Homebrew Yiga Species Details

The Yiga Clan consists of Sheikah who abandoned the Royal Family of Hyrule and pledged their allegiance to Calamity Ganon. The clan is headed by Master Kohga.

AFree having proved to be key in sealing Calamity Ganon 10,000 years ago, the ancient Sheikah technology was at first praised as the power of the gods. However, the people of Hyrule began to fear their technology as a threat to the kingdom. As a result, the Sheikah became outcasts and lived in exile. Although most Sheikah chose to cast off their technology and live simple lives, others fostered hatred towards the kingdom of Hyrule for shunning the Sheikah despite all they had done for it, leading them to swear allegiance to Ganon. This resulted in the creation of the Yiga Clan, who dedicate themselves to eliminating all who stand against Ganon.

The Yiga adopted the upside-down sigil of the Sheikah, representing their resentment of the clan, as their own symbol and setup their base of operations within Karusa Valley in the Gerudo Desert. From there, the Yiga Clan would attack and strike down anyone who even thought negatively of them or Calamity Ganon, specifically targeting members of the Sheikah, the Hyrulean Army, and the Royal Family. The clan gained a notorious reputation for cruelty, with some even regarding the organization as "pure evil", and used underhanded tactics to gain information, recruit, or simply murder in cold blood. Others however,  saw the organization as lost souls who were being manipulated by Calamity Ganon, who simply saw them as useful pawns to further his own goals of destroying Hyrule and the world beyond.

Yiga Traits

As a member of the Yiga Clan, you have the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your dexterity is increased by 2, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1. 

Darkvision

You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Size

Yiga are about the same size as Hylians, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Alignment

Yiga, having swore allegiance to Ganon, fall under evil alignments. They are also very loyal to their leader, making them more lawful than not.

Vicious Combat

You have a proficiency in sickles, and have advantage when using them.

Mighty Bananas

Upon seeing a banana, you instantly feel the need to acquire it. Banana’s also allow you to roll one hit die to gain back hp.

Ganon’s Blessing

You have advantage on all Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws against magic.