Homebrew Eshrens Species Details
Introducing the Eshrens, enigmatic beings hailing from the icy realm of Genesis. With an inherent swiftness in water that outmatches their land prowess, these stoic humanoid creatures harbor an unsettling aura. Masters of water manipulation, their abilities, though potent, have become a tool for aggression, as their violent tendencies and deep-seated racism have marked their history with conflict. Their unwavering minds endure for up to two centuries, maintaining a perpetual youth on the picturesque, yet distant, planet of Genesis, adorned with watery mountains and lush forests beneath the cold gaze of distant stars.
Eshrens Traits
Your Eshren character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of billions of years of eshren refinement.Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 4.
Age
Eshrens typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 200 and can live to be 800 years old.
Size
Eshrens range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet, swimming speed is 50.
Darkvision
Accustomed to deep waters and the night sky, 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.
Keen Senses
You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
Aqua Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Trance
Eshrens don’t need to sleep. Instead, they swim deep in the cold waters. remaining semiconscious, for an hour a day. (The Common word for such a swim is “trance.”) While swimming, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common. Eshren is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Eshren literature is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Eshren ballads to their repertoires.
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