Dnd Shardmind Race

The Shard­mind are mys­te­ri­ous, mag­i­cal beings that appear as humanoid fig­ures made of crys­tal, dia­mond, sil­ver, gold, and oth­er pre­cious met­als. Their bod­ies con­sist of gleam­ing, sharp frag­ments that seem to float togeth­er in a sol­id form ele­gant and dan­ger­ous at the same time.

Crystal Dimension

They dwell deep under­ground, often near vol­canic regions where the heat and ener­gy of the earth enhance their mag­ic. The Shard­mind orig­i­nal­ly come from anoth­er dimen­sion known as the Crys­tal Dimen­sion. No one knows exact­ly how they arrived in the world of D&D, and even the Shard­mind them­selves have no knowl­edge of how to return. Over time, how­ev­er, they have adapt­ed and made this world their home.

Distrust

Most Shard­mind avoid the sur­face. They har­bor a deep mis­trust of sur­face-dwelling races, part­ly out of fear that oth­ers might seek to use them quite lit­er­al­ly for the rare and valu­able mate­ri­als their bod­ies are made of. They fear being dis­man­tled for mag­i­cal or com­mer­cial pur­pos­es.

Crystal City

The largest Shard­mind set­tle­ment on earth is Crys­tal City, a hid­den under­ground metrop­o­lis made entire­ly of pure crys­tal. Here resides their king an ancient and wise being who safe­guards the bal­ance between mag­ic, safe­ty, and knowl­edge.

The Oldest Race

The Shard­mind have exist­ed on this world for thou­sands of years and are con­sid­ered one of the old­est races in the D&D set­ting. Though they are rare and tend to iso­late them­selves from the world, they car­ry with them a rich his­to­ry and secrets that even the gods might long to know.

Stats

• Lan­guages: Your char­ac­ter can speak, read, and write. Com­mon, Crys­tal and one oth­er lan­guage that you want.