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Starfinder Adventure Path #08: Escape from the Prison Moon (Against the Aeon Throne 2 of 3) p.50
Neskintis are Medium humanoids with the neskinti subtype.
Accustomed to the perpetual twilight of days below thick canopy, neskintis have low-light vision.
Neskintis have a climb speed of 30 feet. They can use this speed to move horizontally in an area that has adequate handholds, such as from branch to branch in a tree.
Neskintis gain a +2 racial bonus to Life Science and Survival checks.
Neskintis are able to fly with the aid of skin membranes stretching between their arms and legs, traveling 5 feet horizontally for every 1 foot of vertical descent, with an extraordinary fly speed of 60 feet and average maneuverability. A neskinti can’t gain altitude using only this flight, so she can’t fly if she can’t descend. If falling, a neskinti can use this ability as a reaction to avoid falling damage. A neskinti can charge while flying but can’t run, and she can’t glide while carrying more weight than her normal bulk limit. At the GM’s discretion, wind or another effect can cause a neskinti to gain altitude, increasing the distance she can glide.
Neskintis have a land speed of 20 feet.
The lush, green world of Gjor III is full of natural wonder
and primal mystery, of which neskintis are a small
part. An ancient, close-knit species of primates, neskintis
live among the dense canopies of continent-wide jungles,
spending entire generations without seeing the ground.
Myths among the neskintis speak of Nesk, a powerful nature
spirit who blessed them with sentience and granted them
dominion over the skyscraping flora of their native jungles.
In obeisance to Nesk and her spiritual progeny, which
are said to live in all objects, neskintis have nurtured the
enormous trees of Gjor III through horticulture and magic,
molding them into expansive hanging settlements.
The Azlanti had little trouble conquering Gjor III, which
had no established technological cultures to oppose them.
They initially ignored the neskintis, but a few anthropological
expeditions discovered the species’ value as ecologists,
after which the Star Empire began to recruit neskintis
aggressively. Though rewarded with citizenship for their
cooperation, neskintis found adapting to the Star Empire
difficult. Most are content to carry out ecological tasks,
seeing such duties an extension of their holy mandate, while
others seethe under the Star Empire’s control.
Capable brachiators and adept gliders, neskintis have
small legs that are still capable of locomotion. Their fur
coloration ranges from blond to dark brown. Neskintis
are natural omnivores that have become vegetarians
by tradition. Also customary is reverence toward Nesk
and other spirits, and some neskintis have extended this
devotion to include the Azlanti religion.
Technology continues to befuddle this species of nature
worshipers. Once the initial shock of space travel and the
destructive power of modern technology wore off, the
species retreated into a generations-long conversation
about the virtue of adapting or rejecting such technology for
their own use. So far, neskinti villages on Gjor III remain
largely free of technology, but most neskintis who visit
the wider empire find the return to a simpler life
frustrating.
Most neskintis stand 6 feet tall and weigh
150 pounds. They’re considered adults at 20 and
naturally live up to 120 years.
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