Homebrew Gargoyle Demon Species Details

Powerful, cunning and protective. These creatures from the demoncraft made out of many kinds of earthen materials are often used as bodyguards on watchtowers and fortressess. Once the crafting of the body is complete a soul is then summoned from the depths of the nine hells which is the infused onto the crafted body, that soul is the bound by a contract to whoever has summoned it living to fufill their desires until their bodies are destroyed. On rare occasions, however, it is the summoner who gets their life taken away usually by some travelling warrior seeking something beyond their understanding. Left with no contract yet still living the gargoyle is now free to roam the lands of the living should it so desire most, however, choose to return to the hellish landscapes from which they came seeking new orders for it is extremely uncomon for a gargoyle to find a sense of meaning on it's own. There are always, however, exceptions to the rule.

Crafted with a Purpose

A Gargoyle's initial purpose in life is almost always defined by the material from which it's body is made out of. While most are made of cobblestone or other commonly found easy to craft and shape yet resistant earthen materials some Gargoyles are crafted from specifically hand picked minerals to fufill whichever purpose it was given by it's summoner which often times is also derived from the place which the Gargoyle is supposed to guard. This also means that many Gargoyles are crafted without wings with the purpose of guarding grounded or submerged areas with little to no flight space available.

Menial Demons

It is well known in the infernal realms that Gargoyles are nothing but lackeys with a purpose, as such other demon races often should disdain around such beings even going as far as calling them "fake" demons which is only partially correct. Even worse for Gargoyles without a master it is nigh impossible to find a place in hell on their own as they are mocked and scoffed at for being nothing more than lackeys without a purpose. As such Gargoyles are on the bottom of the barrel barely above the common dretch when it comes to popularity.

Gargoyle Names

It is uncommon for a Gargoyle to carry a proper name however they usually carry titles befitting their appearance and abilities chosen by their summoner such as:

Firebrand, Copperkin, Blackbolt, Vermillion, Adaman

Gargoyle Demon Traits

Gargoyles have innate abilities associated with their craftsmanship

Racial Traits

Ability Score Increase

One ability score of your choice increases by 1

Age

Gargoyles are ageless beings with no clear rate on which maturity is reached however it usually does not take longer than 10 years and while their lifespans vary those which don't die of injury usually live over thousands of years until their body finally degrades from time.

Alignment

Usually lawful towards their masters Gargoyles are fantastic at following orders however their concept of Good or Evil is highly dependant on their summoner's lifestyle. Free Gargoyles are often neutral aligned.

Size

Most Gargoyles are no shorter than 5 feet and no taller than 8 and their weight is dependant on the material from which their body is made out of. Your size can be Medium or Large.

Speed

Your base walk speed is 30 feet.

Craftsmanship

Every Gargoyle is built upon a different mineral which grants them different resistances associated with the mineral, minerals are listed in the table bellow.

Mineral Table

Cobblestone Titanium Corundum Igneous Olivine Fulgurite Copper

Slahing Piercing Bludgeoning Fire Cold Lightning Acid

Claws

You are proficient with your unarmed strikes, which deal 1d4 slashing damage on a hit.

Your claws also grant you a Climb Speed of 20 feet.

Tough Skin

Your skin is extremely resilient. When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is 12 + your Constitution modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Darkvision

Made to watch on dark ambiances your eyes glow red in the night. 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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, infernal and one other language of your choice, dependent on the languages spoken by your original summoner.

Gargoyle Types

No Gargoyle is built equal, as such, there are many different types of Gargoyles out there which are subdivided into four types: