Half-Nymphs

HALF-NYMPHS

–4 Strength, –4 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, +4 Charisma
Medium: As Medium creatures, half-nymphs have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Half-nymph base land speed is 30 feet. Half-nymphs who can swim have a base swim speed of 20 feet.
Low-Light Vision: A half-nymph can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. He retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
Human Blood: For all effects related to race, a half-nymph is considered human.
Unearthly Grace (Su): A half-nymph adds his Charisma modifier as a bonus on all his saving throws, and as a deflection bonus to his Armor Class. This bonus only applies if the half-nymph is not wearing armor, encumbered, or similarly hindered.
Nymph Heritage (Ex): A half-nymph is immune to the gaze attacks and beauty effects of fey. A half-nymph is also vulnerable to cold iron, and takes 150% damage from weapons made from cold iron.
Automatic Languages: Sylvan. Bonus Languages: Common, Elven, Aquan.
Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—detect magic OR cure minor wounds OR resistance, chosen at character creation. Caster level equal to character level.
Favored Class: Druid. A multiclass half-nymph’s druid class levels do not count when determining whether or not he takes an experience point penalty.

A half-nymph is the rare product of a successful mating between a nymph and a human. Often mistaken for elves, half-nymphs usually grow up with their nymph mother. Such an upbringing may guide a youngster into having a similar reverence for nature – or it may cause him to reject the ways of nature, turning to sorcery or some other path. Half-nymphs have none of the special attacks of their mothers, but inherit their grace, and all have some inborn magic from their fey blood. Half-nymphs count as human, but age as elves do.