Homebrew Chaond Species Details

In many ways, chaonds are strange creatures. They are planetouched beings, much like tieflings and aasimar. However, while tieflings are born from the essence of the pure evil of the Lower Planes and aasimar from the goodness of the Upper Planes, chaonds are different. They are born with the essence of pure chaos from the plane of Limbo.

There are many ways a chaond can be conceived, naturally varying due to the pure chaos in their nature. Occasionally, a slaad might couple with a humanoid based on their passing whims. Also, an attack from a red slaad has a chance to traditionally impregnate their victims as opposed to implanting a tadpole as normal. In some cases someone traveling on Limbo might simply find themselves pregnant randomly with no knowledge of how it happened. Each of these circumstances are exceedingly rare.

A chaond possesses some toad-like features, giving them a slight resemblance to their slaad relatives. Their mouths tend to be very wide and their hair is usually quite thin. Many chaonds have discolored patches on their skin that often drift across their bodies. Their build and coloration vary a great deal.

Chaonds often feel their chaotic nature, but this is not an all-consuming urge. Some of them give in to their passing whims, becoming truly chaotic creatures. Just as many, however, ignore them completely, treating them as nothing more than a reminder of the place they came from.

Chaond Traits

As a chaond, you have certain traits in common with your people.

Ability Score Increase

Roll a d6 twice. The first result increases by 2 and the second increases by 1.

Age

As with many other features, the lifespan of a chaond varies greatly with some developing quite quickly and others incredibly slowly.

Size

Chaonds are about 5 - 6 feet tall. Their build tends to vary greatly. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Doom Croak

You can let out a deep, powerful croak. Every creature  in a 10 ft. radius sphere centered on you must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a failed save, each creature takes 2d6 thunder damage or half as much on a successful save. This damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level.

When you use this feature, you cannot use it again until the next short or long rest.

Chaotic Body

Your body has the stuff of chaos within it. When you take elemental damage, you can use a reaction to grant yourself resistance to that damage for 1 minute. You may use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and regain these uses on a long rest.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, and one language of your choice.