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  n sunny days you can just barely see them — firefly sparks
  darting around the cirrus clouds high above. Sometimes they
  dive almost to the ground and swoop across a village. These are
  the children of the light — beautiful, manta-like creatures
  made of a glowing yellow light, with a wingspread of about
  twenty-five feet.  The few scholars who have examined children
  of the light claim to have seen organs pumping and fluids
  moving within the creatures’ bodies, but the sketches they have
  made do not corroborate each other. 
  Children of the light do not breathe, eat, drink, or sleep. It
  is believed they sustain themselves with sunlight and
  magical energy. They are intelligent and capable of mind-to-
  mind communication, and go through a strange life cycle that
  few mortal beings have been able to discover. The children of the
  light and the children of the dark are different life stages of a
  single organism. A child of the light is created when several
  children of the dark gather in one place, meld, and transform.
  Several large, or many small, children of the dark must be
  present to create a child of the light, and at least one of the
  creatures involved in the transformation must be intelligent.
  Children of the light reproduce by scattering spores in
  isolated woodland areas. These spores infest other creatures to
  create children of the dark; see their entry in the
  Child of the Light (Template)
  “Child of the light” is a tem-
  plate that can be added to any child of
  the dark with an Intelligence greater
  than 4 (referred to hereafter as the “base
  creature”). The base creature must go to
  the site where the spores that made it
  into a child of the dark originated.
  The base creature knows
  instinctively where this place
  is. At least 600 pounds of
  children of the dark must
  be present for the transfor-
  mation to occur. This mass
  is absorbed into the new
  child of the light, though the
  new creature’s weight is only
  about 50 pounds. The transfor-
  mation takes about two hours. A
  child of the light uses all the base crea-
  ture’s statistics and special abilities except
  as noted below. The creature’s type becomes
  “outsider” if it is not already, and its size changes to
  Huge.
  Size: If the base creature’s size is less than Huge, the crea-
  ture’s size increases to Huge. Creatures already of Huge size or big-
  ger do not increase in size. The base creature’s statistics should be adjust-
  ed for the increased size.
  Hit Dice: Change to d8
  Initiative: As base creature
  Speed: Children of the light have a fly speed of 80 feet with perfect
  maneuverability, unless the base creature has a higher fly speed.
  AC: As base creature, adjusted for size.
  Attacks: A child of the light is so diffuse that it cannot do damage
  with physical attacks. It loses all attacks of the base creature.
  Damage: The child of the light loses all attacks of the base creature.
  Face/Reach: Change to 25 ft. x 10 ft./0 ft. 
  Special Attacks: The child of the light loses the base creature’s
  Deadly Touch and Spore Attack. It gains the following.
  Spell-like Abilities: Children of the
  light can use the following spells as if
  cast by a 10th-level sorcerer. The DC
  to resist these abilities is 10 + the child’s
  Charisma modifier + the spell level.
  3/hour — searing light
  At Will — flare
  Special Qualities: The child of the
  light loses the base creature’s Light
  Sensitivity and Call of the Wild. It gains the
  outsider type if it doesn’t already have it,
  and it receives the following special qual-
  ities.
  Call of Beyond (Ex): After four
  years of existence and every six
  months afterwards, the child of the
  light must make a Will save. Any
  child that fails this save must jour-
  ney to the edge of the atmosphere
  and discorporate as described below.
  The DC of the Will save is 14 for the first
  check, and increases by 2 each year.
  Create Spores (Ex): Once per year, usual-
  ly in the spring, a child of the light may
  deposit spores that create children of the
  dark.
  Damage Reduction (Su):
  The child of the light ignores 20
  hit points from most weapons and
  natural attacks. A +1 weapon or
  better negates the ability.
  Spell-like Abilities: Children of the
  light can use the following spells as if cast by a 10th-level sorcerer. The DC
  to resist these abilities is 10 + the child’s Charisma modifier + the spell
  level.
  1/day — healing circle
  At Will — daylight (self only)
  Telepathy (Su): Children of the light can communicate telepathical-
  ly with any creature within 100 feet that has a language.
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  Child of the Light (Template)
  Templates section for more information. A few months later, the
  children of the dark return to the place where the spores were
  scattered and combine to become one or more children of the light.
