Homebrew Oniborne Red Species Details

On an exterior wall, above a dingy tavern door, rotten from rain and time, a sign was plastered:
“NO ONI”
I hesitated, turning to Yaboku, who met my eyes with a smile. “I’m not allowed through this door,” he chuckled, “But I can make my own.” His hand curled into a fist and, with a single blow, the tavern wall burst open, the sign falling to the mud at his feet.

— Ryoko’s Diary

 

Oniborne (OH-nee-born) are descendants of yokai, vessels of impetuous, simmering power that manifests across generations. Saturated in magic, oniborne innately command primal, supernatural forces. An oniborne’s retort may physically scold the body of a foe, flesh might reknit under their palms in moments of compassion, or they may physically shrink when gripped with terror.

Children of Darkness:

The life of an oniborne is one plagued by fear and suspicion. Being descendants of the oni, grotesque and dangerous yokai, many humanoids view oniborne as savage, ugly, and cruel—more akin to demons than their fey ancestors. These are ancient stereotypes, passed from parent to child in bedtime tales of terror. All oniborne, be they virtuous or villainous, suffer under this crude prejudice.

A Deeper Experience:

Oniborne reverberate with magic in a way unlike any other race. In the legendary words of Khal Oni: “We simply feel more”. Be it the blood rage of warfare or the serene tranquillity of meditation, oniborne revel in the full gamut of life’s experiences. For this reason, many oniborne are drawn to thrilling, high-risk lifestyles, often becoming big game hunters, soldiers of fortune, or travelling performers.

Oniborne Red Traits

As an Red oniborne, you have the following traits:

Daunting Stature

You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill

Magical Scavenger

Over the course of 1 minute, or as part of a Harvesting check, you can harvest one hard piece of a corpse’s anatomy, fashioning it into a magic weapon. T hat weapon becomes any melee or Thrown weapon that gives you a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls you make with it. This bonus increases to +2 at 9th level and +3 at 17th level.
The weapon is only magical for you, and in anyone else’s hands it functions as a normal, nonmagical weapon.

When you imbue a scavenged weapon with magic in this way, any other weapons you created with this feature become nonmagical

Ability Score Increase.

Your Constitution score increases by 2. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Age

Oniborne reaches maturity at around 21 years of age and has long lives, often living up to 400 years.

Size

An oniborne stands between 5 and 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Underdark, and one other language of your choice.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.