Homebrew Vülkarri Species Details

 History

In the far west beyond the Boiling Sea lies the continent Vülkarr, a deadly place to most life you'd encounter on Xhorosai here volcanoes constantly are erupting with ferocity forming rivers of lava that run for hundreds of miles. The only water comes from purifying seawater with a labor intensive fire spell or gathering the mineral rich water from the steaming geysers, you'll find few settlements not near one of these two sources. Despite the hostile environment and deadly magical beasts that roam these lands it is better life than some, the original colony was of human origin from the proud north of Dunstaad. Their ancient kingdom Ostgard was in direct opposition to unification under Vadim "Farspeaker" and his alliance of many lords, they had been the dominant power in Dunstaad prior to the rise of the Adamenian League bullying the smaller kingdoms who were stricken by constant political strife. After the defeat of Ostgard the northern peoples fled the persecution and mistrust they faced settling previously untouched lands like the Sea of Storms, and most importantly Vülkarr everyone called them crazy expecting each colony to be gone by their first winters. But if one thing can said about humans is that they are extremely adaptive not just environmentally but biologically, in the example of Vülkarri they became resistant to high temperatures and entirely carnivorous due to the lifeless environment of the red island.

The nobility of Vülkarr even started using magically induced mutation the details of this ritual are heavily guarded only the Burnt Men know the secrets it truly holds they master hemomancy and pyromancy to unlock to true power of dragon's blood as a mutagen. The Burnt Men and their priests leave behind lives of wealth serving the sons Vorkath letting chosen ones take the ritual in the small hope they'll survive, and manifest an innate draconic power in the case of the recently depose emperors of house Zhorik they manifested both wings and a breathe weapons. House Zhorik originally maintained their power with marriage selling off their unique bloodline for position, this was ultimately the downfall of the royal family almost every major house had obtained the wing bloodline one way or another. That led to weakness following the rule of Emperor Magnus the Monster who used intimidation and fear to run Xhorosai like a steamy nosed dragon it was only when his nephew Malcolm the baby dragon took over rule than the empire collapsed from within, the various house murdered every descendant of the royal family during a weekend destruction. It was all part of a deal between the houses of Vülkarr and the rebels to spare Xhorosai another never ending war seeing that the rebellion was extremely hard fought with no clear winning emerging after 23 years of war.

 

Vülkarri Names

Vülkarri have personal names given at birth, but they put their house names after their first name and always wear their heraldry. A childhood name or nickname is often used among clutchmates as a descriptive term or a term of endearment.

Male Names: Donaar, Nadarr, Rhogar, Tarhun, Torinn, Magnus, Malcolm, Halmar, Ragnos, Fjor, Fjinn, Thoros, Norvas, Rhogast, Wulfryk, Hjalmar, Djorin, Alenar, Bjorn, Kolba, Magne, Fylkaas, Fyllas, Kaantor, Hjallas

Female Names: Akra, Biri, Daar, Farideh, Harann, Havilar, Jheri, Kava, Korinn, Nala, Perra, Raiann, Sora, Surina, Thava,

Childhood Names: Fyl, Clav, Fjord, Magne, Hjali

Clan Names: Zhorik, Magnoor, Ulldhebaan, Dennkar, Balathos, Arendar, Talinbrok

Vülkarri Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other Vülkarri of your clan.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2.

Age

Vülkarri age similarly to humans except having notably shorter lifespans or notably longer lifespans this varies very heavily from clan to clan most likely a bi product of the high-magic region they live in.

Alignment

Dragonborn tend to extremes, making a conscious choice for one side or the other in the cosmic war between good and evil (represented by Bahamut and Tiamat, respectively). Most dragonborn are good, but those who side with Tiamat can be terrible villains.

Size

Vülkarri are a bit taller and heavier than humans, standing a bit over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. If you have wings you can fly 40 feet instead.

Draconic Ancestry

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

Draconic Ancestry

Dragon	Damage Type	Bloodline
Black	Acid	Royal
Blue	Lightning	Noble
Brass	Fire	lowborn
Bronze	Lightning	lowborn
Copper	Acid	lowborn
Gold	Fire	Royal
Green	Poison	lowborn
Red	Fire	Noble/Royal
Silver	Cold	Royal/Noble
White	Cold	Noble

Soul Scorching

Ever since you were a kid you've always had burn scar on your chest right over your heart, its origin has always been entirely unknown to you and any questions you've asked about it quickly got you silenced. As your connection to magic deepened you've noticed that hidden within the scar is an innate power waiting to be awakened, a Dragonmark this scar means your genealogy carries an unnatural Draconic mutation a power that can manifest in numerous ways.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Draconic, Vülkat. 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. Vülkat is a language derived from Draconic and Dunstaadi like draconic sounds harsh on the ear and features mostly yells or grunts as the main form of communication except in its higher forms it can have deep guttural tone.