Homebrew Àtemi Species Details

Thieves' guilds with magically inclined members often imbue particularly crafty snakes with intelligence, telepathy, and the ability to summon and control up to one hundred mage hands simultaneously to aid the guild. The small, stealthy creatures are capable of carrying out heists that are logically impractical for humanoids due to their bulk. Predictably, the clever reptiles often escape their creators and carve out small territories for themselves in the more disreputable parts of cities where their true identities won't easily be discovered.

Aberrant History

These magically altered snakes were originally created by a powerful wizard to aid him in his tasks, but much to his surprise they were intelligent enough to escape and began stealing for pleasure.

Hidden In Plain Sight

Looking generally indistinguishable from normal snakes, Àtemi are tipically 6 to 15 feet long with varying patterns ranging from black to white and everything inbetween with venomous members usually being more brightly colored than their constrictor brethren who tend towards mottled browns and greens.

Mischievous Thieves

Snakes with a hundred Mage Hands or Àtemi are known for their mischievous nature. Many are kleptomaniacs and swindlers, using their talents to deceive humanoids and steal objects they find pleasing.

Àtemi Names

Usually working in thieves' guilds or in a wizard academy each Àtemi chooses an alias or simply use their real name, Àtemi names are usually structured with snake sounds articulated into names.

    Common names: Sadhe, Sorok, Hisk, Sebes

Àtemi Traits

As an Àtemi, you have the following racial traits.

One Hundred Mage Hands

You can innately use the cantrip Mage Hand, your spellcasting ability for it is Intelligence and is modified as follows. You can effortlessly control up to a hundred Mage hands that you can make invisible or visible as you please. Each hand can carry object weighing up to 10 pounds and you can carry larger objects with multiple. Your carrying capacity is based on your Intelligence instead of your Strength (so it is 15 times your Intelligence in pounds). Your Mage Hands allow you to perform actions that would normally be restricted to creatures with hands, like interacting with objects or performing the somatic component for a spell. You can make an unarmed attack with your Mage Hands, with which you are proficient, using your Intelligence modifier for the attack roll. To use weapons effectively you still need to focus, keeping you from using more than two weapons at a time. Intelligence is your attack roll modifier for armed attacks as well.

Darkvision

Life in the city and dark sewers below has served you well, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if you were in bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Fangs

Your bite counts as a natural weapon, if you hit you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Dexterity modifier

Venomous Bite

Upon a successful attack using your bite you can inject your victim with venom, forcing the creature to make a Constitution saving throw becoming poisoned on a fail until the start of your next turn. the DC for this save is 8 + your Constitution modifier + your Proficiency bonus. A creature also takes 1d6 poison on a failed save, and half as much on a successful one. The damage increases to 2d6 at 6th level, 3d6 at 11th level and 4d6 at 16th level. You need to complete a short rest before you can use your venom again. 

Enchanted Scales

Your scales retain some of your altered nature, giving you nature armor, your unarmored AC is 12 + your Dexterity modifier.

Thinly built

You cannot wear equipment that is not custom made for you.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Àtemi mature quickly, reaching maturity around age 2.5 and can live to be 30 years old.

Size

Àtemi range from 5 to 13 feet long and have miniscule builds. Your size is small

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Deep Speech. You can also communicate telepathically with a creature that you share one language with that you can see in a range of 30 feet.

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