Homebrew Zora Species Details

The Zora are an aquatic folk who possess fish and amphibian like traits, including fins, webbed feet and gills, which allow them to swim and thrive underwater. They have smooth, scaled skin of various hues and shades and can come in many shapes and sizes, but are most commonly depicted as humanoids with long tail fins on their heads and finned appendages on their arms and legs. They are protectors of water.

 Mysterious and lovely creatures, the Zora are competent divers, lancers, and jewel crafters. The Zora folk are responsible for guarding the Water Temple in Lake Hylia, which the Zora River flows into, as well as the Zora's Fountain, the source of the River's water, on behalf of the Royal Family of Hyrule. Due to their close servitude, the Hyrulean Zora have been allies to the Royal Family for years. Lord Jabu-Jabu, who resides in the Fountain, serves as their patron. King Zora leads the Zora as their monarch ruler. 

 

Zora Traits

As a Zora, you have access to the following traits:

Lightning field

You have access to the Lightning Field Cantrip. You surround yourself with crackling lightning. Each hostile creature who starts their turn within range, other than you, and each time a creature enters within the range of the spell for the first time on their turn, must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 lightning damage.

Wet skin

You can give yourself advantage on a check to escape a grapple or a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to slip through small spaces. Once you have used this ability you cannot use it again until you take a short rest. If you have not immersed yourself in water in the last 24 hours you lose this ability, and you can no longer heal hit points and regain Hit Dice from long rests.

Dex/Int increase

Your dexterity and intelligence increase by 1

Cold resistance

You are resistant to cold damage

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

Amphibious

You can breathe in air and water

Available classes

Zora have access to the Fighter, Rogue, Cleric, or Wizard classes. As a Wizard, you cannot use fire spells because you are a fish.