  Children of the light then live and reproduce for five to ten years
  before undergoing a final transformation. Over a period of weeks,
  the child wanders away from its pod. It flies higher and higher,
  and one day, as it touches the very upper edge of the atmosphere,
  it glows brightly, breaks apart, and disappears. Perhaps the air
  pressure is too low to hold it together at that altitude, or perhaps
  it has transcended its current existence yet again.
  ADVENTURE SEED
  5 In the village of Owlsnest, visits from the children of the
  light are a bad omen — especially since an outbreak of children
  of the dark always seems to happen a few weeks later. A child of
  the light swoops down over the village while the party is
  visiting, and the PCs are hired to hunt down the mysterious
  creature and make sure it never returns.
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  Saves: As base creature, adjusted for ability score modifications.
  Abilities: Change from the base creature as follows: Str +0, Dex +0,
  Con +0, Int +6, Wis +6, Cha +6
  Skills: Children of the light lose the base creature’s +8 racial bonus
  to Hide checks. Otherwise, as base creature, adjusted for ability score
  modifiers.
  Feats: As base creature
  Climate/Terrain: Any land
  Organization: Solitary, pair, or pod (10–25)
  Challenge Rating: As base creature +1
  Treasure: None
  Alignment: Always neutral
  Advancement: As base creature
  Children of the Light as Characters
  It’s hard to imagine a child of the light taking a sustained interest in
  the doings of an adventuring party. The size and form of these creatures
  also makes it difficult for them to participate in many of a party’s activi-
  ties. However, experienced players may relish the challenge of portraying
  a completely alien being. Children of the light make excellent sorcerers.
  The base creature’s transformation into a child of the light cannot be
  prevented except by restoring it to its original form. The transformation
  can be delayed, however, by successful Will saves against the child of the
  dark’s special quality Call of the Wild, or by preventing the conditions of
  the transformation. Once transformed, a child of the light may only be
  restored to its original form with a wish or miracle spell.
  SAMPLE CHILD OF THE LIGHT
  5th-level Human Fighter Child of the Dark) Child of the Light
  Huge Outsider
  Hit Dice: 5d8+20 (42 hp)
  Initiative: +4 (Improved Initiative)
  Speed: Fly 80 ft. (perfect)
  AC: 10 (+2 natural, –2 size)
  Attacks: Searing light +3 ranged
  Damage: Searing light (special)
  Face/Reach: 25 ft. x 10 ft./0 ft.
  Special Attacks: Spell-like Abilities
  Special Qualities: Call of Beyond, Create Spores, Damage Reduction
  20/+1, Darkvision 60 ft., Spell-like Abilities, Telepathy
  Saves: Fort +9, Ref +2, Will +5
  Abilities: Str 22, Dex 11, Con 18, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 14
  Skills: Climb +10, Jump +10, Ride +4, Move Silently +8, Swim +10
  Feats: Exotic Weapon (bastard sword), Improved Initiative, Power
  Attack, Weapon Focus (bastard sword), Weapon Specialization (bas-
  tard sword)
  Climate/Terrain: Any land
  Organization: Solitary, pair, or pod (10–25)
  Challenge Rating: 7
  Treasure: None
  Alignment: Always neutral
  Advancement: By character class (any)
  Call of Beyond (Ex): After four years of existence and every six
  months afterwards, the child of the light must make a Will save. If the
  child fails this save it must journey to the edge of the atmosphere and dis-
  corporate as described above. The DC of the Will save is 14 for the first
  check, and increases by 2 each year.
  Create Spores (Ex): Once per year, usually in the spring, a child of
  the light may deposit spores that create children of the dark.
  Damage Reduction (Su): The child of the light ignores 20 hit
  points from most weapons and natural attacks. A +1 weapon or better
  negates the ability.
  Outsider: Outsiders have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
  Children of the light are not proficient with weapons. A slain outsider
  cannot be raised or resurrected, although a wish or miracle spell can
  restore it to life.
  Spell-Like Abilities: Children of the light can use the following
  spells as if cast by a 10th-level sorcerer. The DC to resist these abilities is
  12 + the spell level.
  1/day — healing circle
  3/hour — searing light
  At Will — daylight (self only), flare
  Telepathy (Su): Children of the light can communicate telepathi-
  cally with any creature within 100 feet that has a language.
  
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