Somewhere in the distant past of your family line, one of your ancestors had a powerful encounter with the Inner Planes. This ancestor’s mind may have travelled through the Astral Plane or their soul could have been disrupted by Ethereal energy, but the result was a transformation to your bloodline which has expressed itself in you. This family trait granted you exceptional abilities and a connection to the Inner Planes.
You can choose from, or roll, on the following table for how this planar alteration manifests in your character.
| d8 | Manifestation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your eyes are metallic in color with star-shaped pupils. |
| 2 | Occasionally, you see vague, misty shapes at the edge of your vision. |
| 3 | The color of your hair or fur subtly changes shades based on your emotions. |
| 4 | You sometimes see a faint aura around sleeping creatures. |
| 5 | When near a graveyard, you hear indistinct whispers in your mind. |
| 6 | Your skin is iridescent, changing shade when looked at different angles. |
| 7 | Historical events from the local area will sometimes play out in your dreams. |
| 8 | You hear a barely audible ringing in areas where the barrier between the planes is thin. |
Astral Touched
Your exposure to the Astral Plane has changed you, granting you the following benefits:
- Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You learn the detect thoughts spell and one 1st-level spell of your choice. The 1st-level spell must be from the enchantment or evocation school of magic. You can cast each of these spells without expending a spell slot. Once you cast either of these spells in this way, you can’t cast that spell in this way again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using spell slots you have of the appropriate level. The spells’ spellcasting ability is the ability increased by this feat.
Ethereal Touched
Your exposure to the Ethereal Plane has changed you, granting you the following benefits:
- Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You learn the blur spell and one 1st-level spell of your choice. The 1st-level spell must be from the illusion or transmutation school of magic. You can cast each of these spells without expending a spell slot. Once you cast either of these spells in this way, you can’t cast that spell in this way again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using spell slots you have of the appropriate level. The spells’ spellcasting ability is the ability increased by this feat.
