Half-Dragon

You have the Blood of Dragons in you! Not just a tiny drop of that special blood like a Sorceror has, no.... You are a Half-Dragon!

Your mother was a Dragon which is why you hatched from an Egg, so you never met her, for some unknown reason. perhaps if fate wills it or chance brings it to pass you may be destined to find out more one day.

Your Father was a rough but good man named (Insert Name here), he is not your Father by blood, but he raised you in your years as a child and taught you how to (Insert Skill here) and earn coin, he also taught you how to fight with a (Insert Weapon here) should you need to fight.

As to your original Father, beyond him being a (Insert Species here) you know nothing.

The people in your settlement enjoy your company, but you were not satisfied, you were seeking something else.... Something interesting. So when you met a Mysterious Travelling Merchant that gifted you with a unique (Insert Magical Item here).... You had to have it!

It was Magical both literally and metaphorically, it uses a Crystal with trapped (Insert Type of Magic here) inside which enhances it when used.

Your home Town will miss you, but adventure and destiny calls you onwards to journey into the unknown, to explore, fight monsters and battle foes, hone your talents while getting rich and building a hoard that would make even a True Dragon envious!

Skill Proficiencies: Performance, Persuasion, Perception

Languages: Half-Dragons can Speak, Read and Write in Common and Draconic.

Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest Languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sillibles

Equipment: Half-Dragon Starting Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

(a) a simple weapon or (b) a battle axe or (c) a whip.

(a) an explorer's pack or (b) a dungeoneer's pack.

Suggested Characteristics

Half-Dragons are a diverse lot. Their Dragon parents differ in attitudes and abilities depending on their kind, and the magical nature of dragons means that their other parent can be nearly anything. The overwhelming strength of the dragon heritage makes much possible. Half-dragons are defined in large part by the nature of their dragon parent, making a half-gold dragon much different from a half-red dragon — although both are gifted with extraordinary physical abilities and force of personality.

Half-dragons have an innate self-confidence that borders on arrogance--or crosses that border. Many individuals, of course, manage to rein in their arrogance around other races. Half-dragons follow the nature of their dragon parents much more often than that of their other parent, being kind or cruel as their dragon parent would be.

Adventures

Half-dragons adventure for the obvious reasons of gaining wealth, power, or the other trappings of worldly success. Some are motivated to adventure to gain stature in their dragon parents' eyes or (in the case of many chromatic half-dragons) to gain the power necessary to protect themselves from their powerful dragon parents. 

Metallic half-dragons might be motivated to adventure to fulfill some noble quest or to undertake some journey of selfdiscovery, but chromatic half-dragons typically adventure for more selfish reasons.

Background

Strife and tragedy haunts chromatic half-dragons just as love and a powerful protective presence shelters most metallic half-dragons. A half-dragon masters the skills of combat and adventuring out of necessity:

Chromatic half-dragons must do so to gain some measure of protection or usefulness in the eyes of their powerful and cruel parents.

Metallic half-dragons must do so to ensure that they do not become a vehicle through which others can take advantage of their noble parents.

Races

Just as it dominates many other aspects of their lives, the innate confidence of half-dragons shapes their view of other races. Half-dragons have a grudging respect for any who achieve greatness or prove themselves capable. But they maintain, to one degree or another, that anything that one can accomplish could be more easily accomplished if one were a half-dragon.

Their Draconic Pride is almost as bad as that of a True Dragon.

Physical Description

At a distance, half-dragons are often confused with a human or elf, but as the viewer draws closer the differences become wildly apparent. Scales run along their cheeks, neck, up and down their arms and legs, and back. Some may have Scales all over their body or Horns on their heads, while others may possess Wings or a Tail that reaches down towards their ankles, or Slitted eyes and forward-facing, pointed ears. A rare few have all of the aforementioned draconic features.

History

In some cultures, half-dragons have been seen as creatures blessed by the gods, while in others they’re treated as abominations of natural law. Because of this, they may be surprised by the positive or negative attitude towards them when entering a new town. Half-dragons are only capable of having natural born offspring with other Half-Dragons or True Dragons, leading to the race being incredibly rare in nearly all regions of the world.

Throughout history, half-dragons become trusted sages sought far and wide for their extensive knowledge, while others may become vicious mercenaries feared throughout the countryside. Though many become wanderers searching for many different things,most often their draconic parent, an adventuring life comes as the next logical step to finding what they're looking for.

Allignment

A half-dragon paragon generally follows the precepts and beliefs of her dragon parent, adopting the alignment and beliefs typical of that dragon parent's kind. There are those who rebel against their dragon parents and their parents' alignments, though. Instances of this behavior are more common among chromatic half-dragon paragons — but the evil dragons are often keen to destroy rebellious offspring. As a result, half-dragon paragons with unexpected alignments are rare among both metallic and chromatic varieties.

Half-Dragon Names

Half-dragons usually adopt the naming scheme of their parent's society. On rare occasions, they may also have a draconic name either as their only name or nickname.

Male: Zerdeog, Eolzryd, Kaymycrurth, Uthyr

Female: Hevnael, Irvyt, Fuvnir, Cezetx

Half-Dragon Traits

Ability Score Increase.

Your Strength, Dexterity, and Charisma scores all increase by 1.

Age.

Half-dragons reach maturity after approximately 20 years. After reaching adulthood, their aging slows dramatically and lifespans range from hundreds to thousands of years.

Size.

Half-dragons range from 5 to 7 feet tall, often rivaling Dragonborn. Your size is Medium.

Speed.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision.

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Keen Senses.

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Relentless Endurance.

When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Draconic Resistance.

Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Breath Weapon

Beginning at 1st level, you gain a draconic breath weapon of your choice, with the damage type depending on the kind of dragon you chose. The breath weapon's size and save type depends on the kind of dragon you chose. The damage for it improves as you gain levels in this class, as shown on the Half-Dragon table.