Homebrew Drakolings Species Details

“But you do see the way people look at you, dragon's child.”

Those black eyes, burning like cinder, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice jolted her.

“What is it they say?” he asked. “One’s a curiosity, two’s a conspiracy—”

“Three’s a curse,” she finished. “You think I haven’t heard that rubbish before?”

“I know you have.” When she glared at him, he added, “It’s not as if I’m plumbing the depths of your mind, dear girl. That is the burden of every drakoling. Some break under it, some make it the millstone around their neck, some revel in it.” He tilted his head again, scrutinizing her, with that wicked glint in his eyes. “You fight it, don’t you? Like a little wildcat, I wager. Every little bite and comment just sharpens your teeth.”

 

To be greeted with stares and whispers, to suffer violence and insult on the street, to see mistrust and fear in every eye: this is the lot of the drakoling. And to twist the knife, drakolings know that this is because their parents were human and kobold. Their appearance and their nature are not their fault but the result of an union which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable.

Draconic Bloodline

Drakolings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest possible sense, they still look human. However, their draonic heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Drakolings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They have lizard like tails, four to five feet long, a short lizard snout and thick scales that vary from colors of dark blue, red, black and white to grey, yellow, orange, green and brown. Their reptile teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are solid colors—white—with a yellow, black, red, blue, purple, green or orange pupil. Their skin tones  include various shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown.

Self-Reliant and Suspicious

Drakolings subsist in small minorities found mostly in human cities or towns, often in the roughest quarters of those places, where they grow up to be almost everything but mostly swindlers, thieves, or crime lords. Sometimes they live among other minority populations in enclaves where they are treated with more respect.

Lacking a homeland, drakolings know that they have to make their own way in the world and that they have to be strong to survive. They are not quick to trust anyone who claims to be a friend, but when a drakolings companions demonstrate that they trust him or her, the drakoling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a drakolings gives someone loyalty, the drakoling is a firm and funny friend or ally for life.

Draconic Greed

Some drakolings are slightly influenced by their heritage and are greedy when its about treasure and gold, some like to wear it some like to stack other just want to have it, but it depends. Most drakolings aren't affected by this

Drakoling Names

Drakoling names fall into two broad categories. drakolings born into another culture typically have names reflective of that culture. Some have names derived from the Draconic language, passed down through generations, that reflect their draconic heritage. Most drakolings have human names that my reflect their culture and nation.

 

 

MUTUAL MISTRUST

People tend to be suspicious of drakolings, assuming that their draconic heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. Shopkeepers keep a close eye on their goods when drakolings enter their stores, the town watch might follow a drakoling around for a while, and demagogues blame drakoling for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a drakoling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her personality to any great degree. Years of dealing with mistrust does leave its mark on most drakoling, and they respond to it in different ways. Some choose to live up to the wicked stereotype, but others are virtuous. Most are simply very aware of how people respond to them. After dealing with this mistrust throughout youth, a drakolings often develops the ability to overcome prejudice through charm or intimidation.

Drakolings Traits

Drakolings share different traits because of their kobold descendants.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Fire Breathing

Some drakolings have the ability to breathe fire it is super rare to have this but some can do it.

Age

Drakolings mature at a faster rate than humans and live about 15 years longer.

Alignment

Tieflings might not have an innate tendency toward evil, but many of them end up there. Evil or not, an independent nature inclines many tieflings toward a chaotic alignment.

Size

Drakolings have a smaller size and build as humans. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your draconic heritage, 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.

Draconic Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.