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Samsaran

Source Monster Core 2 pg. 280
A unique connection to the cycle of life and death defines the mortal lives of samsarans. With a tendency toward reclusiveness, samsarans have delicate builds, enigmatic and pupilless eyes, and blood as clear as water. When a samsaran dies, their body vanishes, and their soul instantly reincarnates into a newborn child elsewhere on the same plane: usually another samsaran but occasionally a humanoid of a different ancestry.

Though all samsarans have an innate understanding of their nature, they consciously remember little from their former lives. Some, however, are occasionally struck by disjointed memories or flashes of déjà vu linked to a previous existence that can earn them a reputation for preternatural wisdom and insight. Most samsarans prefer to lead studious lives filled with moments of deep reflection. Their sight remains on the eternal and on enlightenment, reducing the appeal of short-term material gains. A samsaran ceases their cycle of reincarnation only upon reaching a perfect state of enlightenment— or falling so far from harmony they proceed to a doomed afterlife.

The ancestral home of the samsarans lies in Zi Ha, a remote mountain nation in Tian Xia. These treacherous mountains help ensure the solitude most samsarans prefer, and they're further protected by misguiding illusions, defensive wards, and secure fortifications.

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Samsaran Anchorite (Creature 1)