Homebrew Purple Spotted Elephant Species Details

 

These creatures, originated from the vast empty plane of limbo, display many psychic abilities, that they use to their advantage whenever possible. 

Mysterious Purple Beings 

These creatures stand around 5 feet tall, yet they weight around 350 pounds. They are a deep shade of purple, with magenta spots all over their bodies. Not much is known about these creatures, mainly because they are not one to give up theirs secrets. They have many psychic abilities, such as telepathy, innate spell casting, and psychic surges. They mature very slowly, and live to about 200. They are believed to be created by an unknown wizard, who used limbo's powers to birth them.

 

Lawful Caste System

Of the little we know about the purple spotted elephants, we know they come from a very orderly society. Nothing pleases them more than obeying the laws of their people. Their social caste system is based of their psychic power, the ones with the most power at the top of their society. They rarely care for other races besides themselves, and will seldom take sides in conflicts.

 

Names

The purple spotted elephants do not have different names for different genders, in fact they traditionally don't even have names. They identify each other by their unique spot pattern.

 

Purple Spotted Elephant Traits

Your mysterious psychic energy gives you abilities other races would only dream of.

Psychic Surge

Once per long rest, you may release a psychic shock wave in a 20 ft. cone of mind destroying energy. Every creature, except other Purple Spotted Elephants, in range must make an int save, or take 2d8 psychic damage (at level 1) and become unable to speak anything but gibberish until their next long rest. The damage increases as the level increases. Level 5: 3d8  Level 10: 4d8 Level 15: 5d8  Level 20 6d8. DC= 8+Proficiency Bonus+(Int Mod)

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Purple Spotted Elephant age significantly slower than humans. They reach maturity around 40, and they usually live to be around 200.

Alignment

Purple Spotted Elephants do not take sides in conflicts, yet they faithfully follow the rules of their kind. They are usually lawful neutral.

Size

Purple Spotted Elephant are shorter, but heavier than humans, standing around 5 feet tall and averaging almost 350 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Innate Spell Casting

You gain the ability to cast spells, by expending charges. You have 3 Charges, which refresh at dawn. You can cast the following spells.

Minor Illusion: 0 charges, Unlocks at level 1

Disguise Self: 1 Charge, Unlocks at level 3

Mirror Image: 2 Charges, Unlocks at level 5

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to psychic damage.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and you can communicate Telepathically