Homebrew Air Tribe Venavis Species Details

The Air Tribe share their likeness with birds of prey, such as eagles and falcons. They possess the strongest and fastest wings of them all, able to regenerate their feathers quickly enough to even be used as weapons. The largest of the air tribes take to high elevations, living on sheer cliffs and high mountains that they frequently rotate between. During the war, the air tribe venavis were scouts, able to spot dragon movements and escape them unlike any other. In modern times they're often traders, selling knowledge of trade routes and mountain passages that few others are aware of.

Signature Weaponry: Polearms

Venavis

Long thought to be related to the aarakocra, the venavis are a species shaped by Tehiri itself. When dragons assaulted Tehiri during the War of the Frozen Hells, the gods Hacina and Darasif performed a rare act of cooperation and created the venavis from ordinary birds found in Leonios. They would be a divine species, destined to protect the land and sky alike from the draconic scourge, and specialized to face them wherever they'd appear. Even now, with the war over, the four most prominent tribes remain vigilant over Tehiri, awaiting the day they're needed again.

Air Tribe Venavis Traits

Your venavis character has the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.

Age

Venavis reach maturity by age 5. With the first venavis being created 43 years ago, their expected lifespan is currently unknown.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid.

Size

Venavis average height and weight is similar to that of humans. You are Medium.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed, so long as you aren't wearing medium or heavy armor.

Piercing Wings

Your feathers regrow near instantly, and can be used as a sharpened weapon. Your feathers count as a simple melee weapon with the finesse and thrown properties and a range of 60 feet, dealing 1d6 piercing damage on a hit. These feathers benefit from bonuses to unarmed strikes, but cannot receive more than a cumulative +3 to attack and damage rolls. Once these feathers hit or miss a target, they become ordinary feathers.

Warrior's Flight

When you roll initiative, your flying speed increases by 10 feet until the end of your next turn.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one language of your choice.