Homebrew Garuda Species Details

”The queen of storms, Garuda is the chosen eikon of the harpies.

Though elegant of form and graceful in motion, the capricious and ruthless nature of this bloodthirsty being engenders mindless terror even amongst her devoted worshippers. Her wrath often erupts without warning, and descends upon her victims with unbridled fury”

-Final Fantasy XIV official site description (Tweaked)

 

Garuda, also known as the Lady of the Vortex (Storm Goddess) or sometimes as Empress of Birds. Her appearance is a celestial humanoid bird monster with 2 pairs of small wings on her head and another 2 pairs of large wings with talons on her back. She uses claws and talons for physical damage in addition to using wind and lightning elemental spells. Most often times in combat she would summon elemental harpies to accompany her, Chirada, and her twin, Suparna. Her most commonly used abilities are the effects of Blink, Haste, and limited healing abilities.

Garuda Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score by 1.

Age. Garuda reach maturity at the same age as a human; but because she is an eikon, she lives until she dies and becomes reborn again.

Alignment. Garuda leans towards chaos.

Size. Although Garuda resembles a harpy, being an eikon, she stands on the taller size of around 6 feet. Your size is medium.

Speed. Your speed is 15 feet.

Flight. You have a flying speed of 50. In order to fly, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor as well as being in an area that you can accommodate your wingspan. Your wingspan is twice your height.

Wicked Wheel. If you move at least 30 feet toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn, you can immediately follow that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with Gouge.

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

Languages. You can speak, read, write common, Aarakocra, and Auran.

Garuda Traits

Ability Score Increase: +2 Dex, +1 Cha. Alignment: Chaotic. Speed: 15 feet. Flight: 50 feet. Racial Traits: Wicked Wheel, Gouge. Languages: Common, Aarakocra, Auran

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Flight

You have the flying speed of 50 feet. In order for you to fly, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor as well as being in the area that you can accommodate your wingspan. Your wingspan is twice your height.

Wicked Wheel

If you move at least 30 feet toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn, you could immediately follow that attack with a bonus attack, making one attack against the target with Gouge.

Gouge

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

Languages

You can speak, read, and write common, Aarakocra, and Auran.