Homebrew Moonborn Species Details

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 moonborns. And to twist the knife, moonborns know that this is because a pact struck generations ago infused the essence of Aszureta — Lady of the seventh moon — into their bloodline. Their appearance and their nature are not their fault but the result of an ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable.

Moontouched Bloodline

Moonborns are derived from elven bloodlines,but still generally look elven. However, the tint of moon heritage in their blood has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Moonborns have visible glyph like forms on their body that take any of a variety of shapes: some look like tree roots, others have straight and branched-like symbols over their body, and some only has a single moon-shaped glyph on their chest or back, but those same features heavily vary from moonborn to moonborn. Their sharper than normal teeth are curvely pointed, and their eyes are solid colors—black, red, white, silver, gold, and even combinations with other colors—with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover the full range of elven coloration, but also include various shades of purple. Their hair is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, or purple with sometimes tint of other coloring at the ends. Moonborns are generally exclusively female. However, cases of male moonborns appearing is possible but almost impossible with one in a billion.

Self-Reliant and Magic-touched

Moonborns subsist in small minorities found in most cities and towns, often in the more intellectually-based quarters of those places, where they grow up to be wizards, sorcerers, or sometimes clerics. Sometimes they live among other minority populations where they are treated with more respect.

Lacking a homeland, moonborns 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 moonborn’s companions demonstrate that they trust him or her, the moonborn learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a moonborn gives someone loyalty, the moonborn is a firm friend or ally for life.

Moonborn Names

Moonborns tends to use the same names as their elven origins, but in some case they name themselfs after the first sign received from their deity.

Female Elven Names: Adsys, Omadpve. Bora. Wysarona, Adrona, Enhana, Valthyra, Fasys, Gregella, Holahana, Urileth

Moonborn Names: Iarrel, Faelynn, Valrie, Ventris, Addi, Yllathana, Sylroris, Shathana, Trisxina, Iarstina, Falana, Liaqirelle, Daxina, Caibella, Sylrora

MUTUAL MISTRUST

People tend to be suspicious of moonborns, assuming that their moontouched heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. Shopkeepers keep a close eye on them when moonborns enter their stores, the town watch might follow a moonborn around for a while, and demagogues blame moonborns for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a moonborn’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her personality to any great degree. Years of dealing with mistrust does leave its mark on most moonborns, 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 moonborn often develops the ability to overcome prejudice through charm, arcane usage, and other magical or social means.

Moonborn Traits

Moonborns share certain racial traits as a result of their moontouched descent.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 3, but your strength score suffers a penalty of 2.

Age

Moonborns mature at the same rate as elves but live about twice as long.

Alignment

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

Size

Moonborns are about the same size and build as elves. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your moontouched heritage, you have superior vision in dark, dim, and completely dark conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were daylight, and in darkness as if it were bright light. You can’t discern color in complete darkness, only shades of gray. Darkness from any magical source still affects you on a failed perception roll.

Darkness Infusion

You are a nocturnal creature and prefer night over day. You usually sleep during day and wake up at night, doing a prayer to your deity as a daily ritual to pay respect to your bloodline.

Moontouched Legacy

You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Elvish, Common, and Aszuretian.