Gemborn

Appearance

The gemborn are humanoid creatures which have bodies comprised almost entirely of light energy. This energy is a manifestation of their will to live, projected into the world. This form can take many shapes, often mimicing the form of one or multiple creatures that comprise it's soul energy. In all cases, gemborn are humanoid in form, but sometimes retain characteristics from other creatures, such as horns or other minor vestigial body parts. Their soul gem can be any variety of precious stone, cut in any way imaginable, and their body usually reflects the color of their stone. Regardless of the gemstone's type, each one is near-indestructable by conventional means, making a gemborn exceptionally hard to kill. When a gemborn's physical form is destroyed, only it's soul gem remains until it is able to reconstitute its body.

Racial Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1 and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.
Age. Gemborn are fully mature at the time of their awakening and can live indefinitely as long as no harm comes to their soul gem.
Alignment. Gemborn are almost always of good alignment.
Size. Gemborn are between. 5 - 7 feet tall and weigh between 180-220 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Living Construct. Even though your body is constructed from light, you are a living creature. You are immune to disease. You do not need to eat or breathe, but you can ingest food and drink if you wish.
When you die, your body vanishes, leaving only your soul gem and equipment behind. Your soul gem counts as your body for the purposes of ressurection.
Trance. You don’t need to sleep. Instead, you meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After Resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Soulbound Weapon. As a bonus action, you can summon your soulbound weapon which appears in your hand. You choose a type of melee weapon and its appearance at the time of your awakening. You are proficient with this weapon, and as long as you are holding it, it is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming resistances. You can dismiss this weapon at any time.
Multi-faceted. You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice.
Languages. You can speak, read and write Common and one language of your choice.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

The gemborn are literal in their name, the type of gem that contains their life energy resembling their namesake. It is irregular for a gemborn to replace this name, but will often solidify their identity as an individual by adopting a last name, usually given to them as an honorary family name by those grossly indebted to them.
Gemborn Names: Beryl, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Iolite, Jade, Malachite, Onyx, Rhyolite, Ruby, Topaz, Zircon.