Homebrew Voltarion Half-Orc Species Details
The Demon was running, desperately trying to escape. It had miscalculated on how easy that village would be to kill and enslave, and it was going to pay dearly for it's arrogance, and it's malice. All it needed to do was to get to the summoning circle and everything would be fine. As it rounded the bend, the circle was in sight but as soon as it got oh so close to freedom, a wall of searing light erupted around the circle, sealing off the escape rout in an impenetrable cage of radiance. "There's no escape fiend." Came a deep booming voice from behind the demon. The Demon turned and shrunk back in instinctual fear, as standing before it was a massively built, and towering Voltarion, his face brutishly handsome, bearded, tusks long, eyes glowing with a etherial golden orange. The very reason why the Village was not a cesspit of the Demon's desires. In instinctual fear and retaliation, the Demon fired off a blast of Necrofire, something that would usually instantly incinerate any other being. The blast was massive and consuming, and for a brief moment the Demon thought that it had killed it's hunter, but as the sickly dark flames started to fade away, the Voltarion was not only still standing, but moving towards the demon with unfazed determination, as there was nary a scratch on him. Before the Demon could really react, the Voltarion shot out a restraining glowing light, grunting out "My turn" as he summoned a blade of pure blazing light in his hands, rushing forward, and with one clean stroke, the demon's head flew off, body and head disintegrating into ash as it was vanquished for good, never to reform again.
Wherever the wicked reside on Galarion, they know to never go north, lest they come under the scrutiny of a Voltarion Half-Orc. Their propensity to be powerful holy hunters and guardians of the innocent make the mere thought of going near the lands they protect send shivers down their spines. To be a Voltarion Half-Orc is to be a protector.
Sacred and Strong
Voltarion Half-orcs’ dark red to golden pigmentation, heavy brows, jutting jaws, prominent teeth, glowing eyes, imposing aura and towering builds make their mixed orcish, human, and celestial heritage plain for all to see. Voltarion Half-orcs stand between 6'8 at their smallest and over 10 feet tall and usually weigh between 400 and 2,650 pounds.
Voltarion Half-orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty like other orcs, but unlike other orcs from other worlds, they are tokens of pride because of how they tell the story of protecting their loved ones and the innocent. The more scars they have from protecting others, the greater they honor their god and their ancestors, with the possibility of earning a chance to be ascended to becoming a full guardian celestial when they die if they so choose.
The Guardian Pact
The god of the northern orcs and humans created the Voltarion Half-Orc's when durring the dawn era of creation, these peoples were afflicted by a constant onslaught of demonic, undead and wicked threats. These peoples called out and the god and his celestials heard, taking pity on them, and disgusted by the wanton abundance of these foul beings, the god and his celestial forged a pact with these two peoples. They would forge a guardian race out of the mixed raced offspring of these united races, the celestials mating with these half breeds, creating the very first Voltariens. These divine children grew into powerful being, able to beat back the forces of darkness and cleanse the north completely of their influence.
Voltarion half-orcs feel emotion powerfully, but they know how to channel it constructively. They laugh loudly and heartily, and simple bodily pleasures—feasting, drinking, wrestling, music, and dancing—fill their hearts with joy. They are kind and empathetic, with the capacity for great patience, and they try to see the best in people. This kind understanding exterior tough bellies a fierce protective steel that is unbreakable. If they see an injustice they try to right it, and if they sense a great evil, they try to find it and either quarantine or eliminate it.
Orders and Protectors
Voltarion Half-orcs most often live among orcs and humans of the north. They are produced by two Voltarion parents or when a orc and human have a half-orc, with one of them having a Voltarion ancestor who's celestial blood manifests in him. Of the other races, humans and orcs of the north are happy when one of them is near, as it means that they are almost assuredly safe from anything or anyone nefarious while under the Voltarion's protection. Other Humans and Orcs treat the large divine half breeds with confusion at how they can exist, while also fearing them a bit for their very large sizes, gruff appearance and powerful abilities. Other races are rare to know what a Voltarion even is, and just assume that they are odd Giant/Orc mixes if they do encounter one.
Half-Orc Names
Voltarion Half-orcs usually have names appropriate to the culture of the northern humans and orcs, with names that are a mix of both.
Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henkor, Holg, Imsh, Keth, Krusk, Mhurren, Ront, Shurn, Thokk
Each Voltarion half-orc finds a way to gain acceptance from others who just don't know what the hell they are. They demonstrate it through their warmness and their sense of justice. It's confusing to many that a being so intimidating is the one to be the first to comfort you when you in need, trying to do whatever they can to help you out.
Voltarion Half-Orc Traits
Your Voltarion half-orc character has certain traits deriving from your mixed celestial ancestry.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
Age
Voltarion Half-orcs mature at the same rate as humans, reaching adulthood around age 18. They age noticeably slower after their 30th year though before seemingly completely stop physically aging by the age of 100, when they have the look of a strong 55 year old man, due to the powerful drop of divinity that runs though them, they rarely naturally die before the age of 375 .
Alignment
Size
Voltarion Half-orcs are larger and bulkier than humans and even orcs! They range from 6'8 at their absolute smallest to well over 10 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
Thanks to your orc and celestial blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.
Imposing Versitility
You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill and one skill of your choice.
Relentless Endurance
When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
Overwhelming Attacks
When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, or a spell attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s/spell's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.
Light Within, Light Without
As products of a great union between massive guardian Celestials, Humans and Orcs to fight demons and the undead. Voltarion Half-Orcs have grown especially resistant to the common forms of damage that these beings use.
You have resistance to Fire, Necrotic, and Radiant damage.