HarbingerKin - An Add-on for VRE: Phytokin
This adds a new Phytokin, the HarbingerKin, to the the VE Races - Phytokin mod. The HarbingerKin is psychically linked to the Harbinger Tree with similar traits. Requires Anomaly and Biotech.
Xenotype
Description
Unlike the standard phytokin, who were genetically engineered to have a connection to plantlife of all sorts, the Harbingerkin is an abomination created by the corrupting touch of the Harbinger Tree on the sensitive psyche and developing form of a sapling child. Like their mothers, they are able to subsist only on sunlight, however their ravenous hunger for meat makes them excellent herders and hunters. While they still enjoy a genetic peace from growing and planting, they do not have the inherent skill their mothers do at caring for plants.\n\nBecause this particular xenogerm has been corrupted by the void energy of Harbinger trees, allowing a symbiosis with Harbinger trees and their hunger for raw flesh, Harbingerkin have no issue consuming raw flesh, even raw human flesh, without mental or physical downsides, and in fact have an unnatural need to do so. Furthermore, they are able to plant spores in a corpse on a semi-regular basis to produce a Harbinger Tree. Any sapling child planted near a harbinger tree has a high chance of being infected and twisted into a Harbingerkin.
Genes
Harbinger Affinity - HarbingerKin are able to spread spores in corpses and sprout a Harbinger Tree. Additionally they have an unnatural need to consume raw meat on a regular basis.
Flesh Eater - HarbingerKin, just like the Harbinger Tree, have a hunger for raw flesh. All HarbingerKin have the Cannibal, Bloodlust and Corpse Eater traits.
Strong Stomach - HarbingerKin do not easily suffer food poisioning due to their raw meat diets.
Robust Digestion - HarbingerKin are naturally suited to a raw food diet and gain more nutrition from raw foods then a typical human would.
Always Male - Unlike standard Phytokin the HarbingerKin is always male.
Wound Healing: Slow - Just like other Phytokin, the HarbingerKin is slow to heal.
Psychic Ability: Extreme - Just like other Phytokin, the HarbingerKin is highly psychically attuned.
Remarkable Animal Aptitude - Harbingerkin are natural hunters. They have a skill and affinity with wild animals that makes them excellent hunters and herders.
Strong Melee Aptitude - Harbingerkin are natural carnivores and are skilled in hand to hand combat.
Melee Damage: Strong - HarbingerKin melee attacks do extra damage
Ink Black Skin - HarbingerKin flesh is a dark, unnaturally uniform, black color.
Twisted Flesh - Like other Anomalies, HarbingerKin have twisted, cancerous flesh and drop Twisted Flesh when butchered.
Bark Skin - Like all Phytokin, HarbingerKin have a hard barklike skin.
Dread Leather - Like other Anomalies, HarbingerKin have thick grotesque flesh and drop Dread Leather when butchered.
Photosynthesis- Just like a standard Phytokin, HarbingerKin gain nutreants from sunlight through photosynthesis
Bright Red Hair - HarbingerKin hair is a vibrant red shade
Red Eyes - HarbingerKin have glowing red eyes.
Green Thumb - Just like a standard Phytokin, HarbingerKin find growing and caring for plants peaceful, even if they are rather clumsy at it.
Sap Blood - Like all Phytokin, HarbingerKin have a thick sap-like blood.
Progressive Attunement - A HarbingerKin's psychic attunement strengthens as they age
Very Ugly - HarbingerKin are grotesque to look at, just like the tree they are bonded to.
Fire Terror - Like all Phytokin, HarbingerKin have a deep seated fear of fire.
Very Sleepy - HarbingerKin need sleep more regularly then a standard human.
Terrible Social Aptitude - HarbingerKin are disturbing to be around and suffer a penalty to their social skills
Terrible Construction Aptitute - HarbingerKin are more attuned with nature and find construction boring and needlessly complex
Terrible Medicine Aptitute - HarbingerKin are easily distracted by blood lust and hunger and find practicing medicine difficult.
Obtaining HarbingerKin
HarbingerKin are born by planting Sapling Children (of any type) within the corpse range of a harbinger tree. The tree will then infect and convert the sapling child into a harbinger kin.
