Homebrew Drëk’Aġì Species Details
A Crime, Punished
Anyone who knows a smidgen of history can tell you, dragonborn are the mighty creatures you see in every adventuring party. The hulking beasts, the mighty creatures who strive to protect and slay, breathing their mighty weaponised lungs in the element of their ancestry. But those who know a smidgen of nature, can tell you... they are not the only children of the draconic blood. Some carry such essence in their souls, such as the draconic blood sorcerer. Some carry it in their bodies, Being the offspring of such creatures in human form... ]
And some, Stole the essence of these creatures.. Long ago, before the modern era, Tribes of humans would hunt these majestic creatures... while many would die, the strongest would find succsess in their trials, bringing these creatures to ground and taking their lives... but that, was not all some took. Scales, bones, blood and flesh, not a single morsel of these creatures went to waste... shamans and witchdoctors using them in vast rituals to bring their chieftains and warcallers to power, to imbue them with the power of the Drake... only a few survived... but not in a form they wished to keep. Scorned as abominations, Marked by their acts as those who butchered the natural order with magic dark and rituals of depravity... these creatures, were named the "Drëk’Aġì", Dragon - horror in an ancient tongue, named for the monsters of humanoid and draconic blood they had made of themselves... in shame.. exile... and to escape the ones who wished to slay them and wipe their mistakes from the earth, The Drëk’Aġì fled to the far north, the deep south, the eastern and wastern winds... scattered like the ashes of the dragons they had stolen their forms from... some say, now that their names are but myth to the land they came from... that these creatures can be seen walking the land... leaving the silent wails of stolen draconic souls in their wake
Average Age And Growth: Like their human cousins, the Drëk’Aġì Age for the first decade of their lifespan as normal, one year of growth for one year of time, growing with the only sign of their stolen heritage being their slit pupils and longer than average claws. At the age of 10 however, The 'puberty' of this race comes to rise, bringing with them a change in appearance and mind. As they grow past their tenth year, a more feral and dangerous mindset will take over as the beastial side within begins to awaken. Muscle definition will naturally occur, Bones snapping and resetting as their body struggles to withstand the strain of growth past these years. A rare amount of Drëk’Aġì Will lose their lives to 'The awakening', Their bodies tearing themselves apart as scales rip themselves through the skin, bones cracking and muscles tearing, until they are released from the pain as 'hatchlings'. from here, their bodies age slower than the common human, their draconic blood taking over their growth... for every 20 years of growth, a Child of the Drëk’Aġì will only grow one year, Giving them time to push down and restrain the primal Urges they gain over their lifespan. At the time of maturity, close to the age of 18 (170 human years), The pain shall come anew as they undergo a ritual sewn into their very blood, to become one with the dragon their ancestors had stolen from the world. Wings, splitting the skin, fresh and bony will tear themselves from the youth's back, spines and scales joining them as they merge with the draconic blood which has been gestating for so long.. finally settled.
Alignment: Due to their Dual natures of man and beast, the common alignment of the Drëk’Aġì is that of the Neutral path, battling the two sides within on every decision that is made. It is rare, But when the heart of man and the soul of beast become one, they may entwine themselves instead of clashing, becoming one in absolute... finding harmony on their alignment, be it evil or good.
Size: Due to the body and blood of beasts far larger then them, The Drëk’Aġì Race can grow up to an average minimum of 7ft in height as the forces which cursed their bloodline to become monstrosities instead of men takes over, the largest documented Drëk’Aġì warriors being a total of 9ft in height.
Drëk’Aġì Traits
Taint of another's bloodBody Of The Drake
Through the growth of a Drëk’Aġì's life, Their muscles will repeatedly tear and re-knit themselves together in a way to strengthen and reinforce themselves against the amount of strain they go through throughout their youth, their bones following the same treatment as they become accustomed to the weight of their own flesh. Through this, the average Drëk’Aġì has the potential to achieve feats of strength of creatures much larger than them, thanks to the bonding of Draconian and human blood.
At the peak of maturity, the Drëk’Aġì Will grow wings from their back, allowing a flight speed of 50ft. As a bonus action, these wings can be dismissed, allowing the Drëk’Aġì to hide or move steathily, something which the wings will bring disadvantage to due to their size.
Ability score increase
+2 strength
+1 Con
Weapons of the Drake
As the Drëk’Aġì Reaches maturity, they will develop the same natural defences that their ancestors possessed, with large ivory claws and gleaming fangs as clear as day across their body. As a bonus action, you can attempt a natural weapons strike to use your claws, or bite someone as an action, dealing 1d4 for the claws and 1d6 for the bite, adding strength to both.
(dice amount increases by one at 5th, 11th and 16th level)
Senses of the Drake
Due to their beastial blood, the Drëk’Aġì have the advantage of seeing in the dark for 60ft, seeing in shades of grey, white and black.
Tongue of The drake
Through the bonding of blood between human and dragon, the Drëk’Aġì Have managed to inherit the Genetic memory of the draconic kind, understanding Draconic at a young age and learning to speak it at their maturity.
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