Kissed

The kissed are rare beings who have been infused with concentrated amounts of elemental magic, causing radical transformations in their morphology based on their inherited element. Occurring naturally among populations of Sapie and Hjaric, the Kissed are not a culture into themselves, but exist within the larger cultures of the different ethnicity. The exact mechanics of this mutation is not widely known, and barely understood by even the greatest scholars of the Skies.
Kissed occupy different places in different cultures. In cultures which place The Four Titans are venerated as gods, they are worshiped as demi-gods or the chosen champions and high priests. In cultures where the titans are less revered, they are seeing as interesting curios or potentially powerful mages. No mater where they live, kissed stand out like a sore thumb, generally unable to hide their elemental nature.
Among the kissed are an even rarer variety, known as the "blessed". There are generally four main varieties of kissed, earth, water, air, and fire. First generation kissed are always mono-element, meaning their physiology always matches their attunement. But occasionally, among second generation kissed, are born children, who while physically resemble their kissed parent, gain a different attunement from their non-kissed parent. These blessed children gain physical changes from both elements, representing the combination of the two within them.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The morphology of the kissed vary from individual to individual, incorporating different aspects of the element to which they are attuned. For example: Water kissed can have blue, green, or even white skin, and are either always cold to the touch, wet, or bloated. Fire kissed have orange, yellow, or charcoal black skin, with fiery red hair, and smell of soot and ash. Earth kissed are stocky, have earth tone colored skin, and constantly emit a cloud of dust. Air kissed have baby blue skin, ever windswept air, lithe features, and smell like ozone. This list is by no means exhaustive, and the kissed have any number of features based on their element.

Biological Traits

Kissed have powerful abilities based on their elemental attunements. Air attuned kissed are more dexterous, can hold their breath indefinitely, and have the ability to levitate as if walking on air. Earth attuned kissed are stronger, can move through even the most treacherous terrain with ease, and can invoke the power of elemental earth to muffle the sound of their footsteps. Fire kissed are naturally clever, have the ability to see in the dark, are resistant to burns and heat, and can conger small bouts of flame. Water kissed are more perceptive, are resistant to acidic substances, can breathe both air and water, can move through water with ease, and have the ability to manipulate water in a limited way.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Hjaric
• Sapie

Kissed

Ability Score Increase +2 Con

Size Medium

Speed 30 ft

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Air Kissed:
Ability Score Increase: Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Unending Breath: You can hold your breath indefinitely while you’re not incapacitated.
Mingle with the Wind: You can cast the levitate spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
Earth Kissed:
Ability Score Increase: Your Strength score increases by 1.
Earth Walk: You can move across difficult terrain made of earth or stone without expending extra movement.
Merge with Stone: You can cast the pass without trace spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
Fire Kissed:
Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Darkvision: You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. Your ties to the Elemental Plane of Fire make your darkvision unusual: everything you see in darkness is in a shade of red.
Fire Resistance: You have resistance to fire damage.
Reach to the Blaze: You know the produce flame cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the burning hands spell once with this trait as a 1st-level spell, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Water Kissed:
Ability Score Increase: Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Acid Resistance: You have resistance to acid damage.
Amphibious: You can breathe air and water.
Swim: You have a swimming speed of 30 feet.
Call to the Wave: You know the shape water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the create or destroy water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages. Kissed speak the language of the ethnicity from which they hail.