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You are an Aberration

Eldrakyns are about the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.

Eldrakyns mature at an accelerated rate, reaching maturity at 3 years of age. it is unknown how long an Eldrakyn may live before succumbing to old age as most die of other means before showing any sign of deterioration.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and you have a swimming speed of 60 feet.

Without the use of a mouth, you use your innate psionic power to telepathically project your thoughts out to communicate. For all intents and purposes, this acts the same as regular speech, including shouting and whispering.

You have vulnerability to psychic damage.

Thanks to your eldritch ancestry, you are sustained by the cosmic forces of the universe and do not need to eat or breathe, you do still need adequate sleep, however.

Thanks to your aberrant 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.

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

You know the mage hand cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Shield spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the detect thoughts spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Deep Speech.