Homebrew Glacioel Species Details

A star of ice and a star of fire... One only hopes that their hearts desire; alas, the star is long forgotten, and now the wishes long since saught and hopes and dreams are all but bought and no more will life be grey — Y'nsik, The Memory

Glacioels are a genderless, insectoid species with wings and antenna that can fold up into a hooded robe (much akin to a poncho), giving them the appearance of a phantom. They have a blue body with black and white spots on their arms and legs that resemble snowy patterns, a light blue torso, and large pale green/yellow eyes. They have three pointed fingers and a thumb on each hand and two toes on each foot and a third toe-like extension on their ankles. Glacioels can have various color schemes that keep to their standard patterns. They’re typicality still of the cool-color scheme.

Generational Survivalist

When they took their first frosty breaths in the new world they had been brought to, their only naturally abilities were the ability to expel a frosty breath of chilled air from their lungs that could create a mist of frigid air that can freeze and destroy the skin of creatures unacclimated to the cold. It wasn’t until taken out of their natural cold environment by predators they learned that their wings could allow them to glide long distances and even fly just a small amount. With their old home gone, their race quickly formed familiar bonds that allowed them to survive by banning together. This led to them becoming a feared race that had been seen very rarely seen due to their reputation. It was only when the great knowledge god, Dagon’s, child fell to the mortal plane and was saved by them that they were gifted a new spectral ability that allowed them to travel from the mortal to the ethereal plane. With all of their abilities, they seemed like a race that would never die.

The Hallowed Flame

With thousands of years of evolution on their side, the Glacieol were in line to be the strongest survivors of any catastrophe. Then the great fall of the Muztah, the ignorant devil of chaos. His soul and body were destroyed but in a final act of chaotic power, he unleashed a hellish bomb on the mortal plane killing everything on the surface. The only survivors were the Glacieol, who were able to conceal themselves within the ethereal plane. When they emerged, after the catastrophe, the landscape had morphed to form mountainous regions and cavourness valleys. At the epicenter of the blast there layed what could only be called a frozen flame. It radiated heat and floated above the ground, but appeared as a still three dimensional object. It’s abilities went unknown for years until a singular Glacieol displayed what it was capable of. A guard incharge of protecting this sacred item was attacked by a pack of magically cursed direwolves. In a panic he felt his body mult, revealing new skin that was bright and coated in steam. His wings had grown larger, his colors had grown warmer, and his breath became colder. This was the start of what would be known as the Hallowed Form. When Glacieol attune themselves to the Hallowed flame and give themselves access to a new form that can not only breath ice but create it upon touch. This would be the peak of the race that would never die. Flight, intangibility, and ice so cold, it burned. 

Glacioel Names

'Glacioel names' is a slight oximoron, as the race seemingly don't have a easily translated common language and their names are determained by their paterns and wing shapes; however, when invovling with other common speaking creatures their names are often very heavy on the consonants and soft on the vowls with simple names. It's less about the significance of the name and more how it's spoken.

Glacioel Traits

Your Glacioel traits are as followed:

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Born from an egg they mature at age 10. They can live to be as old as 1000 Years old. 

Size

Glacioels are medium in size with either frail and slender frames for gliding coming in at over 5 feet while hunched and cloaked and over 6 foot while standing straight with their wings unfolded.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Chilling Breath

You expel frosty breath from your lungs in a 15 ft cone. When you use your Chilling Breath, each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a Constitution saving throw. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 cold damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level.

After you unleash your Chilling Breath, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest.

Robes of Wings

Your body is always covered by your wings which are wrapped around you in a way that appears as though you are wearing a robe with a hood granting you advantage when attemtpting deception when hiding your identity. When unwrapped, your wings raise behind you with two small ones near your head, two large ones protruding from near your shoulder blades, and two medium-sized ones from the hip. 

These give you a flying speed of 10 and a gliding speed 30 for every 5 feet you descend. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Primodial. The common you speak is very harsh to people brought up speaking the language, with harsh consanants and very soft vowel sounds..