Homebrew Eldimer Species Details

A humanoid tree creature that ranges from 8-12 feet in height and 300-800 pounds in weight. the Eldimer are a rare creature being that their are only a little under of a 100 of them to ever have existed. however they have lengthy life spans that range can range from 1000-4000 years old. being old and wise they receive a +2 to wisdom and a +1 to strength. being from the woods and lacking formal experience with ranged weapons you have disadvantage when attacking with a bow or crossbow. 

 

The Eldimer are a species dating back to the end of the Netheril kingdoms. born of a war between two large mage factions when large amounts of magic energy seeped into the land and was absorbed in the roots of the trees around where the battles where fought. after a few decades the Eldimer began to emerge. gaining sentience from the magic they absorbed they begun to roam Faerun. the last of their kind gained sentience about a century before the spellplague after which the ground lacked the magical energy for another to be given new life. 

 

Eldimer are for the most part a solitary creature however they have been know to socialize with Elves and Firbolg sometimes even joining their societies. but they tend to avoid human territory if they can help it.

The Eldimer having no culture or society of their own have a hard time understanding social etiquette and while they can speak common and elvish they almost entirely lack popper grammar. This also means that they don't have names and will simply respond to what others may call them. 

 

 

Eldimer Traits

As a living tree who is one with nature the Eldimer gain the fallowing traits.

One with nature

as a creature born of nature you can communicate with both plants and animals of the Forrest this give you advantage on attempts to influence them. while you can't have complex conversations you can understand them and engage in dialog with them.

Hardened oak

Your skin is made of hard weathered living wood and is tough as nails giving you a natural ac of 16. however your body prevents you from wearing armor and being made out of wood you take an additional 1d4 of fire damage if attacked with fire and this increases to 1d8 at level 6 and 1d12 at level 12.

nutrients of the woods

You don't require food in order to survive . You are able to obtain nutrients from simply digging you roots into the ground and absorbing sunlight.