Homebrew Bugborn Species Details

 

 

 

Seecrative Bug Kin

Bugborn look very much like humungous insects standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack the diminuative size and the body plan of an insect, trading it in for that of a human, though still very small, however, they keep 6 limbs. The first bugborn had fuzz of vibrant hues matching the colors of their insectoid kin, and due to their generally secrative nature, natural selection has made them smaller and less fuzzy.Their small, fine fuzz is usually brown or grey in color, sometimes ranging to a rainbow of colours in patterns found on insects such as butterflies, flies or any insect. They are very short and are generally rather fragile, though it depends upon the subspecies, often standing close to 1 foot tall and weighing 20 pounds or less. Their hands and feet are thin points, with it ending in three points, very good at delicate work.

The blood of a particular type of insect runs very strong through some bugborn clans. These bugborn often boast fuzz that more closely match those of their insectoid ancestors, and will look more obviously like a particular type of insect, rather than the generic look many have today.

Self-Sufficient Swarms

To any bugborn, the swarm is more important than life itself. If the swarm think that a particular bugborn is not pulling their weight, they will be exiled from the clan. Each bugborn knows his or her station and duties within the swarm, and, though there is no real hiararchy, there is a swarm leader, who decides where the swarm will go, and what will happen each day.

A continual drive for life and knowledge reflects the teamwork of the race as a whole. Bugborn value skill and strength in all endeavors. They hate to be hungry, and they push themselves to extreme efforts to eat food, even if the food is awful. A Bugborn holds supporting the swarm as a lifetime goal. Members of other races who share the same commitment find it easy to earn the respect of a bugborn.

Though all bugborn want to help their clan, they recognize that their clan is not always right, so they may desert the clan if they feel they need to, though it is unusuall. These bugborn are knows as "breeks", and are usually the only ones you see outside the swarm's home. They are not afraid to call upon their clan if need be, with a special call that is seperate to their clan. Breeks are not expected to answer this call.

Bugborn Names

Dragonborn have personal names given at birth, and a surname to distinguish them from any other bugborn of the same name, often a family name. A childhood name or nickname is often used among clutchmates as a descriptive term or a term of endearment. The name might recall an event or center on a habit.

Names: Kliiiic, Breeeen, Craaaaaak (similer buggy noises)

Childhood Names: Climber, Leaper, Pious, Shieldbiter, Zealous

Surnames: Riiiiiiiik, Blaaaaaaam, Click(make a clicking noise with your tounge)  (similar buggy noises)

Belzebs

The followers of the evil god Belzebulb learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of flies, producing evil bugborn called belzebs. Five types of belzebs, corresponding to the five points on a pentagram, fought and still fight for Belzebulb in the war against all that is good and holy: equum (horseflies), caeruleum (bluebottles), exhaurire (drainflies), fructus (fruitflies), and carnosus (flesh flies). They are 3 times the size as a regular bugborn, and are coated in a layer of fuzz that is coated in a sticky substance that can paralize any creature for an hour after touching it.  They are always Chaotic Evil.

Bugborn Traits

Your bug heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other bugborn.

Compound Eyes

You have compound eyes, so you can see the colour of magic. You can see magical objects, or objects being effected by magic up to a range of 60ft, even through objects. Magical objects glow a light blue colour, whilst objects being affected by magic glow a green.

Insect Wings

You can fly with your delicate wings. You can fly in all weather, exepting storms, natural disasters, etc. When you do this, you unfold your elytra, so you are as vunerable from behind as you are the front

Ability Score Changes

Your Dexterity score increases by 3, and your Charisma score decreases by 2.

Age

Young bugborn grow quickly. They walk and fly minutes after hatching, attain the size of a baby human and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3 months, and reach adulthood by 1 year old. They live to be around 15.

Size

Dragonborn are smaller and lighter than humans, standing at around 1 foot tall and averaging almost 15 pounds. Your size is Tiny.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Insectid Ancestry

You have Insectid ancestry, so you have a resistance to acid.

 

Light Confusion

If it is dark and there is a non-magic light (fire, the moon, a lantern. glowing due to magic is not included) similar to that of the moon or brighter, you become confused. You have disadvantage on all rolls during this time.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants.