Homebrew Fyreslayer Species Details
Fyreslayers have a fearsome reputation across the realms. Berserk warriors born for war, they burn with a spiritual rage. The Fyreslayers’ beards are filled with soot as if they have just stepped from the forge, while their callousthese]ed skin shimmers with heat and cinders spill out into the air with each breath they take. By far the most intimidating aspect of a Fyreslayer is his gaze, which burns with all of Grimnir’s fury. A Fyreslayer’s might comes from the pieces of ur-gold hammered into his flesh.
Before a lodge commits to battle, they will make an oath. Whether this is a contract made for pay, or a duardin kneeling before his Runefather, it binds the lodge’s warriors to their task. A Fyreslayer will not break his oath once it has been taken, nor will he accept payment for an oath unfulfilled. Such is the nature of the Fyreslayers, who fight not just for the ur-gold that holds Grimnir, but to be worthy of wearing it in their flesh.
Fyreslayer Traits
Your dwarf character has an assortment of inborn abilities, part and parcel of dwarven nature.Runes of Grimnir
Blazing with white-hot light, these tokens burned their way into the flesh of the Fyreslayers, sending them into a Grimnir-blessed fighting frenzy that saw countless enemies cut down. Eventually, the ur-gold was turned into runes and hammered directly into a warrior’s skin, where its divine energies could take root. The Zharrgrim priests – the Runesmiters – learn the rites that awaken this power in the Fyreslayers, and accompany them to battle.
Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age
Dwarves mature at the same rate as humans, but they’re considered young until they reach the age of 50. On average, they live about 350 years.
Size
Dwarves stand between 4 and 5 feet tall and average about 150 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.
Darkvision
Accustomed to life underground, 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 can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Dwarven Resilience
You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in the “Combat” section).
Dwarven Combat Training
You have proficiency with the battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and warhammer.
Tool Proficiency
You gain proficiency with the artisan’s tools of your choice: smith’s tools, brewer’s supplies, or mason’s tools.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard consonants and guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into whatever other language a dwarf might speak.
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