Homebrew Elven Vampyre Species Details

Elven superiority across many realms lead to the creation of the Elven Vampyre. Though they cannot be traced to one origin point, legend states that an Elf king's insatiable desire for control and power led to him willing allowing himself to be turned as well as his family. As more and more Elven Vampyres came about, the race was marked as a danger and they were removed from their home villages. They began to found kingdoms from there. They continue to see themselves as superior to all vampiric races of any kind as well as the races of the living. 

These vampires tend to be more powerful than their undead-human counterparts and often wield dark magic. They are born flyers and react negatively to major spikes and drops in temperature over water and sunlight. This breed of vampire tends to look like a normal Elf, though their hair and eyes tend to be of darker shades. Their eyes have a natural sparkle to them and they find seduction an easy task.

Unlike most vampires, an Elven Vampyre is unique in the fact that they are born as infants to parents much like any typical race and are not formed by feasting or conversion. They grow at a consistent rate with a human until they are in their 20's, in which they will cease to age and their immortality will set in. Due to the nature of young children, Elven Vampyres are weaker at young ages, though still impressive by way of magic ability, and are heavily guarded by adults. Should one stumble upon a fallen Elven Vampyre village, they will often find at least one child still alive as the adults would have fought to the death to protect them. Young Elven Vampyres will often attempt to gain the trust of passing caravans to see the world, as trickery, or if they are orphaned as they are heavily restricted to stay in their homelands, and since they appear so similar to Elves it can be difficult for these caravans to decern what they are before accepting the child in. 

Elven Vampyres are rooted deeply in tradition, beliving the way it has been done for centuries is how it should continue to be done. They often fall under evil alignment, though at their best they can be seen as chaotic or true neutrals. They follow rituals and routines from early childhood, this is one of the easier ways to spot an Elven Vampyre hiding among Elves. Elven Vampyres tend to be drawn towards magic-based classes as they are generally born with ties to magic, though many multi-class into classes with more direct combat, such as fighters or monks, in their adulthood. 

Elven Vampyre Traits

your Elven Vampyre character has the following traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, your Intelligence score increase by 2, and your Strength score increases by 1

Proficiency

Due to the nature of Elven Vampyres, you are proficient in Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion. 

At level 5, you are blessed by your ancestors with a Wisdom based skill proficiency of your choice.

Age

Elvyn Vampyres age similarly to humans in their early years, from birth to their 20's. In their 20's, they cease to age and their immortality sets in. At that point, you cannot die from age or diseases, only from combat. 

Alignment

Elven Vampyres tend to lean towards Evil alignments, though at their best they can be Chaotic or True Neutrals

Size

Elven Vampyres, though often taller and more slender, are considered the same size as humans. Your size is medium.

Speed

For both walking and flying speeds, your base is 30 ft.

Darkvision

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.

Vampiric Resistance

You have resistance to Necrotic damage

Silver Hide

Due to an evolution in more recent generations of Elven Vampyres where the skin is extensively thick with a sheen in certain lights, you have a resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non-magic attacks  

Legendary Resistance

If you fail a saving throw, you may choose to succeed instead. After this has been used three times, you must complete a long rest before it can be used again. 

Spider Climb

You can climb and walk on difficult surfaces and upside down on ceilings without the need for an ability check

Bloodthirst

You can drain blood and life energy from a willing creature, or one that is grappled by you, incapacitated, or restrained. Make a melee attack against the target. If you hit, you deal 1 piercing damage and 1d6 necrotic damage. The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and you regain hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces it's hit point maximum to 0.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write in both Common and Elvish. At level 5, you may choose any other language to speak, though reading and writing in that language will take extra work. 

Weaknesses

As an Elven Vampyre, you are not affected by sunlight and running water as a normal vampire is, nor do you have to be invited into a residence to enter. However, you have hypersensitivity to major changes in temperature that can weaken you, stun you, and in extreme cases, damage you.