Homebrew Navajo Skinwalker Species Details

In Navajo culture, a Skinwalker is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. They are the antithesis of the good medicine practitioners in Navajo culture. Performing evil harmful ceremonies and summoning dark spirits. These creatures of legend are typically spoken about in stories of good and evil, but now looking at it, one only sees unrelenting evil and primal savagery in this hollow imitation of a person. It might have once been human, but its corrupted soul is less than that of a mere beast now.

 

 

Navajo Skinwalker Traits

The dark spirits of the forest have refined you.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1

Age

Average lifespan maximum being 130

Alignment

Must be an evil alignment

Size

Same measurements as humans, medium.

Speed

30ft. Walking, 10ft Climbing, 10ft Burrowing, 15ft. Swimming.

Evil Understanding

You have advantage on all saving throws against Necromancy spells and the Animal Shapes spell, but you can only cast it on yourself, but you can still speak and cast spells.

Languages

You read, speak, and write in Common, Abyssal, and Undercommon.

Way of the Forest

You are proficient in the Nature, Stealth, and Arcana skills.

Keen Hearing and Smell

 You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.