal and lucid dreaming as a racial skill. Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Wis +2, Cha +2. Level Adjustment: Same as base creature +1