Homebrew Draushum Species Details

Perhaps it was even an affront, an insult to some intangible order of nature they ought to honour.

But the city was starving, the siege had gone on too long, and the king's troops were still a week's march away. The scorched earth would be fertile again in time, but right now it was barren. Right now there were mouths to feed. So they changed their crossbows for butcher knives and got to work.

None of the royal commanders asked any questions that could not be answered. After all, their aid had come shamefully late. The dragon's horned skull made a noble gift, a fitting tribute from a triumphant city to its humbled king. Who would have thought to question them?

And none of the townsfolk spoke up, when the first golden-eyed babes were born. Children who grew up barefoot and fearless, clambering over the city's patched and rebuilt roofs like they had no notion of falling, with a strange glitter to their skin when the sunlight hit it just so. No one breathed a word about dragons.

Because soon enough there were deft, young hands taking loaves straight out of the oven, heedlessly lifting iron from the forge, plunging into boiling laundry water. And some of them more wondrous still, wild, warm-skinned youths, with inexplicable knowledge and peculiar remedies.

A blessing, their families said proudly. A blessing after so much hardship. Which it was, in its way. This city would never fear dragon fire again.

Draushum Traits

Though Human's blood is a base the dragon's blood adds some augmentations. The Drausham have these traits:

Darkvision

You gain Darkvision of 60 feet.

Ability Score Increase

Your ability scores each increase by 1.

Age

Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live close to two centuries.

Size

Draushum are only slightly larger than humans full grown ranging from 6 feet to a maximum of 7 feet. No matter your height, your size is medium.

Speed

Due to the dragon's blood the Draushum are more adept at moving their bodies. you have a waling speed of 35 feet and a swimming speed of 20 feet.

Fire Resistance

Due to the consumed dragon fleshy their parents, the Draushum are resistant to high temperatures.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.

Magic Resistance

Dragon's blood creates a innate barrier around the Drausham giving advantage on saving throws against spells.