Homebrew Dark Aasimar Species Details
Dark Aasimar bear within their souls both the good and evil of the universe. They are descended from humans with a touch of the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many lawful good deities, but are also touched by powers of darker origin. Dark Aasimar serve as champions of the gods but are revered less and feared more. They are a people of otherworldly visages, with divine but dark features that reveal their celestial heritage.
A dark aasimar, that is not evil-aligned, has a link to an angelic being. That being – usually a deva – provides guidance to the aasimar, though this connection functions only in dreams. As such, the guidance is not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead, the aasimar receives visions, prophecies, and feelings.
Dark Aasimar Traits
As a fallen aasimar, you have a black-feathered wings that seem to exude shadows, giving you a flying speed at 1st level. As a result, playing a fallen aasimar requires special consideration by your DM.Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
Thanks to your celestial 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.
Flight
You have a flying speed of 50 feet.
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial, and one other language of your choice.
Age
Dark Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up to 200 years.
Alignment
Despite their dark nature, dark aasimar usually side with the forces of good, predominantly neutral or chaotic. If evil, dark aasimar are most often lawful evil.
Size
Dark Aasimar are typically slightly bigger than the average human, with an average height of over 6 feet. Regardless, your size is Medium.
Divine Resistance
You have resistance to necrotic damage and radiant damage.
Darklight
You know the light
cantrip and cast it as a bonus action. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.Dread Prescence
Starting at 3rd level, you can use your action to unleash your divine energy, causing your eyes to turn into pools of unholy energy as you radiate a menacing presence. While transformed, other creatures within 10 feet of you that can see you must succeed on a Charisma saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier) or become frightened of you until the end of your next turn. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
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