Homebrew Amalgamation Species Details

These are the stories of monsters stitched together who stalked the lands. Some killed and murdered, and some were peaceful. Some said that the beings that fused them together were worse then the amalgamations themselfs.

She’d never given much thought of amalgamation, but these stories fascinated her. In these aged pages were tales of creeping shadows, strange and unearthly creations, mighty combinations, and the magic of the laboratory.

— Malissa Grewln, Daughter of the Turtle

In most worlds, amalgamations are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and in comparison to humans, dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their combined lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years that are forced upon them. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the creators, and that’s why they seek to bring all others into the union. Whatever drives them, amalgamations are the stalkers, the stealers, and the consumers of the worlds.

Many forms

With their the fact that they are fused from various creatures they are more physically diverse than other common races. There is no typical amalgamation. An individual can stand from 2 feet to over 10 feet tall and weigh from 50 to 600 pounds. A fusion's skin shades can be any color of the spectrum, and hair colors (if you have it) any color you desire (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of amalgamations can be very easily seen, as they look stitched together. Amalgamations reach adulthood after two weeks and live however long their creator(s) made them to last.

Variety of all forms

As amalgamations are combinations of different creatures, they are some of the most unique creatures you will ever see. Their ideas and mind are formed by their creator(s), but reflect the creatures they were made of, as well as their anatomy. If the creator wishes they can disguise the seams and abnormalities. 

 

Pack creatures

Where a single elf or dwarf might take on the solitude of the lonely, Amalgamations seek each other out. Perhaps because they cannot bear their reality alone. Whatever the reason, they find comfort in each other, and form colony's. Usually they are no bigger than 15 or 20 at a time. In general they avoid letting others into their community, but they have been known to make exceptions.

 

Amalgamation names

Having so much more variety than other cultures, as well as sometimes having no gender at all, amalgamations as a whole have no typical names. Some creators give their creations names from other languages, such as Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less correctly), but most creators give names that are linked to the different beings that have been absorbed into them.

In general, there are only 5 types of common amalgamations

 

Animal

these are amalgamations made from various animals, from bears to worms.

Animal Names: (Male) Beast, Fox, Dear, Carnivore, Hunter, Bear, Wing; (female) Doe, Feather, Fisher, Beak, Vixen, Queen

 

Plant

The rarest of common amalgamations, the plants. Made from roots and vines, moss and grass, these creatures are nature incarnate

Plant Names: (Male) Root, Branch, Trunk, Oak, Grass; (female) Willow, Vines, Birch, Flower, Bush

Machine

Machine amalgamations are mechanics fused together.  they are similar to War-Forged, but more patchwork and... messy

Machine Names: (Male) Iron, Piston, Frame, Push, Work, Cord, Speaker; (female) Ivory, Light, Auto, Whirl, Spin, Find, Moniter

Mineral

Most mineral amalgamations are found underground, as they are made of rocks and metals. These are usually the least intelligent, as they have literal rocks for brains. They are known as a more primitive form of amalgamation

Mineral Names: (Male) Iron, Ore, Copper, Granite, Diorite, Boulder, Miner, Aluminum; (female) Ruby, Crystal, Emerald, Diamond, Finder, Seeker, Basalt

Fabric

A more traditional type of amalgamation. These are puppets, threaded beasts,  and stitched together fabrics.

 Fabric names: (Male) Puppeteer, Cloth, Thread, Cable, Hood, Cords; (female) Puppet, Strings, Wire, Stitches, Strands

Amalgamation Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about amalgamations, but your amalgamation character has these traits.

Stitched Healing

When healed by magic, it will only do half of its full healing, rounded up. The spell mending will restore 1 D8 per spell level.

Ability Score Increase

Your CON decreases by 2, and two ability scores of your choice will increase by 1

Fusion

if a creature is below 3hp, roll a d20. if you get above a 17 you can choose ONE racial trait from the creature. the DM can control this.

Age

amalgamations reach adulthood two weeks after creation, and live however long they were designed to.

Unnatural advantage

choose two proficiency's from EVERY option. Your choice should be dependent on your backstory or form

Size

amalgamations vary widely in height and build, from barely 2 feet to well over 10 feet tall. depending of your position in that range, your size is small to large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Consumer

When you eat a creature you get 1 d10 health

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. amalgamations typically learn the languages of the beings that created them, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.