Homebrew Blood Bender Vampire Species Details
Much like others have learned to control different elements, Blood Benders are a variant of vampire that have learned to do just that - bend blood. Through long bouts of study and experimentation with blood and dark magicks, Blood Benders eventually learned to dominate the mysterious, life sustaining liquid.
Blood Bender Traits
Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 5–6 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet walking, 30 feet flying
Darkvision
You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
Blood Bending
After ingesting the blood of a Bat, Cat, Frog, Hawk, Lizard, Octopus, Owl, Rat, Raven, Spider, Weasel, or other Beast, it joins the service of the Blood Bender as if they had casted the Find Familiar spell.
It can be determined if a Beast can be enthralled this way based on its Challenge Rating. You can dominate Beasts of CR 1 or lower starting at level 1, CR 2 or lower starting at level 6, CR 3 or lower starting at level 12, and CR 4 or lower starting at level 18.
Bloodless Aviation
Blood Benders are able to lift the blood in their own bodies, effectively making themselves weightless. Because of this, they can fly at a speed of 30 ft.
Pure Bloodline
Coming from a purified bloodline spanning thousands of years, Blood Benders no longer need to worry about petty things such as the sun or feeding frequently. Blood Benders do not suffer from sunlight sensitivity and they can endure longer periods without feeding compared to standard vampires and dhampirs.
Shadow Shroud
Using an Action, Blood Benders can work their dark magicks, pulling over them a veil of shadows that hides them from all detection. They become invisible to all methods of sight, mundane and magical, and are immune to the effects of Divination spells.
This method of stealth lasts for 1 hour. It can be used once per long rest starting at level 1, twice starting at level 9, and three times starting at level 17.