Homebrew Darkin Species Details

In the empire of Old Ashkah, Anais was known under a different name. There they called him The Moon. He was the Eater of Fear, the Day in the Darkness. He reflected his father's light and brightened his mother's night. In the empire of Old Ashkah, he taught the first sorcerii the arts arcane. A god of magik and wisdom and harmony, worshipped above all others. No shadow without light, Ever day follows night, Between black and white there is gray. He was the balance between night and day. The prince of dawn and dusk. And fearing his growing power, the Everseeing resolved to slay his only son.

AA struck while Anais slept. He cut off his son's head and hurled his body from the heavens. Anais's corpse plummeted to the earth, tearing the land asunder and throwing all the world into chaos. The Ashkahi Empire in the east was completely destroyed. And where his son's body lay in the west, AA commanded his faithful to build a temple to his glory. That temple became a city, and that city became the new heart of his faith.

But gods don't die so easily. And the Mother keeps only what she needs. Anais's soul wasn't extinguished. It was shattered. Some pieced pooled in the hollows beneath the city's skin. The part of him that raged. That hated. That wished only for it all to end, just as he had. In time, other shards gained a seeming of their own way, crawling from the mire beneath his grave. Cut off from what they'd been, and knowing not what they were, they sought others like them. Feasting on fear as Anais had once done, and taking whatever shapes and mannerisms those they rode found comfort in. Lastly, the largest fragments of the whole, the parts which were strongest, found their way into people.

At the heart of it - Daemons and Darkin - are all the same. Searching for the missing pieces of them themselves. Seeking to become whole again. The scattered pieces of a scattered god.

Darkin Traits

Darkin is a very close relative to the human race, but you have been touched by the Goddes Niah and therefore given powers of the night.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Charisma score increases by 1. 

Age

Darkin age just like a normal human would, usually living up to a century.

Size

Darkin, much like human, vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 foot to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Unlike human, Darkin have been blessed by the night, and thus being able to see around in it fairly well. You can see in dim light 30 feet of you as if it her bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can discern color in darkness.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Darkin Sense

When another Darkin is near you, you start to feel hungry.

Darkin Familiar

As a Darkin you gain a familiar in the form of a living shadow. The creature wont have any eyes but can talk to you. Your familiar can move 60ft from you but cannot make any attacks on another creature. You familiar can be any creature as long as the DM is okay with it and lives within the realm of your campaign.

Aa's Burn

As a Darkin you have been blessed by the Goddess Niah. Unfortunately due to this her ex-husband, Aa, the God of the Light, hates everything about you. Anything blessed by a priest of Aa causes you to cower in fear, making you nauseous and blinded.