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Player > Races > Bolida
Starfinder Alien Archive 2 p.21
Bolidas are Medium vermin.
Bolidas have a land speed of 30 feet and a burrow speed of 30 feet.
Bolidas have blindsense (vibration) with a range of 30 feet, darkvision with a range of 60 feet, and low-light vision.
Bolidas are covered in metallic plates that grant them a +1 racial bonus to AC.
As a move action, a bolida can roll its body into a nearly impenetrable defensive ball. While rolled up this way, a bolida can only uncurl itself as a move action, take the total defense action, or use its rolling charge ability. If the bolida takes the total defense action, its bonus to AC is increased to +5.
Bolidas have resistance to fire 5, which stacks with one other source of fire resistance.
A bolida is blinded for 1 round when first exposed to bright light, such as sunlight, and it is dazzled for as long as it remains in an area of bright light.
A bolida that is rolled up in a defensive ball can charge without taking the normal charge penalties to the attack roll or its AC, and it gains a +5 circumstance bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity during its movement. It can’t make a melee attack at the end of its movement, but it can instead attempt either a bull rush or reposition combat maneuver against its target with a +4 circumstance bonus to the attack roll. A bolida can’t use this ability again until it takes a 10-minute rest to recover Stamina Points.
Bolidas are arthropodan creatures that dwell not on the
faces of the planets they inhabit, but far underground, in
cave systems that are so deep below the surface that they
are blasted by the unforgiving heat of the planets’ molten
cores. The centipede-like creatures are protected from these
extreme environs by metallic, chitinous plates that cover
the entirety of their backs, from head to tail tip. This innate
armor also protects them from subterranean hazards such
as rock falls and the friction of traveling through cramped
cave tunnels. Bolidas support themselves on their many sets
of legs, holding only the uppermost portion of their bodies
upright to wield weapons or manipulate objects. They have
evolved over millions of years to thrive in darkness, and they
therefore tend to avoid traveling up to the surface world; if
they choose to live on a planet’s surface or a space station,
they prefer to maintain nocturnal schedules, as sunlight
blinds them if they’re not wearing protective eyewear.
Only a few decades ago, a group of offworld explorers
on the bolidas’ home planet, Zafaiga, first encountered the
modest miners while quarrying the unique stones that they
assumed had no claimant. Though the bolidas were territorial,
wary, and somewhat xenophobic, it was overall an amicable,
if tense, meeting. Afterward, the bolidas reluctantly agreed
to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with other
species, contracting trade agreements and eventually even
adopting Common into their lexicon. Though the broader
galaxy has known of their existence for only a few decades,
bolidas have been extant for millennia, unconcerned with and
largely unaware of the outside world. They independently
developed their own technology (though it is predominantly
analog and therefore considered primitive by some races),
which they use to dig for resources and excavate cavernous
dwellings. Even those bolidas who travel the galaxy tend to be
rather aloof, blowing off attempts at personal friendships by
members of surface races, whom they dismiss as capricious
“light dwellers.†They choose instead to spend their time
alone, with other bolidas, or with members of subterranean
races with whom they can share their passion for excavation.
Digging is a euphoric activity for bolidas, and they
spend a large portion of their lives creating new tunnels
and caves to house their ever-expanding populations.
New settlements can grow from a single small cave to
hundreds of miles of mazelike tunnels and dozens of
vast caverns in mere months. Because of this natural
disposition, bolidas have proven themselves to be
indispensable in the acquisition and trade
of rare minerals. Their ability to thrive in
the heat deep underground on molten-core
planets means they are often hired
as miners by individuals and organizations all across
the galaxy to excavate subterranean dig sites that
most other races are unable to withstand.
Bolidas exhibit no discernible sexual dimorphism
or gender, and each bolida is capable of carrying
and fertilizing eggs—oftentimes they will take on both roles.
They also sometimes mate in groups, covering the floors of
their nursery caves with eggs that are incubated by the heat
of the depths. The average bolida is 7 feet long and weighs
350 pounds.
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