Homebrew Aransu Species Details

All Aransu are direct descendants of Vidas, the spider goddess. Their celestial heritage grants them the innate ability to magically control and manipulate their own blood, giving them powers beyond the limits of other mortals. A highly trained Aransu can speed up or slow down their heartbeat at will, close wounds in mere moments, and even form their blood into weapons outside of their body.

Aransu are raised in a remote village high in the mountains, and are trained for battle. They have dark burgundy or purple skin, and generally have gold or silver markings covering their body. The more an Aransu has trained their blood art, the more abnormal and monstrous they become, often growing extra eyes or mandibles from their face, or even extra limbs, which signify their closeness to their god and mother.

Aransu Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet

As an Aransu, you have these special traits.

Close Wounds

At the end of each of your turns if you are missing any hit points, you regain a number equal to 1d4 plus your Constitution modifier. If you are at 0 hit points, you do not regain any.

Darkvision

You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.

Blood Art

Once per Long Rest as a Reaction to being damaged by a creature within 10 feet of you that you can see, the creature that damaged you must make a Dexterity saving throw with a DC equal to your CON score. It takes 3d8 Slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 

Artery Stress

Starting at 6th level, when you roll initiative, your Walking Speed increases by 20 ft. and you have Advantage on Dexterity saving throws. This lasts until you become Incapacitated or until initiative ends.