Homebrew Drowfling Species Details

 

Abyssal Bloodline

Drowflings are the byproduct of a ritual breeding between a Drow female, (usualy a priestess of Llolth) and a Demon of the Abyss and in the broadest possible sense, they look human with somewhat sharper features. However, their heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Drowflings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil around their legs when they get upset or nervous. Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are solid colors—black, red, white, silver, or gold—usualy with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover various shades of red, purple and Grey. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, or purple though sometimes the Drow pale ash to white comes through.

Drowfling Names

A Drowflings name can sometimes be the only clue to its heritage as it may have been given (or simply have taken for themself) an Elvish name, they can of corse take a Tiefling style virtue name as well.

MUTUAL MISTRUST

People tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. Shopkeepers keep a close eye on their goods when tieflings enter their stores, the town watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her personality to any great degree. Years of dealing with mistrust does leave its mark on most tieflings, and they respond to it in different ways. Some choose to live up to the wicked stereotype, but others are virtuous. Most are simply very aware of how people respond to them. After dealing with this mistrust throughout youth, a tiefling often develops the ability to overcome prejudice through charm or intimidation, all of the same is true for Drowflings and sadly correcting any persecutors could make the situation worse, it is a truly heroic act for anyone to not react with violence to such ignorance.

Drowfling Traits

Drowflings share certain racial traits as a result of their Abyssal descent.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

Drowflings mature at the same rate as humans but live years longer perhaps 175 or a little more.

Alignment

Drowflings do not have an innate tendency toward evil and in fact could develop a sympathetic nature as a result of their own miss treatment, an independent nature inclines many Drowflings toward a chaotic alignment.

Size

Tieflings are about the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Abyssal Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Legacy

You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness 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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common or Undercommon, Elvish and Abyssal.