Homebrew Brightling Species Details
Brightlings are a species of people which descend from a divine and astronomical ancestry. However, whereas some races of people like the Aasimar are born from godly parents, brightlings are born from divine intervention. Pieces of stars given life by the gods of stars and life. It's theorized that they were one of the first species to appear on the Material Plane, but not the first.
Brightlings bear many traits often found in the reaches of space resembling stars slightly in appearance as well. Their hair is often a pale white, with darker skin as a nod to the darkness of space. The skin near their eyes bears the symbol of a star, although it's size and shape varies between each person.
Brightling Traits
Born from pieces of stars, brightlings have kept certain traits from their astronomical ancestors.Ability Score Incease
Your Wisdom score increased by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
Age
Due to their astronomical nature, brightlings have higher lifespans than most. A brightling reaches adulthood at around 20, and can live to be 600 years old.
Alignment
Brightlings are often seen as a race that watches and listens. Varying from this lifestyle of the spectator as a brightling is not strange, though it attracts the eyes of other brightlings. Neutrality is often the default in the race.
Size
The height of a brightling ranges from 5 feet to 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
The shine of the stars brightlings originate from resonate within them still. 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.
Starlit Information
The stars see and hear everything that goes on in the world. They sing their song to brightlings, giving them the information they've gathered.. You have proficiency in the Insight and Survival skills
Starlike Heat
The warmth of the stars still resonate within brightlings, keeping them warm in even the harshest of colds. You have resistance to cold damage.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial, and one additional language of your choice
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