Homebrew Drochai Species Details

 

Hailing from the Isle of monsters, Drochai are natural survival specialist, it takes a lot to take even one down. They are an arboreal race that are very active amongst the trees. They're introverted and alert by nature due to the deadliness of the island from which they originate. They may look fiendish in appearance but are actually distantly related to dragons and their kin. One can describe a Drochai as "unique in more ways than one", they're so distinct from other races that they can only naturally reproduce with other members of their kind

Life in the trees

Drochai are a force to be reckoned with both on the ground and in the trees with the help of two pseudo-wings, a prehensile tail, incredible vision, long claws that aid in climbing rough surfaces and long legs ending with toes equipped with sharp talons which they use in battle

A hunger to match

Drochai are almost insatiable eaters with an appetite to challenge that of a dwarf despite their lean and light build. They like to eat lots of different things both living and cooked. Despite being a humanoid they're still very much wild and will chase smaller things out of habit with those that embrace their wild ways going as far as eating goblins and the good parts of those it has taken down. They also enjoy sweets with fruits being their unchallenged favorite

Monstrous origins 

Drochai come from a very harsh and unforgiving world where even grieving the loss of something they care about may be a death sentence. They can experience the full spectrum of emotions but only show so much on the outside, they have a nasty habit of internalizing their emotions and never showing weakness if they can help it.

A different deity 

Some Drochai worship beings known as artists. They believe that the artists created all the gods of other religions and there is an artist unique to each race with the artist of the Drochai being called "Kaia" with the holy symbol being a talon grasping a leaf

"we were commissioned to take care of a goblin problem along the east river, we found the cave they've been hiding in, we set up camp to take care of them in the morning, we heard howling and roaring in the beginning of the night and thought nothing of it, when we went to face the goblins however, we were welcomed to a grizzly sight. Organs, bones and blood had riddled the cave floor, claw marks decorated the shields and cave walls. Not one goblin was left uneaten. It seems that something got to the goblins first" - Talia Ariendil , elf ranger 

Drochai Traits

Despite having draconic relations Drochai have no breath weapon, instead they have higher magic abilities as a result of the strange magic that flows like blood through their island

Alignment

Drochai are calm, relatively shy, almost paranoid and have a mutual fear amongst other races due to their uncanny appearance and nature. When they feel comfortable however, they change in character dramatically, going from calm to hyper in a split second running about and hunting small animals for fun, they love the feel of freedom

Languages

You can read, write, and speak  draconic, common and can speak gravenic

Age

Due to their fast metabolism and draconic relation contradicting eachother, Drochai are among the shortest lived only living to 200 years if they live a peaceful life but due to their wild and adventure lusting nature most will not live as long

Size

Drochai lean towards small in the medium spectrum topping out at about 5-6 tall not including their horns

Darkvision

As a Drochai you can see dimlight up to 40 feet as if it were bright light and darkness as if it was dimlight

Poison immunity

Since Drochai need to eat a lot to keep up with their fast metabolism, they'll eat things that others can't eat therefore giving them an immunity to poison

Psychic resistance

To counter certain attacks by creatures from their island, Drochai have evolved a resistance to charming and mind control

Ability score increase

You get a +1 strength increase, and a +2 intelligence increase

Tooth, Talon and Claw

Drochai are predators by nature and are more than equipped to deal with foes big or small

Gliding

Instead of flying, Drochai have evolved a unique way of getting around, they glide