Immortals

All of the standard races suitable for players in the Multiverse are mortal ones - they are born, they age as they live, and eventually they die from age, violence, injury, or disease. Even the most magically-gifted and powerful mortals eventually succumb to death without employing necromancy or strange transmutations. For most, death is an inevitable fate no matter how one might struggle against it.

A small percentage - about 1 in 1,000 - of the denizens of Creation are instead Immortals, although the term is often used metaphorically rather than literally to describe legendary mortals who shape history. Possessing epic powers and mythic abilities, Immortals are not truly invulnerable but they are far harder to kill and some even effortlessly scorn aging itself. No two Immortals are exactly the same, and some, contrary to their name, in fact have great weaknesses that can be exploited or prove fatal. Not all Immortals truly understand what makes them different from those around them, and some go their entire lives without ever discovering the full scope of their gifts. Others instead continue developing their powers and attain significant local or regional stature. The most powerful Immortals approach true deities in sheer strength and magical capabilities and shape the course of history.

Most Immortals ascend from mortality through some combination of heroic or villainous effort, high magic, and either divine or Immortal intervention. A rare few are instead born Immortal, either to two Immortal parents, a deity with either a mortal or Immortal partner, or to a mother who ascended while pregnant. Demigods - Immortals who are able to grant limited divine magic to their followers but lack the power of a true deity - are usually the result of a deity pairing with a mortal, but sometimes ascended mortals develop into demigods. Dragons, most Outsiders, and Fey are generally assumed to be of similar stature even if they lack the raw might of a true Immortal. Most creatures that simply refuse to truly die or were never technically alive to begin with can also sometimes attain status as an Immortal.