Gems, Variant (5e Race)

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The gems take the forms of humans, but with bodies made of polished gems that differ depending on the material they are made of. Most of them have hair, eyes, and nails the same color as their gemstone bodies. During the day, they apply white powder to their bodies to simulate skin. While their hair may look solid, it can be manipulated similarly to human hair (cut, tied, braided, etc). Apart from the adult Kongo-sensei, their appearance takes the form of androgynous young teens.

Their planet was broken after being struck by a meteor for the sixth time. It gave birth to six moons, leaving it an emaciated shadow of its former self. There was nothing left but a single beach, so all life fled to the ocean. Some creatures who had flourished when the moon was still one were too slow in their escape and sank into the seas. They were eaten by tiny creatures on the ocean's floor, turned into inanimate objects, crystallized over the ages, and rose to the surface at the Shore of Nascency. In rare instances, this leads to a gem successfully taking form.

The gems have to defend themselves against the endless number of hunters from the Moon - the Moon people - who abduct the gems and, apparently, use them as ornaments. According to popular lore, no gem has ever returned from the Moon.

There once were creatures called humans who lived on and preserved the land until it broke five times. When it broke the sixth time, they entered the seas. It's said that there, they split into three parts; the spirit, the flesh, and the bone (or evolved into different three species and lived on). The admirabilis are said to be the flesh, inheriting the ability to expand and pass down their knowledge; the gems the bone, returning to the land having made a contract with another living species and gaining the ability to live for millennia; and the Moon people as the spirit, forever wandering, attempting to regain its flesh and bone.

The Gems use male pronouns (彼(kare)/he; お兄様(onii-sama)/older brother; 弟(otouto)/younger brother) to refer to each other. While most of them also use masculine forms of "I" (僕/boku, 俺/ore), their personal speech patterns vary greatly between masculine and feminine. Even so, they don't seem to be aware of gender and/or sex characteristics, as seen when Phosphophyllite asks Ventricosus about her breasts, referring to them as "two water bags". That instance aside, gender is never brought up or explained within the work. Whether they see themselves as male or genderless is left unconfirmed. Most call each other with various nicknames, but all call Kongo "Sensei" (Teacher).

The Gems live in a spacious school building with a large bell that they use as a signal. The school uses jellyfish as lighting instead of electricity-based technology or fire, neither of which have been shown in the series. They also use traditional tools for hand-spinning textiles and crafting. They're able to produce textiles by themselves, craft tools, make papers and pencils, and have developed science in medicine and herbs (but gem related). Kongo-sensei teaches the young Gems anything they need to know, though the school does not seem to hold any organized classes. Each Gem is entrusted with a role or roles they're suited for, though almost all of them are fighters and have patrol duties during the day. The different roles shown so far include patrolling, health and medicine, crafting, smithing, tailoring, and strategy and planning. They have their own dorms to sleep in at night, and hibernate in one big room in the winter. In their free time, they may play card games, which were either taught to them by Kongo-sensei or created themselves.

Gems's names are based on their gem but with their color before the name in some cases like: Ghost Quartz, Red Beryl, etc.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 1.
Skilled Warrior. You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
Agile. You are proficient in Acrobatics and Athletics skill.
Resilence. Choose one type of damage to have resistance. ex: Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing, acid, fire, etc.

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence or Wisdom score increases by 1.
Well Trained. You have proficiency with simple weapons.
Overwatch. You have proficiency in Perception skill.
Always Attentive to Details. You always have advantage on investigation checks, as long as you've been in the location before.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Tool Proficiency. You are proficient in tool of your choice.
Skilled. Choose any skill to have aptitude or a tool you already proficient.
Adapt. When you make a check with a skill that you don't have proficiency, You can add double your proficiency bonus to the die roll instead of any proficiency bonus you would normally add. You cant use this ability once per short or long rest.

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