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Player > Races > Brenneri
Starfinder Alien Archive 3 p.9
Brenneris are Medium humanoids with the brenneri subtype.
Brenneris gain a +2 racial bonus to Diplomacy and Sense Motive checks.
Brenneris have darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
A brenneri can designate any object they own of negligible bulk as a favored object. Once per day, when a brenneri spends a Resolve Point and takes a 10 minute rest to regain Stamina Points, they can focus on a favored object during the rest and recover Hit Points equal to half their level (minimum 1).
Brenneris can hold their breath for 10 minutes, and taking actions does not reduce this duration.
Brenneris have a swim speed of 20 feet.
Brenneris are a mostly peaceful species that hail from
Varturan, a planet in Near Space covered in vast waterways.
These 5-foot-tall mammalian humanoids resemble otters,
though they have slightly longer legs that allow them to walk
upright. Brenneris are particularly adept at detecting subtle
physical and emotional reactions. This makes them especially
skilled at understanding the emotions of others, and they are
naturally talented diplomats.
When brenneris developed space travel sometime
before the Gap, they enthusiastically began
making expeditions from their home world to
nearby planets in hopes of learning from their
galactic neighbors. They quickly found that
their empathetic nature allowed them favorable
interactions, even with typically aggressive
species. The brenneris began to intentionally
hone this skill into diplomacy, and once they
developed Drift travel, they were welcomed
with open arms at Absalom Station and in
the Pact Worlds at large. Now, a significant
number of brenneris sell their skills as
diplomats to other species that require
ambassadors or that would prefer
for brenneris to act on their behalf.
Brenneri diplomats usually work in
pairs, knowing that the experience
and judgment of another brenneri is
invaluable. Most other species allow
brenneri to work as duos, even in cases
where only a single representative would
normally acts on behalf of a particular
group, such as intergalactic senates.
Some brenneris partner up with
members of other similarly minded
species, such as vlakas.
Brenneris often find themselves
apart from others of their kind, as
their wide travels take them far from
friends and family. Their fine-tuned
sensitivity to emotions extends
to their own, which can
sometimes lead to bouts of spiraling anxiety or melancholy.
To help manage these moods, most brenneris keep a small
token to help them calm their emotions and focus their
minds on the task at hand. This can range from a simple
object, such as a small stone, to more personal items, such
as an image of a lover or a childhood relic. A brenneri might
even keep multiple items that they favor, choosing a specific
object to suit a given situation.
Though most brenneris find themselves acting as
ambassadors of some kind or performing related tasks,
there are many who break away from this tradition. This
usually happens when they meet individuals who express
great joy, excitement, or some other positive emotion about
a profession, calling, or experience. A brenneri’s emotional
insight can then kick into overdrive, causing them to
decide to pursue a similar experience themselves. It’s not
uncommon for a brenneri to meet a spacefarer who’s just
returned from an exhilarating adventure and then quickly
want to become an adventurer themself. Brenneris find
themselves especially taken with enthusiastic shirrens, and
many become early adopters of new technologies
and lifestyles.
Though brenneris’ natural empathy
for the emotional journeys of
others usually serves them well,
it can sometimes bring them into
conflict with others. They might,
for example, compulsively
attempt to intervene as
councilor or intermediary
in cases where the involved
parties aren’t interested
in outside interference—and
others may find brenneris’
well-meaning attempts to help
condescending or intrusive.
It’s not uncommon to hear tales
about brenneri companions who
were “too helpful,†insisting on
trying to assist someone in a
rough emotional state even after
being declined repeatedly. In some
circles, this has earned the species a
reputation for nosiness, though even
then, few would consider a brenneri’s
interest malicious.
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