Homebrew Aetherborn Species Details
Aetherborns, derived from human bloodlines infected with the dark magic plague, still look human. They are branded from birth if Aetherborn blood is within their family. Their forearms bare the mark of an insignia to tell them apart from other humans. Since they are still more, or really less, human their appearance is still that of human. With their penchant for migration and conquest, humans are more physically diverse than other common races. There is no typical human. An individual can stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh from 125 to 250 pounds. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century, but Aetherborns age slower than the average human. Not a drastic change, for example they will look about 5-10 years younger than their actual age. They live to about 120 years old.
Aetherborn Traits
Aetherborn traits come from old, dark magic. 150 years of the blood trickling down through family blood ties the magics have become more potent.Ability Score Increase
All ability scores go up by 2, except Charisma.
Age
Aetherborns aging slows, they live to be 120 years of age. They stil mature around the age of 18 like normal humans. Infected with dark magics from unexplained places their age becomes slightly affected.
Alignment
Aetherborns don't have a particular alignment. After the war, humans are widely discriminated against, Aetherborns get slightly better treatment. Most Aetherborns work for royal families in the realm or the city for protection. So some lean toward the gentler aspects of the chaos, but most are just neutral in standing.
Size
Aetherborn are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. They are quite light – only about 100 pounds – and their weight diminishes as they age and more and more of their substance returns to the aethersphere. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet
Darkvison
Accustomed to the dark magics within your blood, 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. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Dark Magic Blood Ties
You have resistance to necrotic damage
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and two extra languages of your choice. Humans, and Aetherborns alike typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.
Walking With The Dark Side
When reaching 5th Level you gain the ability to tap into those dark gifts you have through your blood ties as an Aetherborn. In darkness you can teleport from one dim area/shadowed area to another dim area/shadowed area. Can use up to 3 times a day. Replenishes after a Long Rest Use wisely.
Components V
Range 100 ft
Casting Time 1 Action
Duration Instant
Saving Throw None
DESCRIPTION
To use this spell you must be in a dim/shadowed area and the place you are teleporting to must be within your sight. You can take one medium creature with you as a touch to shadow walk to another dim/shadowed area. The target must make a saving throw if they do not want to go with. If you would arrive in a place already occupied by an object or a creature, you and any creature traveling with you each take 4d6 force damage, and the spell fails to teleport you.
Keen Senses and Arcana
Proficient in Perception and Arcana Skills