Homebrew Dhampir UA Species Details

While they seem more or less human, many dhampirs have pale skin and dark hair. At birth they resemble stillborns, but they do have a very faint heartbeat. Most even possess sharpened teeth or claws, reminders of their undead heritage. They feed the same way as humans do but have problems being out in the sun. Their looks are human too, though they are described as being more graceful in appearance than humans. They are not as powerful as vampires but are instead granted the gift of not needing to feed on others.

Dhampirs appear tall and sturdy while also having graceful features and a slender appearance that belies their unnatural strength.

Dhampirs have a strange relationship with death. Though they are not truly undead and die just like any living creature, they share an unnatural fortitude with their vampire progenitors. They can live a very long time if they are not hunted and killed for their dark ancestry. It is rarely the case that a dhampir is created by accident. In most cases, a powerful vampire will charm a pregnant woman and feed her their blood, to create a powerful minion that can walk the day to further its dark schemes.

The vampire will often come to sway the dhampir to evil in their formative years and set them on a path of fulfilling the vampire's machinations. However, not all dhampirs suffer this fate. Some of these cursed mothers are found before the vampire has them under full sway or the dhampir is born. In this case, a priest may perform a holy ritual during the infant's birth and strengthen the child's tie to life and good.

Dhampir UA Traits

Dhampirs share certain racial traits due to their heritage.

Age

Dhampirs mature at the same rate as humans, but can live for centuries.

Alignment

As with humans, a dhampir's alignment is solely determined by the individual, though due to their unique heritage and the subsequent treatment by most of the world they easily fall to evil, and they also tend slightly toward chaotic alignments.

Size

Dhampirs are the same size and build as humans. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Ability Score Increases

Your Charisma score increases by 2.

Darkvision

Thanks to your heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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

Vampiric Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against diseases and being Charmed.