Homebrew Apollyonic Demons Species Details

Infernal Bloodline

Demons have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil around their legs when they get upset or nervous. Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are solid colors—black, red, white, silver, or gold—with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of reds and browns. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, or purple

Demon Names

Demons have names derived from the Infernal language, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage.

Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech, Mordai, Morthos, Pelaios, Skamos, Therai

Female Infernal Names: Akta, Anakis, Bryseis, Criella, Damaia, Ea, Kallista, Lerissa, Makaria, Nemeia, Orianna, Phelaia, Rieta

Apollyonic Demon Traits

All demons share similar racial traits, but a certain few have evolved past what most demons are capable of.

Alignment

 Demons are typically chaotic evil, but over time they can become lawful evil or even neutral.

Abyssal 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.

Apollyonic Demons Traits

Apollyonic Demons share certain racial traits with other fiends and demons as a result of their infernal descent.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

Apollyonic Demons mature at the same rate as humans but live much longer.

Size

Apollyonic Demons are approximately 130-200% the size and build as humans. Both for "realism" in sizing ease and logistics their base size is Medium, though can be large in some cases.

Speed

Base walking speed is 35 feet for balance reasons (but for sizing and logistics, should really be 40-45 but I digress)

Darkvision

Thanks to infernal heritage, they have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 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.

Hellish Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Infernal Legacy

When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 6th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Infernal, and Celestial. Though, doing so for the Celestial language incurs 1d6 damage per interaction in speaking/listening intentionally. Additionally, to read or write the language, you must make a DC15 Constitution saving throw or suffer 1d4 psychic damage (not normally mitigable by other class effects or items).

Demonic Blood

Your type is fiend and humanoid.

Unholy Weakness

Due to your abyssal nature, you are vulnerable to radiant damage.