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

Kobolds reach adulthood at age 6 and can live up to 120 years but rarely do so.

Kobolds are fundamentally selfish, making them evil, but the Gemstone mutation singles them out from the pack and allows them a more chaotic nature.

Kobolds are between 2 and 3 feet tall and weigh between 25 and 35 pounds. Your size is Small.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

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.

Their crystal growths along their scales provide Gemstone Kobolds a natural armor bonus.

You know the [Tooltip Not Found] cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the [Tooltip Not Found] spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the [Tooltip Not Found] 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.

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. You can hear the murmurs of gemstone dragon mindspeech within 1 mile.