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==Luresca==

[[Summary::A population of deep-sea fish-looking people, with natural bioluminescence, who dwell in damp caves and in the Underdark.]] They originate from a deep-sea fish stock, adapted to live in caves and mutated by a beholder in an effort to create slaves and guardians for its lair. Becoming popular among beholders, they were further manipulated, giving origin to different breeds of lurescai. They eventually developed consciousness and escaped. To these day beholders hate them, believing them to be unholy creatures, and a danger due to their knowledge of beholderkin. 

===Personality===

Cautious but sociable, lurescai are usually goofy and amicable, even though they live in dangerous environments and have been mistreated by almost all evil creatures of the Underdark.

===Physical Description===

They look both derpy and scary, due to their angler fish-like body, mixed with expressive eyes and playful disposition. They have a moist skin, usually black or of similar dark colors, dotted with light points, which shine faintly with an eerie light. They have long fin-like arms, which can grasp things almost as good as human hands can. Theirs heads are almost like those of an anglerfish, with pointy teeth, wide eyes and a bioluminescent organ on their forehead. They have short, stumpy fish-tails.

Males are usually much smaller than females.

===Relations===

Their habitat isn't very populated, so most of their encounters are with the races that live in caves and underground, which are mostly evil. Because of this, they are usually happy to open relationships with good races or surface-dwelling races. They are quite primitive in their lifestyle, so much that they don't share much with more advanced races, except for the contribution as guides they can give.

Common people usually refer to them as anglerfolk.

===Alignment===

Most of them are neutral or chaotic, and a lot are good, but any alignment is present among them.

===Lands===

They usually live in dark, damp places, such caves, especially coastal or underwater, or in the Underdark. They are not amphibious nor breath water, so they need to have fresh air. They are quite primitive, living in mud huts, or stone buildings.

===Religion and Society===

They don't have a racial deity and each community simply worships underground gods of caves, water and hunting. Many also pray to furtive gods. They are not that spiritual though, mainly concerned with survival.

They live in hunting communities, which teach their young their traditions to help them survive their harsh home. They also narrates myths from their past, from when their ancestors lived under beholders and when they escaped their tyrannical grasp.

===Language===

They are strangely proficient in multiple languages, such as Common, Aquan and Undercommon, which enrich their oral tradition. They also learn languages customary for their neighbours.

===Names===

Their names are very similar to sahuagin's names, usually in Aquan or Undercommon.

===Racial Traits=== 

{{3.5e Racial Traits
|name=Luresca

|attribbonus1=+2
|attrib1=Dexterity
|attribbonus2=-2
|attrib2=Wisdom

|attribfluff=They are agile and nimble, but they are also very whimsical.

|type=Humanoid
|subtype=Anthro
|typefluff=

|size=Medium
|basespeed=30
|othermove=Swim 20 feet.

|vision=Darkvision
|darkdist=60 (18 meters)

|specialtext1=Having a damp skin, they always need to mantain their body moist and wet. If they don't do it for a day, they gain a -1 to all checks until they become wet again. This penalty increases by one for every week they keep going dry. As long as their skin is moist they gain +2 to [[Escape Artist]] checks. Remaining in a damp air is enough to keep their skin moist.
|special1=Moist Skin
|specialtype1=

|specialtext2=Having a natural light source, they can use their luring light to draw closer creatures. They can use a free action to switch on or off their light, which shines like a candle. When the light is on, they can use a standard action against one enemy within 60 feet to try and lure them closer, like a [[SRD:Command|''command'']] spell. The creature must pass a Will save (DC is 15 + 1/2 the luresca's HD) or be compelled to go adjacent to the luresca, avoiding any obvious danger, and remain there [[SRD:Fascinated|fascinated]] for as long as the effects lasts. Any hidden danger that affects the target immediately breaks the effect, and a target will not put itself in danger if there's no way to safely reach the light. If the luresca uses this ability while hidden in the dark, it will not reveal itself, even if the creature come adjacent to it, though any hostility will break the effect. This is a mind-affecting effect but mindless creatures are not immune to it and creatures with 1 or 2 Intelligence have a -4 penalty against this ability. Creatures which can see the luresca have a +2 bonus against this effect.
|special2=Darklure
|specialtype2=Ex

