Homebrew Inkbond Species Details
From when people first started using magic inks to write books, the inkbonds have existed. When their tomes were thrown aside as new editions came to be, they sat on shelves to gather dust. They festered, for they were magic as well. Why, then, were they thrown away? They accumulated many years, many of these ancient books, never read or caressed, sitting in musty libraries and attics where the light no longer reached. After centuries of neglect and worm eaten pages, the magic manifested. It was no longer just simple illusion or enchantment, but a corrupted thing able to take a physical shape now. They rose up in rivulets of black and took the forms of shades, trailing ebon cloaks, and wearing masks of theater. Together, they walked through the streets and out to the world. They would see what these people had forgotten them for, and they will show them how much they were wrong to have done so.
Inkbond Traits
Shadowy beings formed from the ink of long-forgotten, tarnished books and scrolls by neglectAbility Score Increase
Your Wisdom or Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1
Darkvision
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Vicious Anatomy
You are made of ink. Your creature type is construct instead of humanoid. As such, spells like cure wounds don't affect you, and you are immune to spells like crown of madness or dominate person because they specifically target humanoids. You are immune to poison damage, being poisoned, and diseases. You do not need to eat or breathe, but you require drink. Rather than sleeping, you enter an inactive state for 6 hours each day. You do not dream in this state; you are fully aware of your surroundings and notice approaching enemies and other events as normal.
Nourishing Writ
To restore yourself, you consume texts to absorb their scripted essence. As part of a short rest, you may absorb the essences of a book to regain hit points equal to 2d4 + your Intelligence modifier. The book then becomes empty of any text. You must finish a long rest to use this trait again.
Antimagic Susceptibility
Your body is magic ink, making you vulnerable to anti-magic. You are incapacitated while in the area of an antimagic field, collapsing into a puddle of ink. If targeted by dispel magic, you must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.
Vague Body
You are not as fluid as a slime, but you can still squeeze into places others probably could not reach. While unarmored, you take no penalties while squeezing. You can fit into spaces as tight as 1 foot.
Written Voice
Tomes can contain many voices within their sagas and epics. Your voice can change between masculine and feminine tones seamlessly.
Languages
You read, write, and speak Common and two other languages of your choice.
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