Solari

Photosynthetic xenosapient species from the tidally-locked garden world Solaris.

Solari are slender, faintly luminous humanoids from Solaris, a tidally-locked world where the sunward hemisphere is eternal day and the darkside is frozen night. Their skin contains chromatophore-like organelles that photosynthesise, providing metabolic energy directly from starlight. Solari culture is built around light-gardens where communities gather to bask and deliberate. Their society produces exceptional diplomats, artists, and philosophers, and they were instrumental in negotiating the Confederation Charter. Solari require regular light exposure to maintain health; prolonged darkness causes lethargy and eventually starvation. They are physically delicate but socially magnetic, with voices that carry a subtle harmonic resonance.

Rules Reference

Field	Value
Ability Adjustments / Cha	1
Ability Adjustments / Con	-1
Ability Adjustments / Dex	0
Ability Adjustments / Int	0
Ability Adjustments / Str	0
Ability Adjustments / Wis	0
Ability Maximums / Cha	19
Ability Maximums / Con	16
Ability Maximums / Dex	18
Ability Maximums / Int	18
Ability Maximums / Str	17
Ability Maximums / Wis	18
Ability Minimums / Cha	3
Ability Minimums / Con	3
Ability Minimums / Dex	3
Ability Minimums / Int	3
Ability Minimums / Str	3
Ability Minimums / Wis	3
Allowed Classes	Soldier, Officer, Scout, Chaplain, Sawbones, Operative, Face, Psion, Academic
Exceptional Strength	false
Species Type	xenosapient

Notes

Multi Class Options: ['Officer', 'Face'], ['Face', 'Chaplain'], ['Face', 'Psion'], ['Face', 'Operative'], ['Psion', 'Academic']

Special Abilities

Radiant Sense

Field	Value
name	Radiant Sense

description: Solari detect light levels and sources within 30 feet. They can sense invisible creatures within 30 feet if the creature blocks or distorts ambient light (position only, no visual detail).

Solar Sustenance

Field	Value
name	Solar Sustenance

description: Solari require no food when exposed to direct starlight or equivalent for at least 4 hours per day. One day without light imposes -1 CON (cumulative, recovered after 4 hours of light exposure).

Radiant Healing

Field	Value
description	Natural healing rate doubles in direct starlight or bright artificial light. Recover 2 HP per hour of rest instead of 1.
name	Radiant Healing

Diplomatic Grace

Field	Value
description	Solari gain +2 to Persuasion and Deception skill checks.
name	Diplomatic Grace

Light-Hardened

Field	Value
description	Solari gain +2 to saving throws against cold-based and darkness-based effects.
name	Light-Hardened

Luminous Presence

Field	Value
description	Solari gain +2 to NPC Reaction rolls in dim or dark environments.
name	Luminous Presence

Photosynthetic Stamina

Field	Value
description	Solari gain +1 to Fortitude saves while in direct starlight or bright artificial light.
name	Photosynthetic Stamina

Infravision

Field	Value
description	Solari can see 30 feet in the infrared spectrum.
name	Infravision