Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 GhostStepper Nov 24, 2010 11:05:37	Does anyone one know what the crown/headpiece things the kalashtar wear are called?
#2 Hellcow Nov 24, 2010 14:31:55	Does anyone one know what the crown/headpiece things the kalashtar wear are called? From an old Ask The Dreaming Dark: Just what are those headdresses/crests the kalashtar wear? The odd accoutrements worn by both kalashtar and Inspired are crafted from a substance called sentira. This is a psiactive material that is essentially solidified emotion. It is shaped by thought and has a texture similar to horn or shell. Sentira objects possess a psychic resonance that Inspired and kalashtar find comforting, and the material also serves as an ideal foundation for many psionic items.   Do they have a name? The horned sentira headdresses often seen on quori-influenced characters are called pela, as in "sentira pela".    Are there magical versions with plusses to something or other? While you could enchant them, you're more likely to find them with embedded psionic abilities. You remember psicrowns from the Expanded Psionic Handbook? Bingo. At the DM's discretion, a pela could also serve the same function as a crystal mask, even though it doesn't fully cover the face. And there are others with lesser embedded effects.
#3 Centauri Nov 24, 2010 15:48:53	Is sentira mined, or grown, or what?
#4 GhostStepper Nov 24, 2010 16:06:52	Do they have a name? The horned sentira headdresses often seen on quori-influenced characters are called pela, as in "sentira pela". Straight from the cow's mouth! Thanks. Are there magical versions with plusses to something or other? While you could enchant them, you're more likely to find them with embedded psionic abilities. You remember psicrowns from the Expanded Psionic Handbook? Bingo. At the DM's discretion, a pela could also serve the same function as a crystal mask, even though it doesn't fully cover the face. And there are others with lesser embedded effects. This is actually why i was asking for terminology. I'm thinking of making them into a special race-specific category of magic item, the way warforged get unique components, as well as the old embedded shards. If i had the time and motivation, i would probably write a Dragon article based around kalashtar magic items.
#5 Hellcow Nov 24, 2010 17:32:02	Is sentira mined, or grown, or what? From page 135 of Secrets of Sarlona - Sentira: This bizarre material is wrought by Chosen, Inspired, and kalashtar who use powdered crystal and the power of their thoughts and emotions, also drawing on the essence of Dal Quor. Sentira items are literally grown into their final form. They have an organic, whorled appearance, much like horn or shell, with a shimmering, opalescent surface. Color varies based on the emotion used to create the particular batch.  Sentira is lightweight and almost unbreakable. Because of its resonant properties, it is an ideal material for emotional armor. For purposes other than those described in this chapter, sentira is treated as mithral. Sentira can be formed, sculpted, and repaired only by psionic creatures that have the Craft (sentira) skill. Such craftspersons, known in Riedra as thoughtweavers, must expend 1 power point for each day of work on a sentira object, whether building or repairing it.