Homebrew Brightmaid Species Details

Due to this blessing, they are graced with great beauty but also cursed with numerous 'birth defects'. The most common of which is a horn between 1-5 inches long on the upper middle portion of the forehead. But this can also include a unicorn tail (similar to a lion's tail), hooves for feet, an equine pelt, or an equine version of satyr legs, as well as numerous others.

There are unicorns of all colors and patterns. Brightmaids usually display the color schemes of whatever unicorn blessed them. For example, a white unicorn with silver mane and golden hooves would likely result in a pale humanoid with silver hair and golden hooves. By contrast, a brown-and-white unicorn with a black mane and tail would probably result in a brightmaid with patchy brown-and-white skin with black hair and tail.

Brightmaids will superficially appear similar to whatever race their mother was, regardless of biological father, though their physiology is more unique to brightmaids than their mother race. Despite their name, brightmaids can be either male or female.

Due to their strange appearance, Brightmaids are often either revered or hated. Viewed with jealousy because if their beauty and blessed state or disdain and dislike because they are different. This social ostracizing can lead many Brightmaids to darker things and many can be subject to drastic alignment shifts, especially if their Unicorn was of a questionable or Evil alignment to begin with. Brightmaids that give into their darker nature completely are called Blightmaids.

Brightmaid Traits

Brightmaids are the result of a unicorn blessing a baby while still in it's mother's womb. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma and Wisdom scores both increase by 1, and one other ability score of your choice increase by 1. Age. Brightmaids usually live about a century more than other members of their race, and ages more slowly in adulthood. A human brightmaid, for example, reaches adulthood around 18 and can live to be 200. Alignment. Brightmaids usually share the temperament of the unicorns who enchanted them, which usually means they are drawn to be good. Size. Brightmaids are usually around the same height as is considered average to whatever race their mother was. Your size can be Medium or Small, as correlates to your mother race. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Horn. Your horn is a natural weapon, which you can use to make a melee weapon attack. A hit deals piercing da

Gallop

You can gain the benefits of the Dash action when you take another action. Once you use this feature once, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma and Wisdom both increase by 1, and one other ability score of your choice increase by 1.

Ethereal appearance

Your appearance and natural charisma benefit you in social situations.You have proficiency in the Persuasion skill.

Unicorn’s Gift

You know the druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the calm emotions spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Your horn is a natural weapon, which you can use to make a melee weapon attack. A hit deals piercing damage equal to 1d4 plus your Strength modifier. You are proficient with this weapon.

Age

Brightmaids usually live about a century more than other members of their race, and ages more slowly in adulthood. A human brightmaid, for example, reaches adulthood around 18 and can live to be 200.

Size

Brightmaids are usually around the same height as is considered average to whatever race their mother was. Your size can be Medium or Small, as correlates to your mother race.

Alignment

Brightmaids usually share the temperament of the unicorns who enchanted them, whether it leaned more towards Evil or Good. Their nature is predisposed to a chaotic alignment subject to drastic shifts. Fighting against their own chaotic nature is a frequent occurrence.

Launguages

You can speak, read, and write Common, you mother's native language, and 1 language of your choice. (2 languages of choice if your mother's native language is Common)