Homebrew Deep Scion Species Details

Once normal people, Deep Scions were the creation of greater underwater powers taking mercy on the poor souls wanting nothing more than to survive the ravenous seas. Surrendering their undying loyalty and old bodies to their new underwater masters in exchange of life, they must listen to their masters to their inevitable death. 

Deep Scion Traits

Once another rave turned deep scion, a person may retain a number of strange traits depending on who they were in their last life.

ability score

+2 charisma
+1 to any stat of choice

racial origins

choose any playable race as your race of origin and keep the following traits: age, size, speed and language
anything else will be lost during the transformation ritual.

superior darkvision

well adapted to the dark depths of the sea, you have exceptional vision in dark and dim areas. you can see up to 120ft as if there was a bright light and in darkness as if there was a dim light. you cannot see color in the dark, only shades of gray.

amphibious shapechanger

in your true form you take the form of your original body as if you never changed. as an action you may change into an aquatic form changing your body and voice. you may determine the specifics of this form such as gender, shape, color and size but must contain some sort of aquatic trait such as tentacles, gills, webbing, fins, etc. you can change into the shape of other aquatic races but may not change your current stats. you cannot duplicate the look of someone you have never seen. while in aquatic form you have a swim speed of 40ft, breathe underwater and telepatically communicate with any creature within 30ft that can understand the same language. the aquatic form will stay until an action is taken to change back. 

deep scion instincts

proficiency with two of the mentioned skills below

deception, insight, sleight of hand and stealth

extra language

you can read, write and speak Aquan

human languages

you can speak,read and write common and one language of your choice