Homebrew Draug Species Details

The undead race of Draug; a handsome race normally sporting chiseled features, silver to black hair, and pallid skin. You may find them spawning from waters surrounded by death, these waters are as pitch black as the void. The Draug are generally a quiet people feeling most at home when they are surrounded by the silence of death. They gravitate towards colder climates preferring to live separate from the warmth in summer months, and enjoy the open expanse of the mountains. They cannot die of natural causes as they are already dead, however they may be starved of their ‘food’, the death another creature. There is something in the passing of another creature that give the Draug their mysterious source of life; depending on the amount of life force that a creature has determines how long a Draug can live off of it. However the most notable characteristic of the Draug are their pitch black eyes, when you look into them you see into the void of death itself.

Draug Traits

Proficiency in intimidation

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Strength score increases by 1.

Age

Draug are Spawned fully grown and their  average life spawn is 100 years

Alignment

Tend to be Lawful and driven by honor, however they can be quite cruel and lean more towards the evil side of things.

Size

Are taller than humans on average, at about 6 feet. Are sturdy of frame and are around 180-200 lbs

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 ft

Void eye

Have Dark-vision and advantage on intimidation as long as they are looking into their victim’s eyes 

Undead

Are classified as undead, so all rules apply except that the Draug are not immune to mental effects like lesser undead they are simply resistant. They are however immune to being put to sleep and do not need to eat. 

Death Grip

The Draug are not able to regain HP during a short rest or long rest, and since they are undead healing spells hurt them. However, they may use their Hit Dice to heal only after they kill a creature of adequate life force. If a creature is Classified as ‘Tiny’ or smaller it does not give the Draug any life force, but if a creature is two sizes larger than the Draug they get to add a D4 to their Hit Dice. If the Draug would heal over the health pool cap then those hit points are added as temporary HP and disappear at the beginning  of the next sunrise.

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