Homebrew Half-Cerberus Species Details

Physical Description

Half-cerberi are humanoids with three heads. Their limb arrangement and everything below the neck is fairly normal, with a body not unlike that of a human. However, each head is like that of a canine. There are different types of heads, though all generally resemble something like a dog. In this way, they are a dog-headed person. Half-cerberi are taller than the average human, with a toned body befitting their stature. Each of their canine heads share one mind and speak at the same time, as though in sync. Their jaws are powerful and able to chew bones. Due to the sync of their heads, while one is incapacitated, the other two also lose control and end up same. However, their multitude of senses do help stave off the severity of some effects sometimes since each head supports the other.

History

Half-cerberi are created from the very thoughts of the monstrous, three-headed dogs of the Underworld. It is said that when an underworld cerberi dreams of becoming human, a half-cerberi is born. These dreams take humanoid form in the Material Plane. They manifest as normal-looking human babies that rely on kind hearts to take them in as their own. Until their 10th birthday, they look like normal humans and grow as such. Once they reach their 10th year, however, a face begins to sprout on their shoulders and their own heads become more and more canine. The faces on their shoulders eventually become heads and move upward until all heads connect by the base of the neck. By then, the half-cerberi is usually realized to be something monstrous and few will continue to tolerate their existence.

Attitude and Beliefs

Half-cerberi have a tough attitude usually since they grow up ostracized and hunted for their appearance. This does not mean they are innately evil like the cerberi who dreamt them into existence though. They can be soft and gentle, too, having a conscience similar to that of a human. Instinctively, many believe they were destined to do great things, even those unaware of their origin. It seems they have a shard of innate pride. Like a cerberus, they are also protective and wary people, very territorial about those they see as their allies, and absolutely hostile towards enemies. Many a half-cerberus reports having strange dreams of roaming in the fields of the dead in the afterlife. This sometimes prompts them to go on an odyssey to find the cerberi which dreamt them.

Half-Cerberus Names

Half-Cerberus have typically normal human names, and sometimes rename themselves after their heads are grown.

Male: Bovif, Chan, Bim, Shirdotsk, Trerber, Ashward.

Possible Names After heads are grown: Drozganor, Tugomoz, Bastrizan, Okoxath, Trazgelon.

Female: Keirvarrai, Terraflower, Cuwo, Firebreaker, Varo, Rotsk

Possible Names After heads are grown: Juroth, Moggal, Jorzodug, Rag'thazek, Dronorith.

Half-Cerberus Traits

Three headed humanoids.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Half-cerberi reach maturity around age 10 and can live up to 300 years. They progress in age as a human would, albeit slower.

Size

Half-cerberus tend to be somewhere around 6-7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your infernal heritage, 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.

Hellish Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Flaming Hair

You know the the produce flame cantrip. Charisma is your spellcasting modifier for this spell.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Infernal.

Multi-Headed & Houndish Sight and Smell.

You have three heads. You can speak through any of the heads and see through their eyes. However, if a condition affects one head, all three are affected. In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against being blinded.

You are proficient in the Perception skill.

Strong Jaw

Strong Jaw. You have a jaw that can nearly bite through steel. Your jaw is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.