Homebrew Entian Species Details

The Entian are thought to be descended from the Tree Ents of the fey wild, and very much resemble these ancestors in appearance. Living in mystical forest, usually close to elves, the Entian are familiar with other cultures, but typically stay isolated. When an Entian comes of age, they head out into the forest on their own to make a life for themselves. This solitary nature makes it very rare to see more than one Entian at a time. Their tree like bodies, much like the various trees of the world, range from short and stocky to tall and thin, with a wide variety of coloring for both the bark like skin, and the moss like and leafy hair. Not known for their hospitality, Entian can be quite short or grumpy when meeting other creatures, but once they take a liking to someone, they have made a friend for life... which is quite a long life at that.

Entian are made up of what looks like bark, roots and tree limbs, covered with moss and leaves. The coloring of the bark can vary as much as actual trees, as does the color and shape of the leaves and the types of moss. Just like actual trees, the leaves change colors in the fall and fall off during the winter, only to regrow in the spring. The only real difference in male and female Entian's appearance, are the antler like branches that grow on top of the male's heads. Don't let their wood like bodies fool you, they aren't actually wood. If you think you can light one fire with a torch, think again, as they are no more flammable than an Elf.

Entian Traits

The Entian share several traits amongst their species.

Ability Score Increase

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength and Constitution both increase by 2.

Age

Entian sprout quickly, but mature slowly, growing over 3 feet tall in their first year, but not reaching fully grown and fully mature until around 30 years old. With long life spans, those first 30 years or so are just a blink of an eye. The Entian are believed to live well over 4 centuries, but they tend to not count the years as they age, so no one really knows for sure how long their lives are.

Alignment

Living life in nature, most Entian are neutral, preferring to stay out of the squabbles of other races.

Size

Tall like a tree, even the shorter Entian are taller than most other races. They range from 6 feet to just over 8 feet in height.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in the 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.

Forest Senses

You have proficiency in the Nature skill.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Languages

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

Mask of the Wild

With bodies that look so much like trees, you can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena, but only if you are in a forested area.

Reaching Limbs

As an Entian, you can extend your arms to add range to a melee attack, or attempt to grab something, or whatever use your extra reach might allow. The extra range is equal to 5 feet out from your current reach. You can only use this feature once per short or long rest.