Homebrew Amethyst Elephant Species Details

The Amethyst Elephants are a proud and powerful race, descended from a mighty lineage of elephantine beings led by Behi Mot Barum, one of the few remaining who can still transform into their true, beastly form. Over generations, most Amethyst Elephants have been born in humanoid form, though they retain the great strength and mystical connection of their ancestors. Known for their wisdom, resilience, and their role as protectors and scholars within the Amethyst Isle, the Amethyst Elephants are both revered and feared.

Age: Amethyst Elephants mature at the age of 30 and can live up to 500 years, often serving as elders and scholars in their communities.
Alignment: Amethyst Elephants typically lean towards lawful alignments, valuing tradition, community, and order.
Size: Although humanoid, Amethyst Elephants are typically tall and broad, standing between 7 to 10 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed: Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Amethyst Elephant Traits

Known for their wisdom, resilience, and their role as protectors and scholars within the Amethyst Isle, the Amethyst Elephants are both revered and feared.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Amethisian. The Amethyst Elephants have preserved their ancestral language, which is deeply tied to their heritage and mystical traditions. Some Amethyst Elephants who travel beyond the Amethyst Isle choose to learn additional languages to better communicate with the wider world.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength increases by 2, your Wisdom increases by 1, and your Constitution increases by 1.

Trunk

Though they possess a humanoid form, the Amethyst Elephants have retained the use of a smaller, dexterous trunk that can be used for utility tasks.

You can use your trunk to grasp and manipulate objects, open doors, or pick up and carry small items weighing no more than 5 pounds.
You can use your trunk to make an unarmed strike, dealing 1d4 bludgeoning damage.
The trunk cannot wield weapons or shields or perform tasks requiring fine motor skills.

Strength of the Ancestors

You possess the great strength of your elephantine ancestors, granting you impressive physical abilities.

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Once per short or long rest, you can use Brutal Force, allowing you to add your Strength modifier twice to an Athletics or Strength-based check.

Amethyst Resilience

Amethyst Elephants are imbued with the resilience of the Amethyst Isle.

You have resistance to psychic damage.
You gain advantage on saving throws against charm effects and fear effects.

Mystic Stomp

While the ancient Amethyst Elephants, such as Behi Mot Barum, retain the ability to use their full beastly form, most modern Amethyst Elephants no longer possess this ability. However, their connection to their ancestors allows for a smaller display of their might.

Once per short or long rest, you can stomp the ground, sending a shockwave in a 10-foot radius around you. Creatures within this radius must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier) or be knocked prone. They take 1d6 bludgeoning damage, or half damage on a successful save.

Arcane Reverberation

Your deep connection to the Amethyst Isle grants you minor magical abilities.

You can cast the Thaumaturgy cantrip at will.
At 3rd level, you can cast Detect Magic once per long rest.
At 5th level, you can cast Enlarge/Reduce once per long rest, choosing yourself or an ally. The ability to increase size draws on your ancient heritage.
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Amethyst Elephant