Homebrew Abyssal Drow Species Details

Tieflings are either born in the Lower Planes or have fiendish ancestors who originated there. A tiefling (pronounced TEE-fling) is linked by blood to a devil, a demon, or some other Fiend. This connection to the Lower Planes is the tiefling’s fiendish legacy, which comes with the promise of power yet has no effect on the tiefling’s moral outlook.

Created by the god Corellon, the first elves could change their forms at will. They lost this ability when Corellon cursed them for plotting with the deity Lolth, who tried and failed to usurp Corellon’s dominion. When Lolth was cast into the Abyss, most elves renounced her and earned Corellon’s forgiveness, but that which Corellon had taken from them was lost forever.

No longer able to shape-shift at will, the elves retreated to the Feywild, where their sorrow was deepened by that plane’s influence. Over time, curiosity led many of them to explore other planes of existence, including worlds in the Material Plane.

Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need to rest. In that state, they remain aware of their surroundings while immersing themselves in memories and meditations.

An environment subtly transforms elves after they inhabit it for a millennium or more, and it grants them certain kinds of magic. Drow, high elves, and wood elves are examples of elves who have been transformed thus.

Abyssal

The entropy of the Abyss, the chaos of Pandemonium, and the despair of Carceri call to tieflings who have the abyssal legacy. Horns, fur, tusks, and peculiar scents are common physical features of such tieflings, most of whom have the blood of demons coursing through their veins.

Drow

Drow typically dwell in the Underdark and have been shaped by it. Some drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of Xen’drik.

Elfling Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid
Size:Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 3–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this species
Speed: 30 feet

Abyssal Drow Traits

As an Abyssal Drow, you have the following special traits.

Darkvision

You have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet.

Abyssal Legacy

You gain the level 1 benefit of the Abyssal legacy. You have resistance to Poison damage and you gain the spells outlined in the Abyssal Legacy table.

When you reach character levels 3 and 5, you learn a higher-level spell, as shown on the table. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait.

Level 1: You have Resistance to Poison damage. You also know the Poison Spray cantrip.

Level 3: Ray of Sickness

Level 5: Hold Person

Otherworldly Presence

You know the Thaumaturgy cantrip. When you cast it with this trait, the spell uses Charisma as its spellcasting ability.

Drow Lineage

You gain the level 1 benefit of the Drow Lineage. The range of your Darkvision increases to 180 ft. and you gain the spells outlined in the Drow List.

When you reach character levels 3 and 5, you learn a higher-level spell, as shown on the table. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait.

Level 1: The range of your Darkvision increases to 120 feet. You also know the Dancing Lights cantrip.

Level 3: Faerie Fire

Level 5: Darkness

Fey Ancestry

You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Drow Lineage Spells

Your Drow Legacy grants you the following Spells, Dancing Lights at Character Level 1, Faerie Fire at Character Level 3 and Darkness at Character Level 5. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait.