Homebrew Nord Species Details

Nords, also known as suns of snow, are a race of the men province of Skyrim. Eager to augment their martial skills beyond the traditional methods of Skyrim, they excel in all manner of traditional warfare. Nord culture centres on the quest for honour and glory, with emphasis also on the family and community.

Children of Skyrim

The Nord is a race of men who typically are regarded as light-skinned, fair-haired, and imposing in size and build, along with Dragonborn, and Orcs, who are on average more muscular and larger in size than the other races.

Ysgramor's Legacy

All Nords with honour follow Ysgramor. These early Men arrived on Tamriel by sailing south from the ancient continent of Atmora, the northernmost pinnacle of the world. In the present day, Skyrim is home mainly to the direct descendants of these Atmorans, a people known as the Nords; large, hard men and women who are notorious for their militancy and innate resistance to frost and frost magic, both a consequence of the cold, hard climate of their homelands

As Ysgramor came to Skyrim, bringing with him the famous Five Hundred Companions. Upon their arrival in Tamriel, they slaughter the Snow Elves living there and began a successful campaign that completely eliminated the Snow Elf population.

 

Nord Traits

Your Nord has an assortment of natural traits.

Ability Score Increase: Your Strength is increased by 2 nd Consitution score is increased by 1 

Age: Nords have legends of heroes living into the 100s but most will fall around 70-80

Size: Nords are burly and built, being about 6 to 6 and a half feet tall. Your size is medium.

Speed: Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Muscular:  You have proficiency in Athletics 

Battle Senses: You have proficiency in Perception.

Atmoran:  You are resistant to cold damage

Enduring: Once per long rest, when dropped to 0 hit points you can instead drop to 1

Battle Cry: As an action roar forcing up to 2 targets within a 20-foot sphere to make a Wisdom Saving Throw DC 10 + your proficiency bonus or become frightened of you for 2 rounds. You must take a long rest to use this feature. (The amount of times you can use this goes up by 1 when you hit levels 5, 10, 15 and 20).

 

 

 

 

Nord Traits

Children of Skyrim The Nord is a race of men who typically are regarded as light-skinned, fair-haired, and imposing in size and build, along with Dragonborn, and Orcs, who are on average more muscular and larger in size than the other races.

Atmoran

You are resistant to cold damage.

Enduring

Once per long rest when dropped to 0 hit points you can instead drop to 1.

Muscular

You have proficiency In Athletics.

Battle Senses

You have Proficiency in Perception.

Battle Cry

As an action roar forcing up to 2 targets within a 20-foot sphere to make a Wisdom Saving Throw DC 10 + your proficiency bonus or become frightened of you for 2 rounds. You must take a long rest to use this feature. (The amount of times you can use this goes up by 1 when you hit levels 5, 10, 15 and 20).

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.