Homebrew Lamniform Species Details

“I hear they sneak into town at night and eat newborn babies in one bite."

"Well I heard that they will attack anyone that makes eye contact with them. I run the second I see one."

— Karen and Sharon being typical.

The Lamniforms have taken the task of protecting the deep waters of the Feywild. The first Lamniforms were protectors of the realm that were trying to do their best, but Sea Hags and tricksters tried to manipulate these creatures into doing terrible things. The Lamniforms banded together and stayed strong, rising up to their high standards and morals again. A war erupted at many coasts between the evil, chaotic races of the Feywild and the Lamniforms as tensions and casualties grew higher and higher until a truce was met. The Lamniforms now dwell deep in the waters of the Feywild, protecting themselves and staying out of the sight of those who would want to see them harmed. 

Cursed Origins 

Lamniforms are not a natural race of the Feywild and many Elves look down and pity them for the curse placed upon them. This is because of time before the Twilight Chaos there was an Summer Eladrin Mage, Krudartis, that was more ambitious than the rest of the Summer Eladrin, that was banished for casting necromancy spells and bringing back dead warriors to life. This was an affront to the beliefs of the city and the king banished the Mage who sore revenge on the entire city who wouldn't stand up and defend him. 

As time passed, the kingdom had essentially forgotten about Krudartis and his empty threats. Until the evening that every first born child in the kingdom of Thle Aiqua; including King Oshi, who had made the order of banishment, fell deathly ill. The next morning was the first sighting of the Lamniforms. Each first born had turned into a humanoid with very prominent shark like features. 

Lamniform Personality

The Lamniform have grown to serve and to protect. For most of their existence, Lamniform have been looked down upon and pitied by other races. The passage of time and living in the depths in a new kingdom has helped them grow into their own people, but most still don't handle being bullied or 

Most Lamniforms have a calm demeanor, but when they get attacked or defensive... There are few as terrifying in appearance. While many Lamniform have a calm demeanor, there are those that still hold a grudge about what happened centuries ago and look for answers. These Lamniform are a little more adventurous and will even adventure past shallow waters onto the land. They are typically very introverted and keep to themselves while trying to find answers, as they hate the feel of pity from races that know of them and despise even more the ones that treat them like ravenous monsters because of the way they look.

The typical Lamniform has a slender, muscular body. But they vary as much as the different sharks of the ocean, in appearance and in personality. The females tend to be a foot or so taller than the males. 

Physical Characteristics

Because of the nature of the Lamniform's physical traits, and their varying differences, they are all a little unique. Roll a d10 or select a trait from this list (Or ask your DM for other options)

1d10	Special Physical Trait
1	You often find your teeth being left behind in food (and sometimes even other creatures), but they grow back much faster than others.
2	Your skin is covered with dermal denticles, you are course to physical touch.
3	You have a very efficient liver and find that intoxicants don't affect you as strongly as others.
4	You have a second smaller dorsal fin located in your midback.
5	Your skeleton is much more flexible than most, as your cartilage takes more space between each bone.
6	You have gills right above your rounded shoulders that are sensitive to dry air.
7	Your stripes (or spots) didn't leave you as you reached maturaity and you still havew your markings.
8	You have no eyelids and instead your eyes roll back into your head to protect them from damage.
9	You have several rows of teeth instead of the typical single row that most Lamniform have.
10	You find peace by laying on your back. No matter what, when you lay on your back, you feel passive and at ease.

 Lamniform Names

Lamniform don't feel the need for names, as they like to keep to themselves for the most part; however, some do like to have a nickname or are given one by others who want something to call them. These names typically have something to do with water, but they can vary into whatever race presents the nickname.

Warforged Names: Anchor, Bath, Bathe, Brook, Douse, Drench, Drown, Dunk, Flush, Flow, Gale, Lapis, Mist, River, Rush, Sop, Surf, Tear, Torrent, Wash, Wet

 

Lamniform Traits

Your Lamniform character has the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 1.

You gain an additional Ability Score Increase based on your subrace selection.

Age

A typical Lamniform reaches maturity around the age of 13. The maximum lifespan of the Lamniform is about 70 years.

Alignment

Lamniform ten towards lawful neutral. As guardians of the feywild's waterways, their culture pushes them towards order, law, and neutrality.

Size

Lamniform vary in size and can vary from around 5 feet to almost 8 feet tall. Your size is medium. Weight and height are affected by subrace.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You have a swim speed of 30 as well. 

Amphibious

You can breathe both air and water. 

Water Elementalist

Once per short rest, you can cast Create or Destroy Water with this trait.
Additionally, Starting at 5th level, you can also cast Wall of Water or Tidal Wave with it.
Once you cast a spell with this trait, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Powerful Jaw

As an action, you can instead choose to bite an opponent. To attack, add your proficiency and Strength modifier.
This attack does 1d6 + your strength modifier (minimum of 1 damage).

Diving Senses

The nature of the Lamniform is to be able to descend deep into the depths of any body of water. You ignore the drawbacks caused by a deep, underwater environment.

You can also tell when electrical current is heading your way and have resistance to lightning damage.

Dry Eyes

When in water, your eyesight is superior to any other. You have 60ft of darkvision when underwater. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.