Homebrew Siren Selkie Species Details
The Siren Selkie is a rare aquatic fae creature. With one Selkie parent and one Merfolk parent, the selkie siren has a beautiful humanoid upper body, and a seal like tail that can sometimes take on the color of their Merfolk parent tail's color; however, they keep the ability to doff their pelt and exchange their tail for legs to walk on land. Most often inherit the ethereal voice of their Merfolk ancestry and have the ability to enchant and lure other creatures into the water, often to their deaths. Selkies are very in tune with nature, especially aquatic beings. They make wonderful musicians and healers as well.
Siren Selkies are similar to humans in appearance. The skin of an Atlantean tends to appear shimmery as if glistening in sunlight. Selkies hair tend to be almost any color and fall down their back flowing around them. Their eyes are almost always blue, green and purple hues that shine with the luster of precious gems. They are typically very beautiful individuals, often looked at as goddesses for their image.
Siren Selkie Traits
Siren Selkies are strong, beautiful fae of the seas, acclimated to the oceans and survival underwater.Aqua Adept
Selkie Sirens have access to spells such as shape water, water breathing, and control water.
Amphibious
You can breathe both air and water.
Aquatic Vision
Darkvision up to 60 ft, even in the darkest depths of the ocean.
Deep Diver
Your ancestors are well-adapted to the harsh, cold environments of ocean depths. You have resistance to cold damage.
Mermaid Weapon Training
You have proficiency with the spear, trident, javelin, and net.
Marine Recovery
If you complete a short rest while fully submerged in water, you can regain extra hit points equal to your level.
Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2 and your Wisdom increases by 1
Age
Selkie Sirens are an immortal species, able to live to infinite ages. This race can only be killed by other creatures and/or exposure to the elements. They reach adulthood at age 16 years and are considered elderly at age 500. As teenagers they tend to venture on land and leave their family to adventure on their own. Around the ages of 50-100 they’ll normally return to sea where around 100-200 they’ll start to make a family. In their human form Selkies don’t physically age past 30.
Selkie Pelt
Twice per short rest, you can use your Pelt to change shape into Selkie or Human form. When in Selkie form, your swimming speed increases by 15 feet while your walking speed decreases by 15. You gain AC 15 (natural armor) and can use your teeth to deal piercing damage equal to 2d6 + your strength modifier. When transformed, you have advantage on attack and damage rolls when fighting underwater.
You can stay in your seal form as long as you wish, as long as you do not stay away from a body of water for more than 1 hour. If you stay away from a body of water for 1 hour, you transform back into your humanoid form automatically and have to expend another use of this ability to regain your tail.
Sirens song
Besides from Selkie Sirens being breathtakingly beautiful, they also have what some would say the most amazing singing voice ever. Their voice is often described by creatures who have heard, and survived, a Selkie song as silky and melodically beautiful. Myths describe Selkie’s using this voice to draw creatures to their death. When used, a Selkie song can convince and/or deceive a creature to do virtually anything. It also can be used as a way to prove their innocence of a crime, or as a way to earn easily money on the streets and/or inns.
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