Elan vs. Illumians, which ones better?

[Kobold Avenger]

Two formerly human races.

In one corner we have the Illumians from Races of Destiny who are a secret society of former humans with glowing things around their heads. Their special abilities? To be really good at multiclassing along with having these orbiting glowing sigils...

In the other corner we have the Elan from the Expanded Psionic Handbook, a secret society of generally red-headed former humans with psionic metabolisms. Their special abilities, they can become resilient to damage, resist poisons, not require food and water all with the expenditure of power points, and are able to live forever and have this ill-defined charisma penalty.

 

[Ry]

Elan. Nice and weird.

They're also OGC which puts them way ahead in my book.

 

[Nifft]

Elan, because I don't need more cruft floating around my head.

Cheers, -- N

 

[ivocaliban]

I'm voting "not-Illumian," which leaves the Elan.

 

[Desdichado]

Yeah, I guess I don't completely grok the place of illumians in the world. Elan I can get. I know what they're about.

 

[Midknightsun]

Not hard. Elans rock, seriously Nothing cooler than playing an immortal mindbender who can blow powerpoints to buff him/herself up in pinch, doesn't need to sleep much, or eat or drink at all, and is an aberration (so none of those pesky humaonoid-only effects can touch them).

They're like Elves, only cool.

 

[Howndawg]

I voted for elans simply because I have the XPH and I don't have RoD.

 

[Psion]

Illumians are cool and has some interesting fluff whereas Elan are pretty bare on that score.

But as they are closed, with 4e, they are effectively dead. Elan, being OGC can live on. I'll put my vote with the Elan.

 

[Voadam]

Aren't illumians all bald as well?

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rod_gallery/86329.jpg

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rod_gallery/86295.jpg

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rod_gallery/86296.jpg

oops. My mistake. There are two pictures with some with hair

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rod_gallery/86297.jpg

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rod_gallery/86325.jpg

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Illumians make for a cool conspiracy ... if they weren't bald with glowing graffiti floating around their domes.

I vote both of them get merged together and rehauled in 4E.