Homebrew Shadow Demon Species Details

Shadow Demons are traditionally seen as evil, as you do with demons in general. Something unique about them is that while the majority of them follow the tradition of evil demons, some Shadow Demons dare to break the mold and assume a more neutral alignment, a good alignment every once in a blue moon. This leads to speculation that in reality Shadow Demons aren't true demons, but regular humanoids warped by Graz'zt as a punishment. Despite this, Shadow Demons are seen in small numbers on the Material Plane. This suggests that there may be another origin for these creatures.

Shadow Portals

Shadow Demons (known as Portal Oni in Huaxia) are humanoid creatures with a demonic appearance with the ability to harness portals made of shadow. They use these for a multitude of uses, among which are for movement and to boost the reach of attacks. Shadow Demons always have a main shadow portal that hides their lower body and lets them hover as a main motive of transit. Despite this, they do have a lower body that they can use to move when something disables their portal.

Shadow Demons can also use portals to send other parts of their body to places normally out of reach. They can send multiple parts of their body through a portal to another point up to 30 feet away, retaining full control the whole while. Unfortunately, this can leave a Shadow Demon in a vulnerable position. These innate abilities are useful to Shadow Demons of any profession, particularly to adventurers.

False Demon

Shadow Demons aren't true demons, as they can be of any alignment. Despite this, many don't bother to do good, mired in their bad reputation. Despite this, Shadow Demons are capable allies and can be quite amicable when you get to know one.

Despite not being a true demon, Shadow Demons look very much like a typical demon. They have obsidian-colored skin, demon-like horns, and spiky hair of naturally red hues. Their eys are black with bright yellow pupils that shine in the dark. They otherwise have the body of a human, although they usually peak at about five and a half feet no matter their gender. Their demon-like appearance aside, people find them physically attractive, part of the reason why some consider their origin to be tied to Graz'zt.

Shadow Demon Traits

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Ability Score Increase

Your DEX increases by 2 and your CHA increases by 1.

Creature Type

You are a humanoid, but you aren't a fiend, despite your appearance.

Size

You are medium size.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25ft, and you have a flight (hover) speed of 30ft. You cannot use your flight speed in the presence of an anti-magic field.

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.

Shadow Portals

For the purpose of interacting with an object or attacking, you can use a shadow portal to move your limbs, any portion of your torso, or your head up to 30 feet away. When using this ability to set the distance of said part to make an attack, you can't change it until your next turn.

Shadow Step

As a bonus action, you can use the Misty Step spell a number of times equal to 1 + your proficiency bonus.

Shadowy Senses

While in darkness, you have advantage on Perception checks on creatures also in darkness and on Investigation checks on objects in darkness.