Homebrew Earth Tribe Venavis Species Details

The Earth Tribe are the most colorful, resembling tropical birds like peacocks and toucans. Their blessings are more druidic in nature, having magic that connects them to the earth and sky in equal measure. The largest of the earth tribes are reclaimers, moving into desiccated areas and restoring them to lush paradises before moving on. During the war, the earth tribe venavis were builders, creating fortresses and rest stops in the efforts against the dragons. In modern times, this has granted them more of an appreciation of the arts than the other tribes, although they still won't shy away from defending what's theirs.

Signature Weaponry: Bola, Club

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.

Earth 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 heavy armor.

Worldly Magic

You know the druidcraft cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the protection from poison spell with this trait, without requiring a material component. Once you cast the spell with this trait, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of 2nd level or higher.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose when you select this species).

Warrior's Clasp

You ignore ground-based difficult terrain, and your first saving throw against being pushed or moved in combat is made with advantage.

Languages

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