Shibam, which is now a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, is known for its distinct architecture. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud brick, and about 500 of them are tower blocks, which rise 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two rooms. While Shibam has been in existence for an estimated 1,700 years, most of the city’s houses originate from the 16th century. Many, though, have been rebuilt numerous times in the last few centuries.
Shibam is often called “the oldest skyscraper city in the world”. It is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction. The city has some of the tallest mud buildings in the world, with some of them over 30 m (98 feet) high, thus being early high-riseapartment buildings. In order to protect the buildings from rain and erosion, the walls must be routinely maintained by applying fresh layers of mud.
The minaret of the Al-Muhdhar Mosque at the nearby city of Tarim is 53 metres (175 ft) high, and recognized as one of the tallest earth structures in the world.
they resemble the race of their “parent”, the one who caused the magic that gave them humanoid form, but with dead giveaways that they were once a magic item
so like, they could look mostly like a tiefling, but when they speak the words they say form on their skin in ink and it’s clear they used to be a spellbook
or they could look like an orc, but have the pattern of the gemstone they used to be all over
or they could look like an elf but they are very clearly covered in feathers and obviously used to be a quill
the base race gets a +2 to charisma and has darkvision
their age, alignment, size and speed all follow the typical stuff for their “parent” race
they also start with either mage hand or prestidigitation, representing their inherent magical nature
then the subraces are like
CANDLE
you gain a cantrip that deals fire damage. you radiate dim light in a 30 foot radius. your constitution increases by 1.
SPELLBOOK
you gain a cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list and an extra language of your choice. your intelligence increases by 1.
ATHAME
you gain proficiency in two weapons of your choice and can treat them as finesse weapons. your dexterity increases by 1.
POTION VIAL
you know the spell Healing Elixir and can cast it at its lowest level without material components. once you cast this spell in this way, you must complete a long rest before you can cast it again. your constitution increases by 1.
GEMSTONE
you know the cantrip Magic Stone. your AC and strength increase by 1.
CRYSTAL BALL
you know the cantrips Guidance and True Strike. your wisdom increases by 1.
QUILL
you know the spell Feather Fall and
can cast it at its lowest level without material components. once you
cast this spell in this way, you must complete a long rest before you
can cast it again. your dexterity increases by 1.
or yknow. other things. depending on balance
but you can also just like
switch out the artifact for another artifact that could reasonably have the same effect??? like the crystal ball could super easily be tarokka cards, the potion vial could also be a mortar and pestle, that kinda thing
and, consulting with your DM, you could just make a whole new one, swapping out the feature for something equivalent
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