Homebrew Drakkin Species Details

The man, who was half-hidden by the shadows of the alleyway, stepped forward and pulled back the hood on his cloak and held out his arms. The light from the lamp the Halfling held glinted off blue scales that covered the back of his arms and elbows along with his cheeks and forehead. Taken aback by the unusual mix of human and dragon features that stood before them, the Dragonborn and Human began to note down details and thoughts as they slowly inspected the man. 
“Scholars, am I right?” laughed the Halfling nervously as the the other two began to poke at the man. Standing up straight the brass-scaled Dragonborn fiddled with his glasses, “Sorry about that. I’ve heard legends in our people’s history… But I never thought I’d ever manage to see one of you… A Drakkin, in the flesh…”

- Rocco Serpe, Drakkin Origins

 

In the beginning, when the gods began to fill the world with its denizens, the eleven divine dragons, children of Bahamut and children of Tiamat, begun to create the dragonborn race. The ten metallic and chromatic dragons did their part, creating the colours and metals that walk the realm today, but the eleventh, a dragon of both metallic and chromatic scales, looked at the dragonborn beneath them and began to wonder about the greatness the others claimed they had made. The dragon took to the skies and began to wander the world. They saw the other races that filled the world, the hard working dwarves, the creative elves, the crafty gnomes and the wellspring of possibility that was the humans. Inspired by the vastness of human potential, the dragon raced home to create their contribution to life. And thus the first drakkin was made, with scales of both metals and colours, large leathery wings and a tail. However, the other dragons and their dragonborn kin saw this as an insult and shunned the drakkin. The first drakkin had ten children, one for each colour and metal, who went on to explore the world or became slaves for the chromatic dragonborn. With his work done, the prime drakkin left his home and began to wander as his creator did. If he is still alive is still unknown.

Most drakkin are scrawny but fairly well built, and tend to go into more scholarly professions.

As Rare as Rubies

Drakkin are an incredibly rare occurrence. Some say there are barely ten in existence or that have ever existed. Spotting one is near impossible, not only due to them being incredibly scarce but also because of their resemblance to a normal human.

The Best of Both Worlds

Drakkin look human but have both features of both humans and dragonborn. They have smooth non-scaly skin like a human with small patches of scales most often along the back of the arms and elbows around the neck and on their cheeks or forehead. Most drakkin, like the “ravenite” dragonborn that lurk in the caves beneath Dragoma, do not have a tail though some do and none have ever been seen with wings. Though in draconic legend the first drakkin was said to have all the traits of a dragon, including a tail, wings and scales of all colours and metals across his torso and shoulders. A trait picked up from their dragon ancestors are resistances to certain elements depending on the colour of their scales. However, drakkin do not have a breath weapons like their dragonborn kin, but instead can breathe small gouts of elemental power, though it is more for show than an aid in combat. Drakkin are around the same size as most humans, about 5 feet to 6 feet if not a bit taller and weigh about the same. They age at the same rate as humans and live to around the age of 100.

Drakkin Names

Drakkin use either human or draconic naming conventions. They don’t really fit in to dragonborn society, so drakkin who are mainly raised in Dragoma are given draconic names but may change that later in life.

Drakkin Traits

Drakkin are a mix of traits from both humans and dragonborn making them quite varied.

Ability Score Increase

Your strength score increases by 2 and two other ability scores increase by 1.

Age

Drakkin age at the same rate as humans and reach adulthood in their late teens. They live to around the age of 100.

Alignment

Drakkin tend to be neutral to most situations if not more lawful in their acts.

Size

Drakkin are around the same size as most humans, about 5 feet to 6 feet if not a bit taller and weigh about the same. Regardless of your position in that range your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Feat

Because of the mix of draconic passion and human imagination flowing though their veins, drakkin are a wellspring of possibility. You gain one feat of your choice.

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your scale colour.

Scale Colour	Damage Type
Black	Acid
Blue	Lightning
Brass	Fire
Bronze	Lightning
Copper	Acid
Gold	Fire
Green	Poison
Red	Fire
Silver	Cold
White	Cold

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants.