Homebrew Akni Species Details

The history of the Akni is considered to be the most well documented in Dimenos. The story of the first Akni goes back thousands of years. Back then, the Akni where much the same as humans, where they differed came from their gifted minds and natural talent to manipulate the world around them with a thought. With their psionic might, they crafted the first civilization, Akniska, the City of the Mind, and Aromaz Castle, where the noble house of the Aromaz reside. Their civilization was powered by their determination and curiosity.

Things of course, are subject to the whims of the gods and as such the Akni suffered two major setbacks to their great and noble civilization.

The first of these setbacks was the origin of the now common sight on all Akni faces. When the Akni sought arcane lore, they used their psionic might to delve into places that the gods deemed unfit for mortal minds. As such, the Goddess of Magic and Secrets, cursed the Akni with the markings that now cover the faces of all Akni. These marks, know as the Mark of Umbara, would remain until the end of time so that the other races would know of the Akni's folly. She also cursed them with an insatiable appetite for hoarding arcane knowledge and secrets and as such most Akni tend to be either completely isolated from the world around them, or they trade in gossip and rumors much in the same way that merchants exchange gold for goods.

The second setback was the attack from the wicked and evil god Daravel. Who with his terrible might and his thousands of powerful minions, nearly wiped the Akni from Dimenos. As such, the Akni have grown cold and calculating over the many generations. The wealthy of them choosing to remain locked up in their palaces and strongholds out of paranoia.

Akni Traits

Your character shares the following traits with other Akni

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2 and you Charisma increases by 1.

Age

Akni reach adulthood about the same age as humans and live to be at most 200 years.

Size

Akni are the same height as humans though most of them are thinner, with most a slender 6 feet in height.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Aknian Psionics

You know the mage hand cantrip, and the hand is invisible when you cast the cantrip with this trait.

When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the shield spell once with this trait, and you 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 you regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells. When you cast them with this trait, they don’t require components

Mental Discipline

You have resistance to psychic damage.

Aknian Weapon Training

Akni choose to practice with the weapons of their heritage. You are proficient with sickles, spears, shortswords, and rapiers

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Aknian.