Homebrew Reborn Species Details

The stories of the undead living within The Deadlands are common through the lands. They are feared for their unnatural existence and the typical mindless hunger. Those who serve the Lich King, Felenor, have received the name the Reborn and seemed to possess misunderstood powers. These specific undead seem to possess a sentience and intelligence, which makes them more terrifying to some and barely acceptable to others. They have many secrets however, and the average mortal cannot hope to comprehend their existence.

— King Markus

 

In the reckonings of most mortals, the Reborn are a scourge. Brought back to the world by the Lich King they have no memories of their previous life and only exist to serve their king. Because they are not tolerated well by other races they are happy to keep to themselves within their forests. 

A Ghastly Visage

The Reborn take on the visage of whichever race they were before, though almost exclusively human. They are much more pale in death and their eyes have faded as if lacking life. Whereas most undead creatures have signs of rot and death exuding from their beings, the Reborn seem to have the rot reversed during their rebirth. This doesn't mean that they don't look like they are alive.

Born for Servitude

Upon their rebirth, the Reborn have no memories of their previous life. It is their loyalty to the Lich King Felenor that gives them what little semblance to mortal races they possess. If they stray from the path of this loyalty they regress into mindless husks bent on the destruction of the living.

FEARED AND MISUNDERSTOOD

Feared by all other races for their unnatural existence there are few races that have the courage to attempt to converse with them. In fact, it is common belief that the Reborn are incapable of speech at all.

Guardians of The Deadlands

The Reborn protect their homeland with no fear. They know that if they lost it they would have nowhere else to go because of the hatred of the other races. They hold no animosity to the other races but will not allow anything to threaten their realm.

Named upon Rebirth

Upon their rebirth they are not named. In fact, the Reborn are given the right to name themselves within the first 10 days of their awakening. The process of selecting their name binds them into an oath with the Lich King. Because they select their own names there is a large variety of names and no real theme.

 

Reborn Traits

Your rebirth has given your Reborn the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

 Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Age

A Reborn's age is counted from the time they were raised from death. They can live for as long as they are loyal to the Lich King, but most are killed within 100 years of rebirth.

Alignment

 The Reborn tend towards a Lawful Neutral alignment. They do exist as other alignments, however if they stray from the path of the Lich King they tend to stray into madness.

Size

Reborn vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Rebirth has slightly slowed the movements of a Reborn.

Undead Constitution

Your undead body has a great effect on your worldly needs. Half as much water, food, and sleep is needed to sustain it. Additionally, you have advantage on Constitution saving throws. Your connection to death gives you immunity to necrotic damage, which instead heals you an equal amount. You are now vulnerable to radiant damage, and spells that normally heal now damage you.

Will to Live

You resist the call of death. Once per long rest, upon reaching 0 or less hit points you may instead survive the attack with 1 health. This effect cannot be activated if the damage source is radiant damage.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common.