Homebrew Worg Species Details

CHANGING CREATURES
An average worg lives about 45 to 50 years, if it is not killed before that. It is said that if a Worg lives more than 50 years, it starts transforming itself into a completely different creature called a Guulvorg. This change makes the worg grow in size, resembling giants and giving it more strength and speed, but the changes have a price. Little by little, the worg loses its intelligence, as well as losing the ability to speak languages. Their body loses all of its fur, and the skin beneath it dries up and shrivels.
Most worgs accept this destiny in hope to obtain more power, even if it costs their intelligence. To avoid the transformation, a worg can find magical means to stop the changing process or to at least slow it down.

EVIL HERITAGE
The worgs can commonly be found in company of goblins, orcs, or other evil creatures, though not all are in their company. Some worgs are abandoned when they are still pups and found by other intelligent creatures whom raise them as part of the family, others learn that they can live better by themselves or with other creatures.

Worg Traits

Your worg has special traits, detailed in the description.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 OR your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution increases by 1.

Age

Worgs grow quickly but live shortly. They are fully grown at the age of 3, and live 45 to 50 years. After that, they die or transform into a guulvorg.

Alignment

Commonly, Worgs are seen as a neutral evil race but it is mostly caused by the cruel environment where they are raised and not by their nature as is commonly believed. If they are born, or at least raised from a young age in a good environment, they can learn the good ways.

Size

Worg's are creatures that range from about 4-5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Menacing

You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common, as well as the local language by which you were raised. (You can only read and write if you have been taught.) You can speak Worg.

Darkvision

Your darkvision has a radius of 60 feet.

Sunlight Sensitivity

 You have disadvantage on attack and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Keen Hearing and Smell

Worg's have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that you can hear or smell, such as traps and spells. To gain this benefit, you can't be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated.