Homebrew Droighin Species Details
The Droighin are sylvan creatures that dwell deep inside the undergrowth of ancient forests. They resemble sleek and gaunt humanoids, with interesting, plant-like features. Their hair is a thick bundle of thorny vines, their skin is smooth and dry, with skin colors ranging from crimson-brown to poisonous green. Droighin are cautious and suspicious people, their glowing green eyes watching every slight move in the bushes. They often blend in with the green twilight of the woods, waiting to ambush their prey.
Many other humanoids have no idea the Droighin even exist and can be quite startled when a curious individual surprises them during an expedition trip into unknown forests. Droighin, though suspicious, are not evil by any means and might even help another person when they're lost or otherwise in great peril. Droighin society is often very indifferent, to a point of almost no authority amongst themselves; this means, that if they enter another, more organized society, they might be completely oblivious of the importance of nobles, aristocrats and higher officials. Droighin would rather enjoy a good hunt, the silence of the undergrowth and the whispers of the plants and fungi than to endure the hustle and liveliness of towns and cities. That doesn't mean however, that they don't build settlements on their own; upon reaching maturity, a Droighin will spend about two to four weeks manipulating the vines and roots of the forest, creating an elaborate accommodation to dwell inside.
Droighin Traits
+1 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, Innate Spellcasting, Photosythesis, Sylvan Camouflage, Vine LeashAbility Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 1 and your Wisdom score increases by 2.
Age
Droighin reach maturity at about 30 years old and usually live until 250 years old.
Alignment
Their connection to nature and their disregard for authority makes the Droighin inherently chaotic, although rarely evil.
Size
The Droighin possess gaunt and lean bodies and are slightly larger than humans, rarely below 6ft.
Speed
Your walking speed is 30ft. Your thorny vines allow you to scale surfaces quite swiftly, giving you a climbing speed of 20 ft.
Innate Spellcasting
Your innate connection with plants grants you the ability to manipulate them freely. At 1st level you gain the ability to cast the Thorn Whip cantrip. At 5th level, your connection to the plants deepens and you gain the ability to cast the Speak with Plants spell, which you can cast at 3rd level. Your spellcasting ability modifier for these spells is Constitution. You can use this ability once per long rest.
Photosythesis
You absorb the suns energy and sustain yourself that way. As long as the sun shines, you do not have to eat. As long as it rains, you do not have to drink.
Sylvan Camouflage
You gain proficiency in the Stealth and Survival skill. When you are in a forest, you can take the hide action as a bonus action, also you then gain advantage with the Perception skill.
Vine Leash
A Droighin's hair is long, robust and barbed. Once per long rest, you can control that hair to do the grapple action on one target in your melee range. Your Attack Bonus equals your Proficiency Bonus + either your Strength or Dexterity modifier. A grappled target takes 1d4 + Str. piercing damage. On its turn, the target may do a Strength saving throw in order to get free.
On 10th level, the grapple range of your hair extends to 10ft. and you deal 1d6 + Str. piercing damage with it, as your hair becomes longer and the thorns on it larger.
Languages
You speak Common, Sylvan and Primordial.
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