|specialtext3=They can [[Hide]] while in darkness or shadowy illumination, even against creatures with darkvision or other special senses (like blindsight), but not against creatures that pierce magical darkness.
|special3=Hidden in the Dark
|specialtype3=Ex

|specialtext4=Lurescai are [[SRD:Dazzled|dazzled]] (–1 penalty on [[SRD:Attack Roll|attack rolls]], [[SRD:Search Skill|Search checks]], and [[SRD:Spot Skill|Spot checks]]) in bright sunlight or within the radius of a ''[[SRD:Daylight|daylight]]'' spell.
|special4=Light Sensitivity
|specialtype4=

|specialtext5=They have a [[Feral Strike (3.5e Variant Rule)|feral bite strike]] with the statistics presented below.
|special5=Biting Mouth
|specialtype5=

|specialtext6=Having been enslaved for long by beholders, they have come to know quite a bit about them and their tactics. They have a +2 to [[Knowledge]] checks about them and beholderkins, and always treat [[Knowledge]] (dungeon) as a class skill. They have +2 to AC and saves against beholderkins.
|special6=Beholderkin Knowledge 
|specialtype6=

|autolanguage=Common, Aquan, Undercommon
|bonuslanguage=Dwarven, Elven, Gnome
|favoredclass=Ranger or Rogue
|la=0
|ecl=1
}}

{{3.5e Mundane Weapon
|weap=Biting Mouth 
|sme=n
|ulot=l
|ampt=m
|cost=—
|sdamage=1d4
|mdamage=1d6
|crit=18-20/×2
|range=
|type=Piercing
|weight=—
|hp=10
|hardness=5
}}

===Racial Options===

====Feats====

===Pathfinder===

In Pathfinder games they have also a +2 to Constitution.

====Alternate Racial Features====

* ''Deep-sea Adaptation:'' Having returned to a more aquatic lifestyle, these lurescai gain new abilities, while adding to their weaknesses. They increase their base swimming speed to 40 feet and become amphibious. They become immune to the effects of natural sea pressure. Their penalty from Moist Skin starts at -4 rather than -1, and they need to be fully immerged in water at least once per day to avoid the penalty. Their Light Sensitivity also worsens: in the first round of exposure they are [[SRD:Blinded|blinded]] for one round and then [[SRD:Dazzled|dazzled]] as normal. This trait alters, but does not substitute, Moist Skin and Light Sensitivity.

* ''Mini-sized:'' Some lurescai are quite smaller than normal. Only male lurescai may choose this trait. They are Small-sized, with all its consequences. They lose their Medium size and their base land speed is reduced to 20 feet from 30.

* ''Oversized:'' Some lurescai are much bigger than normal. Only female lurescai may choose this trait. They gain the [[Powerful Build (3.5e Feat)|Powerful Build]] feat and ability. They lose their +2 to Dexterity and their base land speed is reduced to 20 feet from 30.

* ''Suction Cup:'' A luresca with this trait has one or more suction cups on its belly and/or limbs, which allow it to climb easily. It gains a climb speed of 20 feet. They lose their swim speed.

===Vital Statistics===

{{3.5e Racial Starting Age
|name=Luresca
|start=70
|simple=4d6
|moderate=6d6
|complex=10d6}} 

{{3.5e Racial Aging Effects
|name=Luresca
|middle=150
|old=240
|venerable=340
|maximum=3d20}} 
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Author	the bluez in the dungeon +
Class	Melee +
Cost	— gp +
Critical	18-20/×2 +
Damage	1d6 +
Damage Type	Piercing +
Effective Character Level	1 +
Favored Class	Ranger + and Rogue +
Hardness	5 +
Hit Points	10 +
Identifier	3.5e Race +
Level Adjustment	0 +
Proficiency	None +
Racial Ability Adjustments	+2 Dexterity + and -2 Wisdom +
Range	— +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium + and Light +
Subtype	Anthro +
Summary	A population of deep-sea fish-looking people, with natural bioluminescence, who dwell in damp caves and in the Underdark. +
Title	Luresca +
Type	Humanoid +
Weight	— +