Osirian (The Reptilians) The Osirian, the race depicted in Centauri Knights, wiped themselves out by an uncontrollable nanotech weapon (this also left the planet's surface desert-like outside of the oceans), but what remains of the osirian culture is very... egyptian in motif (massive pyramids, scarab shaped shuttlecrafts, scorpion & snake killbots). As for physiology, the Osirians were reptiles, and any differences between them (horns, 6 fingered hands, tail stinger) can be explained by their being a different caste.

Osirian (The Reptilians) TemplateTemplate Cost: 15 Character PointsBody +1Art of Distraction Lvl 1 (1), Energy Bonus Lvl 1 (1), Highly Skilled Lvl 2 (2),Heightened Awareness Lvl 1 (1), Light Armour Lvl 2 (2), Life Support Lvl 1 (1),Magic: mystic [less powerful, -3 pp] Lvl 1 (3), Natural Weapons (claws, fangs)Lvl 2 (2), Sixth Sense [detect mystic energy] Lvl 1 (1), Special Movement (light-footed, wall-crawling) Lvl 2 (2), Stealth Lvl 1 (1).

Common Mystic Powers:- Mind Control Lvl 1 (4 pp)- Mind Shield Lvl 1 (1 pp)- Telekinesis Lvl 1 (2 pp)* The Reptilians are limited to the attributes shown above as magic powers at charactercreation, and all must have the magic options Focus (modular crystal "yellow, green,purple, red or blue"), Silent (excludes mind control), and Still (excludes telekinesis).

Intimidation +1, Swimming +2, Unarmed Attack +1, Unarmed Defense +1, WildernessSurvival +1, Wilderness Tracking +1.

Awkward Size (1 Bp), Magical Restriction (requires modular crystals) (2 Bp).______________________________________________________________________________Modular Crystal [artificial, lose crystal birth ability; A major item]. Restricted.Modular Crystal [artifact, retains crystal birth ability; An item of power lvl 1]. Restricted.Crystal Birth:As crystals are used, they gain in power. Eventually, once enough power has been garnered, they split off a new crystal (crystal birth), and then the crystal can never again gain power. The new crystal starts out with minimal power [a.k.a: Energy Bonus Level 1].

Beyond the obvious benefits of gaining a new crystal basically for free, crystal growth also has an affect on the magical effects of the crystal. Although there are a few crystals whose powers never change, most crystals gain new, more intense versions of their old magic upon gaining sufficient power.

Note: The description of Emeralds (UGofH pg. 66) works well for the basis of theModular Crystals and how they relate to this setting.