Homebrew Forsaken Species Details

Denied their rightful rest and harrowed by their surviving kin, the undead are pariahs in a world that would sleep easier with them gone. Thrice have they been wounded. Thrice have they suffered a fate far worst than death: first slaughtered by the Scourge and then raised into slavery by the Lich King. And when they threw off their shackles, after they denied their dark master, what was their prize? What else have they won but the world's hatred?

As the Lich King's influence waned, many undead reclaimed their free will. Led by Sylvanas Windrunner, these undead waged and won a civil war against the Scourge. Having won back Lordaeron, the insurgents renamed themselves as the Forsaken, citing the world's hatred for their kind.
Undeath leaves a shadow on every soul. Few among them can muster any positive emotions. Many more discover new vices and an outright hatred of the living. Now freed from the mortal coil, and the trappings of their own ethics, the Forsaken are hellbent on carving out a kingdom of their own—and with all the world against them, there are few lines the undead will not cross to ensure their own survival.

 

Forsaken Traits

Cannibalize, Touch of the Grave, Undead, Will of the Forsaken

Cannibalize

You may feed upon flesh to sustain your own strength. As an action, you can "eat" a corpse, healing for 1d8 + your Constitution modifier. You may use this trait a number of times per day equal to your Constitution Modifier + proficiency bonus and is restored after finishing a long rest.

The healing benefit of this ability scales as you level (i.e. 2d8 At level 3, 3d8 at level 6 and so on)

While preforming this action any damage or negative effect to you interrupts the effect, expends 1 use of the ability and no healing is done.

Touch of the Grave

Having crossed the void between life and death has left its mark on you.

Whenever you deal damage, by physical or magic means, You can expend one use of this ability to deal necrotic damage to the target and healing you for the same amount. The extra damage is 1d4 at first level and improves by 1d4 at level 3, 6, 9 and so on.

You may use this ability a number of times per short rest equal to your Constitution modifier. 

Undead

Undeath has granted you these traits:
• You count as undead for the purposes of magic that would detect undead creatures, such as detect evil and good or a paladin's Divine Sense feature.
• You do not need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You gain Darkvision, but are also colour-blind
• You can't naturally sleep. To achieve the benefits of a long rest, you must spend four hours in a motionless and inactive state.
• You have Necrotic Resistance and do not suffer the negative effects of Necrotic damage.

Will of the Forsaken

Your will is iron. When you fail a saving throw against being frightened, charmed or put to sleep, you can choose to succeed on the saving throw instead. Once you use this trait, you cannot again until you finish a long rest.

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