Homebrew Wendigo Species Details
A wendigo's appearance reflects the bitter winters of the remote north and its presence is often signaled by sudden cold and wind. Though the appearance varies greatly per wendigo, depending on its personality, region, and age, they are all a terrifying sight to behold. Standing between 7 and 9 feet tall they easily tower over all creatures they encounter. They are gaunt to the point of emaciation, with desiccated skin pulled tightly over protruding bones. Their complexion is that of ashes with suppurations littering their flesh. Long limbs end in sharp, crooked claws. Yellow eyes are pushed back deep into their sockets and what lips it once had are tattered and bloody. A strange and eerie odor of decomposition seems to emit from each and every part of them.
Wendigo Traits
Spooky.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength, Constitution and Intelligence scores each increase by 1.
Darkvision
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.
Dark Trickster
The thrill of the hunt and the smell of their fear are almost as good as the taste of their flesh. You know the cause fear[1] spell. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the blur spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the fear spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Keen Smell
You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Beast of the Wild
You are proficient in the Stealth skill.
Primal Hunter
Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Monster
A human heart still beats inside your decaying chest. Your type is both humanoid and monstrosity.
Age
Age is not a physical concept for the wendigo but rather a mental one - the older they get, the larger and hungrier they become. You cannot die of old age.
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