Homebrew Manakete Species Details

“We have the blood of dragons; therefore, we cannot live together with humans... We have the hearts of humans; therefore, we do not belong with monsters. We are outcasts in this world, never a part of either community. And so we live our lives alone, never to be understood by anyone.”
—Myrrh, about the manaketes.

Descendants of Dragons from thousands of years ago, the Manakete are blessed with long life. Manakete are rare to come by and often hide from public view. The ancestors of the Manakete used to live peaceful lives with the humanoid races, until conflict between the humanoids and the Dragonkin led to a large reduction in manakete numbers. Nowadays most Manakete are wanderers, adventurers, and scholars. Manakete deeply enjoy mortal company, but understand the sadness such a large lifespan brings.

Time Imortal
Manakete were initially dragons who chose to seal their Mraconic Majesty to live among the lesser races. During the process of sealing their Dragonic Nature, the Manakete would assume the form of local residential races: be them human, elf, dwarf, goblin, centaur... whichever race was more common, or whichever race the Manakete fancied, thats what race they chose to personify.

Children of Ti
Manakete age incredibly slowly, and can live for thousands of years. They are also slow to mature physically. Younger Manakete will often be around the size of children or early teenagers but mature into adults or incredibly survive to see their own wrinkles. Manakete look just like the humanoids whos forms they adopted, except they usually have pointy ears and colorful hair. Manakete value mortal companionship, but often fear outliving their companions.

Male Names: Naga, Bantu, Mannu, Khozen, Morzas, Gotoh, Xane, Duma, Idunn, Jahn, Ain, Morva, Grima, Anankos

Female Names: Tiki, Nagi, Xemcel, Medeus, Mila, Fae, Melitha, Aenir, Myrrh, Nowi

Variant Rule
When your Manakete chose to take on a different form, humanoid, goblinoid, or the such, your manakete would take on the size normal and majoirty of aperance for that race. 

 

Manakete Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other Manakete.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution is increased by 2 and your Charisma by 1

Age

Manakete are extremely slow to age. They physically mature between 275 and 375 years of age. They mature at the same rate that they age, meaning a childlike Manakete will have the mental capacity of a child despite having all the wisdom and intelligence of an adult (Playful behavior, familiar tendencies, etc.) The exact maximum a Manakete can live is unknown.

Alignment

Manakete can come from many kinds of alignments. 

Size

Manakete can range from roughly 4 to 7 feet depending on their size and background. Your size is Medium

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and with your Draconic Wings, you have a flight speed of 30 ft.

Draconic Ancestry

You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your damage resistance is determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.

Draconic Ancestry

DRAGON	DAMAGE TYPE
Black	Acid
Blue	Lightning
Brass	Fire
Bronze	Lightning
Copper	Acid
Gold	Fire
Green	Poison
Red	Fire
Silver	Cold
White	Cold

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants.