Homebrew Githzerai Species Details

Description

 

The history of the githzerai is one of ancient war and ancient slavery. Once of one race with the githyanki under the enslavement of the mind flayers, the githzerai broke away from their illithid masters and then from their gith brethren, sparking a racial war that has continued into the present. The two gith factions separated and found new homes: the githyanki in the emptiness of the Astral Plane, and the githzerai in the swirling chaos of Limbo.
Githzerai are humanoids, thinner and taller than humans with sharp features, long faces, and eyes of gray or yellow. Severe and serious, the githzerai tend toward somberness in their clothing and personalities. They’re usually close-mouthed, keeping their own council and trusting few outside their own kind.
Only a few things stir the githzerai to passion. Their ancient hatreds for the illithids and githyanki erupt violently in any encounter with those races. Similarly, they are sworn to protect their race on their adopted home of Limbo, since that refuge was only won after millennia of hardship and war; any threat against their haven is met with whatever force is necessary to eliminate that threat.
To the githzerai, there are only three truths: that the githyanki and illithids will never he anything but mortal enemies; that they will allow nothing to hinder the survival of their race; and that no one will ever enslave them again.

 

Role-Playing a Githzerai

 

All around you there is stagnation. Rigid thought and restricted personal freedom abound. Everyone you know is a slave - but you won’t let the shackles of easy conformity and control wrap their seductive chains around you. You’ll remain independent, and strike down any who try to enslave you in word or deed. Your people have known oppression in the past, and you’ll not bear it again.

Githzerai Traits

A Githzerai has the following racial traits

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Githzerai live to roughly the same lifespan as humans, but can live to be up to 50 years older than most humans.

Alignment

Hailing from the Chaotic plane of Limbo, Githzerai lean towards chaotic alignments.

Size

Githzerai are a similar height to humans, and tend to have more slender body types. 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 colour in darkness, only shades of grey.

Magic Resistance

When you are targeted with a spell, roll a d20. If you roll equal to or lower than your level, the spell fails and has no effect. In addition, when you first use a magic item, roll a d20. If you roll equal to or lower than your level, the magic item remains magical for other characters, but has no magic properties when you use it. If at any time you learn a spell, you lose this feature permanently.