Astriapi

Core Racial Traits

Trait	Effect
Astriapi Movement	Land speed 30 ft; extraordinary fly speed 30 ft (average maneuverability).
Astriapi Senses	Blindsense (scent) 30 ft and darkvision 60 ft.
Honey Production	Once per day, produce healing honey (scales from mk 1 to mk 3 by level).
Natural Weapons (P)	Special lethal unarmed strike; gains improved weapon specialization interaction at level 3.
Scholars of Colveare	+2 racial bonus to Engineering and Mysticism.

Astriapi Movement

You have a land speed of 30 feet and an extraordinary fly speed of 30 feet with average maneuverability.

Astriapi Senses

You gain blindsense (scent) with a range of 30 feet and darkvision with a range of 60 feet.

Honey Production

Once per day, you can spend 10 minutes to produce one vial of magical honey.

• At levels/CR below 5: this functions as a mk 1 serum of healing.
• At level/CR 5+: this functions as mk 2.
• At level/CR 9+: this functions as mk 3.

The honey cannot be sold. Its magic expires after 24 hours and it becomes mundane foodstuff.

Natural Weapons (P)

Natural attacks with this trait do not require ammunition and cannot be disarmed or sundered. You can make a special unarmed strike that deals lethal damage, is not archaic, and threatens squares.

At 3rd level, this strike gains a special weapon specialization scaling described by the race trait.

Scholars of Colveare

You gain a +2 racial bonus to Engineering and Mysticism checks.

Vital Stats

Stat	Value
Average Height	5 1/2 to 6 1/2 ft.
Average Weight	120 to 150 lbs.
Age of Maturity	6 years
Maximum Age	60 + 1d20 years

Overview

Astriapis are arthropodan inheritors of Colveare, a planet-spanning megalopolis sustained by intertwined technomancy, ecological engineering, and strict social organization. After the Gap, they emerged into a civilization whose systems they rely on but do not yet fully understand.

Core Tension

Their culture values order, assigned duty, and long-term planetary stewardship. At the same time, offworld travel and exposure to other societies push many astriapis to question inherited hierarchies and redefine personal purpose.

Adventuring Motivation

Astriapi adventurers often become engineers, mystics, scouts, researchers, and troubleshooters. Their narrative theme is balancing collective responsibility with individual freedom while trying to prevent system-level collapse on a world of immense complexity.

Astriapis are bipedal arthropods with chitinous exoskeletons, broad insectile wings, and dexterous mandibles. Many display carved or patterned exoskeleton art that signals identity, social role, or aspiration.

They naturally produce honey-like bio-magical secretions used in ritual and social contexts. A typical astriapi stands close to 6 feet tall and weighs roughly 120-150 pounds, with a lightweight body plan optimized for mobility and flight.

Social Structure

Astriapi civilization is a hierarchical theological bureaucracy led by the Hierarchs. Education, labor assignment, and civic identity are strongly integrated into planetary maintenance and survival.

Work and Identity

Most astriapis enter predefined service tracks after maturation, while a minority joins the Unworking: communities of artists, independents, and social outliers who operate outside standard duty channels.

Political Friction

As old systems degrade and lost knowledge remains incomplete, conflict grows between institutional control and reformist currents. This pressure defines modern astriapi society both on Colveare and abroad.