Editing Elan (section)

==Nentir Vale==
Amazingly, elans appeared in the [[Nentir Vale]] setting as well, introduced in the Psionic Power splatbook for [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]]. Here, they are created from any race, rather than just humans, and belong to an ancient, secret order that seeks to oppose the machinations of the [[Far Realm]]. Elans were created as a way to psionically transcend former weaknesses, creating a stronger being that could more readily battle the [[aberration]] menace. Through powerful and dangerous psionic rituals, an elan's physical matter is stripped away, leaving only the mind and soul, which are then assisted in building a new body from ectoplasm; thus, elans appear as idealized versions of their original form, free of body hair (unless they were from a naturally hairy race, presumably) and disturbingly cool to the touch.

Mechanically, being an elan is handled as a Bloodline Feat chain, a set of feats stemming from a single race-modifying feat called "Elan Heritage". This changes the character's origin to Immortal and grants them Telepathy to a range of 5 squares (25 feet) and the racial encounter power "Elan Resilience", an immediate interrupt that lets them reduce damage taken from an attack by their Intelligence modifier (increasing by +3 at 11th level and +6 at 21st level). This feat unlocks access to the feats and a unique [[Paragon Path]] called Psionic Incarnate.
'''Feats:'''
*"Body Fuel" (Paragon-tier feat for any psionic class capable of augmentation that allows the recovery of a Power Point whenever you use a [[Second Wind]] once per encounter)
*"Boon of the Made" (Whenever Elan Resilience is used, gain Resist all equal to Intelligence mod)
*"Diverse Focus" ([[Psion]]-exclusive feat that allowed use of powers from a second Discipline)
*"Elan Mental Onslaught" ([[Monk]]-exclusive feat that allows one attack made after using Flurry of Blows to target Will instead of whatever NAD it normally attacks)
*"Elan Protection" ([[Ardent]]-exclusive feat that adds +2 to all defenses for anyone under your Ardent Mantle whenever you use Elan Resilience)
*"Elan Retribution" ([[Battlemind]]-exclusive deat that deals  damage equal to your Constitution mod whenever you use Elan Resilience)
*"Gift of the Eternal" (Epic-tier feat for any psionic class capable of augmentation that recovers a Power Point after the first round)
*"Psionic Discorporation" (Epic-tier feat that renders you Insubstantial once you hit 0 HP, but the moment you recover HP from there, you gain +2 to hit with any psionic power for that turn)
*"Returning Resilience" (Paragon-tier feat that recharges Elan Resilience whenever you use Second Wind)
*"Untraceable Flurry" ([[Monk]]-exclusive feat that makes Flurry of Blows deal psychic damage that ignores Insubstantial)

"Psionic Incarnate", the [[Paragon Path]], works to add some extra staying power with whatever (presumably psionic) class you work with. Just by entering, you get 2 additional ''Paragon Power Points'' (a mandatory feature for all psionic paths that aren't for the monk), ''Psychic Resilience'' to gain an innate resistance to psychic damage equal to 5 + 0.5*level, ''Returning Action'' allows you to spend an Action Point and forgo the additional action to regain 2 Power Points, and ''Repletion'', which is essentially fluff that renders you immune to starvation, thirst, and enables you to stay awake while sleeping. At level 16, you gain ''Perfect Resilience'', which gives you resistance 5 to all damage whenever you get bloodied. Your two powers are the e11 Discorporate Retaliation (An Encounter immediate interrupt that renders you insubstantial when you get hit and then gives you a blast attack keying off any mental stat with a hefty add-on. By augmenting it with 2 Power Points,  your blast gains a bit of extra spread), the u12 Elan Recovery (An Encounter minor that gives +5 to all saving throws on that turn), and the d20 Hidden Reserves (A Daily attack that lets you use any at-will, augment them to their max, and add +5 extra damage to it).