Homebrew Ethereal Species Details

Those who think of the Ethereals at all consider them unearthly, distant creatures, since they came from the Ethereal plane. Ethereal portals brought the Ethereals to the material plane 

The Ethereal plane is often inhospitable to natives of the Material Plane: extreme terrain, and dangerous otherworldly creatures make visiting these places dangerous for even short periods of time. The powerful Ethereals, however, don’t face such troubles when venturing into the mortal world. They adapt well to the Calm terrain and smooth air of the Material Plane, and some of them live there.

Occasionally, Ethereals result from exposure to a surge of ethereal magic.

Heirs to Ethereal Magic

Ethereals inherit some Ethereal magic. They resemble humans but have an unusual Purple skin color, and there is something odd about them. The ethereal blood flowing through their veins manifests differently in each ethereal, resulting in magical power.

Ethereals have a lot of odd and seemingly useless protrusions and bumps coming out of their body being neon green, neon blue, or pink.

Some ethereals live as outcasts, driven into exile for their unsettling appearance and strange magic.

Selfish and Confident

Ethereals rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. Though they comonly look down on most creatures and see them as unequal to them and lowly lifeforms, though this is commonly not true.

Too much failure can chip away at even a Ethereal sense of self, so they constantly push themselves to improve, honing their talents and perfecting their craft.

Ethereal Lands

As rare beings, ethereals might go their entire lives without encountering another one of their kind. There are no great ethereal cities or empires. Ethereals seldom have communities of their own and typically adopt a nomadic lifestyle. The more strange their appearance, the harder time they have. 

 

 

 

Ethereal Names

Ethereals have nearly unpronounceable real names, such as Krkn, S'hxs, Grsnk, or xrbl, so they go under boring and average names

Ethereal Traits

Your ethereal character has most characteristics in common with all other ethereal.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Ethereal. Ethereal is a very rare language that is mostly only spoken in the ethereal plane.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 1 and your Strength by 2.

Age

Ethereals mature at about the same rate as humans until reaching adulthood where their aging slows down very very considerably. They live a lot longer than humans do, up to 1200 years.

Alignment

Independent and self-reliant, ethereals tend toward a neutral or chaotic alignment.

Size

Ethereal are tall compared to most humans, standing anywhere from 7 feet to over 8 feet tall. Your size is Medium or Large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet and you have a 5 ft flying speed.