Homebrew Xvart Species Details

Xvarts are cowardly, greedy creatures spawned by a renegade Demigod, Raxivort. They have blue skin, orange eyes, and receding hairlines, mirroring their creator's appearance. They stand about 3 feet tall. Raxivort spent centuries watching over the treasures of Graz'zt, and in time, Raxivort plundered his lord's vault. One of the treasures he stole was the Infinity Spindle, a crystalline shard that could transform even a creature as lowly as Raxivort into a demigod. After his apotheosis, Raxivort forged the Black Sewers, a realm within Pandemonium that he filled with his beloved creatures, rats and bats, which xvarts befriend to this day. He enjoyed his reign only briefly before Graz'zt unleashed his vengeance. The demon prince urged villains far and wide to pursue the Infinity Spindle for themselves and destroy Raxivort. Fleeing his pursuers, Raxivort wandered across the multiverse and spawned xvarts, who not only look like him but also cause any magic that would reveal his location to point to the nearest xvart instead.

Xvart Traits

As a Xvart, you have the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and Abyssal.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid but are also considered a monstrosity for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a monstrosity.

Size

Your size is small.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Raxivort's Plunder

You have proficiency in the Stealth and Sleight of Hand skills.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 30 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. 

Raxivort's Tongue

You can communicate with ordinary bats and rats, as well as giant bats and giant rats, as if you share a common language.

Raxivort's Deception

You can cast the nondetection spell with this trait. When you use this version of nondetection, you become the target of any divination magic or magical scrying sensors attempting to reach the target of this spell. Once you cast this spell with this trait, you can't cast the spell again until you finish a short or long rest. You can also cast this spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level. Your spellcasting modifier is either Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma (choose when you select this race).

Low Cunning

You can take the Disengage action as a bonus action on each of your turns.