Covered in a thick exoskeletal armor, the proud Arlian race operates together almost as a singular entity. The soldiers and workers serve the royals, providing for their needs both in daily life and in combat. Thanks to their sturdy exoskeleton and their unsurpassed teamwork, it’s nearly impossible to defeat a group of Arlian warriors.

Attribute Score Increase. Increase your Tenacity, Force, and Personality Scores by 1. Racial Life Modifier. 2 Saving Throw: Corporeal Skill Ranks: 2 Minion Size: At Character Creation, Arlians can be any Size Category between Small and Large.

Primary Racial Traits

Insect Shell (Body): Thanks to your nearly indestructible exoskeleton, you are nearly impervious to damage.
(1)-[Passive, Ruling]: At Character Creation, create an ‘Insect Shell’. Your Insect Shell is an Integrated Armor of the Low Apparel Grade with the Joint Protection and Durable Qualities, but does not count as equipped Apparel for any of your effects.
(2)-[Passive]: You can only wear a single layer of Apparel.
(3)-[Passive]: Increase the Apparel Grade of your Insect Shell by 1 for each base Tier of Power reached after the first.
(4)-[Passive]: For all effects related to Craftsmanship Grade, your Insect Shell’s Craftsmanship Grade is equal to your base Tier of Power.
(5)-[Triggered]: At the end of each Combat Encounter, your Insect Shell’s Break Points are completely recovered. If it was destroyed during the Combat Encounter, it is completely repaired.
(6)-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you use a Healing Surge, your Insect Shell regains 1 Break Value. If your Suit was broken, it stops being broken (Break Value goes from 0 to 1).
(7)-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you use the Direct Hit or Guard options of the Defend Maneuver, you may increase your Soak Value by your Insect Shell’s Apparel Bonus for the duration of that Maneuver.

Pieces of the Hive (Mind): Each Arlian has their role, and you are no different. By playing your role to perfection, you become a part of a larger whole.
(1)-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If an adjacent Ally is knocked through a Health Threshold, you may use the Basic Attack Maneuver as an Out-of-Sequence Maneuver.
(2)-[Option]: Upon gaining this Racial Trait, choose one of the following effects:

• King [Passive, Prerequisite]: You gain the Master of Minions Talent, and your Minions have their Combat Rolls increased by 1(T) while you are in the Spectator State. You can only select this Option effect if you have the Minion No More Factor.
• Queen [Passive]: Increase your Personality Modifier by your Apparel Bonus for your Insect Shell.
• Rook [Passive]: Increase your Wound Rolls and Soak Value by 1/2 (rounded up) of the Apparel Bonus for your Insect Shell.
• Bishop [Passive]: Increase your Strike Rolls by 1/2 (rounded up) of the Apparel Bonus for your Insect Shell.
• Knight [Passive]: Increase your Dodge Rolls by 1/2 (rounded up) of the Apparel Bonus for your Insect Shell.
• Pawn [Triggered/Injured, 1/Round]: You may choose to break your Insect Shell (reducing its Break Value to 0) to use a Power Surge.

Secondary Racial Traits

Difference in Shell (Body): Your physical form is adapted for the role you’ve been assigned at birth.
(1)-[Passive]: If you are below the Injured Health Threshold while you have at least 1 adjacent Ally, you may ignore any Health Threshold Penalties from the Injured Health Threshold.
(2)-[Choice]: Depending on your choice for the Option effect of Pieces of the Hive, apply the following effects:

• King [Passive]: Your Insect Shell gains the Leader’s Insignia Apparel Quality. Additionally, increase your Apparel Bonus by 1(bT) while you have an adjacent Ally.
• Queen [Passive]: Your Insect Shell gains the Beautiful Attire Apparel Quality. Additionally, increase your Apparel Bonus by 1(bT) while you have an adjacent Ally.
• Rook [Passive]: Your base Size Category is Gigantic and your Insect Shell gains the Spiked Apparel Quality.
• Bishop [Passive]: Your Insect Shell gains the Parrying Armor Apparel Quality. Additionally, while you have an adjacent Ally, reduce the Critical Target of your Strike Rolls by 1.
• Knight [Passive]: Your Insect Shell gains the Armed Apparel Quality. Additionally, while you have an adjacent Ally, reduce the Critical Target of your Dodge Rolls by 1.
• Pawn [Triggered, 1/Encounter]: If your Insect Shell is broken, increase your Combat rolls by 1/2 of its Apparel Bonus (rounded up) until the end of your next turn.

Caste Combat (Mind): Thanks to your specialized role and the Arlian emphasis on teamwork tactics, when you work together with a group, you’re nearly unstoppable.
(1)-[Passive]: Increase your Combat Rolls by 1(bT) while you have at least 1 adjacent Ally.
(2)-[Triggered/Start of Turn]: Regain Ki Points equal to your Insect Shell’s Apparel Bonus if you have at least 1 adjacent Ally.
(3)-[Choice]: Depending on your choice for the Option effect of Pieces of the Hive, apply the following effects:

• King [Triggered, 1/Round]: If one of your adjacent Minions makes an Attacking Maneuver, you may increase the Damage Attribute of that Attacking Maneuver by your Apparel Bonus for your Insect Shell.
• Queen [Passive]: If Personality has the highest Attribute Score among your Attributes, increase all of your Combat Rolls and Initiative Rolls by 1(bT).
• Rook [Passive]: You can treat your Opponents as if they were your Allies for the effects of any Arlian Racial Traits.
• Bishop [Passive]: Reduce the Ki Point Cost of all Attacking Maneuvers and Unique Abilities by 2(T).
• Knight [Triggered, 1/Round]: If you successfully dodge an Opponent’s Attacking Maneuver, you may use the Basic Attack Maneuver as an Out-of-Sequence Maneuver. If you are a Minion, ignore the Single Attack rule for this Attacking Maneuver.
• Pawn [Triggered/Defeat]: Use the Basic Attack Maneuver as an Out-of-Sequence Maneuver. This Attacking Maneuver gains the Full Wager Advantage. If you are a Minion, ignore the Single Attack rule for this Attacking Maneuver. If you are not a Minion, this Attacking Maneuver also gains 2 ranks of the Power Shot Advantage.