Iruxi Masked Mummer
Level 9Attacks
Abilities
An iruxi masked mummer can hold their breath for 20 minutes.
Frequency once per 10 minutes
Effect The mummer dons a ceremonial skull mask, calling an ancestral spirit to come to their aid. The spirit answers with a spell the mummer can cast as a primal innate spell (5th rank, DC 27) as part of the Don Mask activity. The mummer also gains a primal boon that lasts for 1 minute. After the minute is over or the mask is removed, the spell and boon end if either is still active, and the mummer is Fatigued. The most common legendary spirits the masks can i
30 feet. With a quick dance, the iruxi masked mummer surrounds themself with a starlight image resembling a figure from legend. The image lasts until the start of the mummer's next turn. An enemy that enters or starts its turn in the aura must succeed at a DC 25 will save or become Dazzled until the start of its next turn.
Iruxi masked mummers bring lizardfolk myths to life, donning elaborate costumes and bone masks to enact stories featuring their ancestors, the gods, legendary dragons and dinosaurs, and nature spirits of all kinds.
The most talented mummers claim their ritual dances invite these spirits inside them, suffusing their bodies with starlight and lending them primal power uniquely tied to the luminaries their masks represent. This magic can be seen even by those without magical ability, as they can see glowing motes shaped like distant stars seeming to float under the skin of the mummer.
Lizardfolk culture has flowered in recent years. With that revival has come a new generation of iruxis (as they call themselves) more willing to engage with the wider world, bringing with them their society's reverence for the past, facility with nature, and willingness to defend itself.