Homebrew Harrowfeather Kenku Species Details

The kenkus of the Harrowfeather clutch can be found where carrion is plenty. They scour the battlefield for a greater purpose other than combat or glory. No one knows who or what drives them to the grisly life of a reaper, but all who are born of the Harrowfeather commit themselves to the mirthless duty of ensuring that those who die stay that way.

They see their duty as an honorable and merciless hunt of the undead and the infected. They rely on their medical expertise to save the living as they believe that those who die of diseases will carry their illness into the afterlife and return as wraiths and revenants.

Most Harrowfeathers wield a sickle or scythe, and some say a Harrowfeather’s curved blade can not only sever the essence of a creature’s soul from its mortal coil but becomes infused with arcane energy to aid in spellcasting.

Harrowfeather Kenku Traits

Your Harrowfeather has a few similar traits to standard kenkus, but time spent around the dead, dying, and undying has granted them a few different traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

 

Age

Kenku have shorter lifespans than humans. They reach maturity at about 12 years old and can live to 60.

 

Alignment

Kenku are chaotic creatures, rarely making enduring commitments, and they care mostly for preserving their own hides. They are generally chaotic neutral in outlook.

 

Size

Kenku are around 5 feet tall and weigh between 90 and 120 pounds. Your size is Medium.

 

Languages

You can read and write Common and Auran, but you can speak only by using your Mimicry trait.

 

Mimicry

You can mimic sounds you have heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds you make can tell they are imitations with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check opposed by your Charisma (Deception) check.

 

Plague Doctor

You are proficient in History and Medicine skills. You also have advantage on saving throws against diseases.

 

Skills of the Reaper

You are proficient with sickles and scythes. You may also use them as a spellcasting focus for any class that uses one.

 

Last Words

You can mimic the words of the dead much like you can the living. Once per day, you can use an action to touch a corpse that is not undead and speak the last sentence they spoke in perfect imitation.

 

Evoking the Last Rights

You gain the Fog of Last Rights spell as a cantrip.

 

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