Editing Kalashtar (section)

==The Inspired==
Whilst the [[quori]] rebels were breeding themselves from a group of 67 possessed humans into the kalashtar race, their enemies weren't idle either. Once they figured out how the rebels had managed to gain a foothold in the [[Prime Material]], which had been barred to the quori for ages, they naturally started finding their own path to doing something similar. Rather than bond with human hosts like the rebels did, the servants of il-Lashtavar took a more manipulative approach. After a long process, they had achieved both the creation of a mortal cult to indoctrinate mortals into their service, the [[Path of Inspiration]], and they had created their own equivalents to the kalashtar: the '''Inspired''', also known as the '''Chosen''' amongst themselves and as the '''Empty Vessels''' by the quori themselves.

The Chosen are a human subspecies engineered by a combination of psionic surgeries and the introduction of [[elf]] and [[fiend]] blood to the "breeding stock". This gives the Chosen a very distinct physical appearance; whilst they look mostly like their human ancestors, they are significantly taller than average, but lightly built. Their large, almond-shaped eyes are typically black, violet or viridian in color, although they can change color with the Chosen's mood, and their hair is typically jet black, deep blue, or deep green. They are striking-looking and possess a natural charm, perhaps aided by slight empathic manipulation abilities, but share a tendency towards cruelty.

These "anti-kalashtar" lack the innate psionic abilities of their counterparts, and are not inherently bound to a specific quori. Instead, they are natural hosts for quori, who can possess them with far greater ease than they can possess even a willing human host. In this state, the empty vessel becomes little more than a puppet on a string; their memories are laid bare to their possessor, and prolonged possession will see their personalities shaped and insidiously remolded into a mirror of their possessor's, but they have no awareness or conscious control whilst possessed. They exist only as figureheads for the Path of Inspiration, and tools to battle against the kalashtar and all the other enemies of the quori.

Despite this, and despite their strong indoctrination in the Path of Inspiration, Chosen are still free-willed beings, and it's not impossible for one to go rogue, although such an individual becomes a target to all quori, especially if they remain in Sarlona. Because of this, PC stats for Empty Vessels, Chosen who have not been possessed, appeared in the 3e Eberron Campaign Setting splatbook, tucked away amongst the monsters - they have not appeared since, however. No, you can't play an Inspired. Well, you can, but you'd have to make up some of their stats.

Here's the stat block for Empty Vessels:

::No ability score modifiers
::Medium
::Base Land Speed 30 feet
::Naturally Psionic (Ex): Empty vessels gain 1 extra psionic power point per level, regardless of if they have actually taken levels in a psionic class.
::Skills: An empty vessel receives +4 skill points at 1st level and +1 skill point at each level. Knowledge (The Planes of Eberron) is always a Class Skill for empty vessels.
::+2 racial bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy and Intimidation checks.
::+2 racial bonus on Disguise checks made to pass as a Human.
::Bonus Feat: An empty vessel gains 1 bonus feat at 1st level.
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Psion]]
::[[Level Adjustment]]: +1

[[Category:Eberron]]