Homebrew Wendigo Species Details

The wendigo is a monstrous race known for their insatiable hunger for human flesh. Wendigos are often depicted as gaunt and skeletal humanoid creatures, standing over seven feet tall with long, bony fingers and sharp claws. Their skin is often a pale, icy blue or white, and their eyes glow with an otherworldly light. They are known for their incredible speed and agility, allowing them to move through the forest with almost supernatural grace. Wendigos are also known for their ability to manipulate ice and snow, using their powers to create treacherous terrain or to freeze their enemies in place. They are skilled hunters, using their sharp senses to track their prey through even the most difficult terrain. However, wendigos are also cursed creatures, consumed by a never-ending hunger for human flesh. They are said to be created when a person resorts to cannibalism to survive in the wilderness, and the curse of the wendigo takes hold. As a player race in D&D, wendigos would likely have bonuses to their speed, agility, and perception, as well as some ability to manipulate ice and snow. However, they would also have significant drawbacks, such as a constant hunger for flesh that could make them a danger to their allies, or a vulnerability to fire and other sources of heat.

Wendigo Traits

An abhorrent looking creature created from a cursed humanoid, with an affinity for human flesh.

Thick skin

With thick skin im immune to cold ,my strength and con also go up

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness , only shades of gray.

Dark Trickster.

The thrill of the hunt and the smell of their fear are almost as good as the taste of their flesh. You know the cause fear spell. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the blur spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the fear spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Primal Hunter.

 Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Keen Smell.

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Everlasting Hunger.

 You must consume at least one humanoid corpse each week, if you fail to meet this requirement you suffer one level of exhaustion at the beginning of each day. This exhaustion cannot be removed through any other means than the consumption of a humanoid corpse, which can be done over a short or long rest.

Languages.

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