Editing Bvanen

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'''Bvanen''' are a sapient race of chitinous humanoids who inhabit the last marshlands of [[Dark Sun]] at the foot of the Ringing Mountains. Introduced in the [[splatbook]] "Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs" and then reprinted in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 4, very little is known about this race beyond their looks and that they are one of the most civilized peoples on Athas. They are a village-building people, who domesticate the local wildlife and keep track of their internal hierarchy with an intricate array of scarification patterns. Whilst they are by nature inoffensive and peaceful, they are also justifiably wary of danger, and tend to operate by the mindset of "defend yourself first, apologize later", which often leads them into fights they would have avoided if they could.

Appearance-wise, bvanen are portrayed as bipeds with, quote, "raised, independently rotating eye turrets, prominent backbone-ridged carapace, chitinous bellyplates, impressively clawed forepaws, and a toothy mouth from which flicks a tri-forked tongue". They have the ability to secrete a gummy, antisceptic mucus that quickly sets rock-hard, which they can use to "glue" attackers in place as well as to partially seal their wounds even as they occur. 1 in 6 possess an affinity for [[psionics]], traditionally in the form of psychometabolism and telepathy. They don't wield weapons, relying on fangs and claws, but do have a language and build their own structures by using mucus to glue together wood and stone.

Fans of Dark Sun decided to update the bvanen to 3e in the Terrors of Athas [[netbook]], and even went so far as to make it playable:
::Ability Score Modifiers: +2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +4 Constitution, +2 Intelligence
::Size: Medium
::Space/Reach: 5ft/5ft
::Speed: Base Land Speed 20 feet, Swim 30 feet
::Darkvision 60 feet
::Racial Hit Dice: 3 levels in [[Aberration]] (3d8 HD, BAB +2, Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +3)
::Racial Skills: 6 X (2 + Int modifier) skill points, class skills are Hide, Listen, Spot and Swim.
::2 feats
::Weapon Proficiency: Bvanen Natural Weapons
::+7 natural armor bonus
::Natural Weapons: 2 Claws (1d3), 1 Bite (1d4)
::Special Qualities:
:::Psi-Like Abilities: At will–animal affinity, aversion (DC 12), body equilibrium, mindlink (2 additional targets*), psionic suggestion (DC 12).  Manifester level 3rd.  The save DCs are Charisma-based.  *Includes augmentation for the bvanen‘s manifester level. 
:::Secreted Ooze: +8 racial bonus to grapple checks made to hold or maintain a grapple.
::Special Qualities:
:::Damage Reduction 1/-
:::Immune to Wounding: A bvanen ignores any spell, power or weapon that causes Wounding.
::Automatic Languages: Bvanen. Bonus Languages: [[Reggelid]], [[Thri-Kreen]]
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Ranger]]
::[[Level Adjustment]]: +2

[[Category: Dark Sun]] [[Category: Monsters]]