Homebrew Dread Species Details

A mix between voidal demons and humans. This species have exist since the dawn of time. Other races were fearful of this species due to their voidal origins, and an organization called Dread Hunters were created to kill them all. Centuries have past and they were on the brink of extinction, other races paid no mind to their pleads for help or their tears of sorrow. Wishing not to bring the Orders of dread hunters upon them for helping a voidal species. The last of the Dreads went into hiding for centuries to come and no one ever saw a Dread again until over 500 years have past. Sightings of this species resurfaced around mountains and cities. The Dreads were weary at first due to their history with other species, but their history with most of the races have long since been forgotten. They now roam the planet like any other race even when the Order of Dread Hunters is still around, they are no longer as big as they were and have split up into many different factions.

There are 4 main Types of Dreads, the Draconic Dreads who reside in the mountains, the Crimson Dreads who stay in very hot climates, the Planar Dread who is the most common type to see reside anywhere they can, and then there is the Aether Dreads who are quite different from the rest of the Dreads as they have lighter features

 

They are acutely attuned to magic as they feed off of the magic in the air to stay alive. This species does not require food to eat but they can eat it if they choose too. 

This race gains these benefits

• Resistance to Magic damage besides psychic, radiant
• Vulnerability to psychic damage, radiant damage
• Immunity to poison, poison condition, disease sickness, Necrotic 

A humanoid creature attuned to flux and taint. There are 4 types of dreads known to the world of REM. 

• Draconic Dread: +3 to STR and DEX, can fly
• Crimson Dread: +4 to STR, -1 to INT, Immunity to fire damage from magical and nonmagical means, knows the cantrip Hellfire 
• Ether Dread: double resistance to necrotic damage, +2 to spellcasting ability, +2 to WIS 
• Planar Dread: +2 to INT, CON, and CHA, Persuasion 

Dread Traits

Each variant has special traits

Immunity, resistances, and vulnerability

After years of hiding away from the world for so long. They have built of an immunity to necrotic damage, and diseases

For being hunted down by Dread Hunters for centuries and poisoned by them. They have built up an immunity to poison damage and the poisoned condition

Their natural Bloodline of voidal creatures gives them vulnerability to psychic damage and radiant damage.

Languages

You know common, deep speech, and 1 other language

Magical attunement

Due to this species living off of the magic in the air, they are able to detect magic in their surrounding. You learn detect magic