Homebrew Dovengale Species Details

 Appearance

Dovengale have a wingspan of 10-16, their pure white, pale pink, or pale yellow wings are always much larger than their bodies and when the wind blows hard its possible for the to get knocked over due to the drag. Their wings tend to resemble a doves in shape and texture but are more equipped for faster and high elevation flight. Some Dovengale will have wings where there arms are, though this is considered a disability and these Dovengale typically have a harder time flying and may even be thrown out of their colonies.

Dovengale tend to have more feathers across their body but maintain a more human appearance, a Dovengale may have chest or face feathers and hair may end in feathery tips that grow back if hair is cut. Dovengale typically have hair that is white or light brown, maybe light ginger and it will typically darken slowly over the course of their lives. Dovengale skin can be and shade on the gray scale from pure black to snow white.

Comfort

Dovengale tend to be less comfortable with living on the ground and tend to prefer living high up either in the clouds or high on mountain tops. Dovengale tend to be rather heat resistant and have high body temperatures, therefore enjoying colder environments. They tend to live in groups due to their rather social nature.

They tend to enjoy soft things and will often hoard anything they find fluffy or adorable and have habit of taking such things with them when found. Dovengale will commonly own pets, especially when they live alone. Some common favorite pets of the Dovengale include birds, specifically doves as they feel a connection to them, bunnies, deer, sheep, cats, and foxes.

Communication

 Dovengale tend to communicate using writing and sign language during their time while within villages as they tend to honor the fact that it would naturally be silent up in the clouds where they live. Dovengale who live on the ground in high places may also implore this due to the fast windspeeds. 

Dovengale have certain symbols that may pertain to their life goals and values to communicate with other Dovengale who may disagree with their values as to not cause conflict over such things, these symbols also help Dovengale form positive relationships with people that agree with their views. Some common symbols are the golden ring with an eye in the center, this symbolized the seeking of closeness with celestial beings and a search for the past. A book hung around the neck may represent a desire for the truth and seeking of knowledge. A root shaped circlet may show a wish to preserve nature and hope for peace.

Living

 Dovengale live in high up environments such as cloud cities or mountain tops, in which they will often have homes carved into the sides of the mountain. Dovengale who live in tropical regions may live on treetops that are connected with rope bridges but they tend to be less favored due their high temperatures as Dovengale would be quick to overheat. 

Dovengale live in smaller homes to most other species as they are indeed rather small and homes will often be tall instead of wide due to the fact that they can utilize their wings to climb from level to level and therefore Dovengale homes will commonly lack stairs making them hard for non-winged species to navigate.  

 

 Dovengale Names

Dovengale tend to have nature-based names from things that have multiple different forms and they may choose to change their name to another stage as the proceed through life, these names will commonly be in the Dovengale language and due to the fact that most Dovengale who live with others of their species don't talk much they will often carry around plaques with their names in the written Dovengale language. 

Example of Dovengale names and their progression in common language; Caterpillar-Chrysalis-Butterfly, Sprout-Bud-Flower, Water-Vapor-Mist.

 

DOVENGALE BACKGROUNDS

Dovengale tend to have backgrounds in religion or travel due to their love of freedom and attachment to their heritage.

 

Dovengale Traits

Dovengale tend to have similar species traits and the main one of those is their ability to walk across clouds from the moment of their birth.

Walker of Clouds

As Dovengale often live in the clouds, and due to their celestial ancestry, they have the ability to walk on clouds of any form. This ability is with the Dovengale from birth and will never go away. Different Dovengale may have different levels of control over this ability which mostly relies on if they were raised among the clouds.

Age

Dovengale are considered mature at age 35. Dovengale commonly live to ages above 135 and below 300

Alignment

Dovengale tend to lean on the Lawful Good side of the spectrum of Alignments due to their celestial background and they tend to have a strong moral compass.

Size

Dovengale level on the shorter side of things, tending to be around 3ft-4 1/2ft tall. Your size is small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 20 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 40 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Dovengale, and Celestial.