Homebrew Dracotaur Species Details

Her father stood on the first of the three stairs that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen still looked as if he could wrestle down a dire bear himself. His familiar well-worn armor was gone, replaced by violet-tinted scale armor with bright silvery tracings. There was a blazon on his arm as well, the mark of some foreign house. The sword at his back was the same, though, the one he had carried since even before he had found the twins left in swaddling at the gates of Arush Vayem.

For all her life, Farideh had known that reading her father’s face was a skill she’d been fortunate to learn. A human who couldn’t spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar’s would certainly see only the indifference of a dragon in Clanless Mehen’s face. But the shift of scales, the arch of a ridge, the set of his eyes, the gape of his teeth—her father’s face spoke volumes.

But every scale of it, this time, seemed completely still—the indifference of a dragon, even to Farideh.

— Erin M. Evans, The Adversary

 

Being transformed into a dracotaur is the greatest reward for the loyalty and service to a dragon flight that a dragonborn can have.

Sometimes this is given as a blessing, voluntarily from a powerful dragon. Other times, the continuous contact with draconic energies for generations can have a dracotaur being born from dragonborn parents.

Draconic transformation

Exactly how the dracotaurs came into being is a guarded secret of the flights. Though they have dragon-like qualities, these creatures are not descended from dragons. Instead, they are distant kinfolk, descended from humanoids and dragonborn.

From the waist up, dracotaurs are similar to other dragonborn but below the waist their bodies look like the one of a dragon on four legs and without wings. their bodies end on a long draconic tail sometimes with fins or spikes on top of it.

Culture

Dracotaurs are the elite force of the flights, acting as specialized soldiers and protectors, though some of them carry some more menial tasks. In general, their society is limited in scope and most of them serve their dragons with almost fanatical reverence. In the past any kind of perceived rebellion or resistance to their masters from any member was seen as treason and punished by death. Nowadays dracotaur clans are more open to different ideas but remain resolute and loyal to their dragon masters.

With a more open society, some of the younger members have decided to put the fanatism aside and go out to see the rest of the world, feeling an urge to learn more about it. However, most of them eventually make their way back to their clans where they serve for the rest of their lives , the feeling of needing to get back to the clan is known as "the call".

Behavior

Though the draconic blood can severily influence the dracotaur personality, the waning of dragon power on them have allowed divergence from the most common dragon flight traits. Because of that, even the most reviled dragon flight can have dracotaur that do not reflect the worst personality traits.

However, most can expect a sense of superiority from most dracotaur as for most of their lives, their families have instilled a sense of pride of being a dracotaur, believing to be better than the rest of the humanoid or mortal races.

 

Dracotaur Names

Dracotaur names follow the same conventions as dragonborn, but some influence from other humanoid races has made its way in.  A childhood name or nickname is often used among clutchmates as a descriptive term or a term of endearment. The name might recall an event or center on a habit.

Male Names: Arjhan, Balasar, Bharash, Donaar, Ghesh, Heskan, Kriv, Medrash, Mehen, Nadarr, Pandjed, Patrin, Rhogar, Shamash, Shedinn, Tarhun, Torinn

Female Names: Akra, Biri, Daar, Farideh, Harann, Havilar, Jheri, Kava, Korinn, Mishann, Nala, Perra, Raiann, Sora, Surina, Thava, Uadjit

Childhood Names: Climber, Earbender, Leaper, Pious, Shieldbiter, Zealous

Clan Names: Clethtinthiallor, Daardendrian, Delmirev, Drachedandion, Fenkenkabradon, Kepeshkmolik, Kerrhylon, Kimbatuul, Linxakasendalor, Myastan, Nemmonis, Norixius, Ophinshtalajiir, Prexijandilin, Shestendeliath, Turnuroth, Verthisathurgiesh, Yarjerit

Dracotaur Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dracotaurs.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Type

You are a humanoid and a dragon. You are considered a Dragonborn for any feat or weapon that requires you to be one.

Age

Dracotaurs mature at the same rate of humans, but the infusion of draconic energy in their body gives them a lifespan of about 450 years.

Size

Dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Alignment

Dracotaurs have no particular alingment, though they usually remain loyal to their dragon masters.

Size

Dracotaur range between 6 to 7 feet in height with their draconic bodies reaching about 4 feet at the withers. Your size is Medium. If you wish to randomly generate your height and weight start with rolling the size modifier

    Size modifier = 1d12

    Height = 6 feet + your size modifier in inches

    Weight in pounds = 600 + (2d12 x your size modifier)

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Draconic Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push or drag.

Natural Weapons

Your sharp claws are natural weapons, if you hit with them, your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 + your strength modifier of slashing damage.

Hybrid Anatomy

The nature of your body require the armor and clothes you wear to accomodate those features or be modified to do so. Normal armor costs 2 times as normal and weigths 1.5 times.

Draconic Ancestry

You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.

Draconic Ancestry

Dragon	Damage Type
Amethyst	Force
Black	Acid
Blue	Lightning
Brass	Fire
Bronze	Lightning
Copper	Acid
Crystal	Radiant
Emerald	Psychic
Gold	Fire
Green	Poison
Red	Fire
Sapphire	Thunder
Silver	Cold
Topaz	Necrotic
White	Cold

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write 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 sibilants.