Homebrew Frostling Species Details

Frostlings are a popular bunch who only gain ire from kobolds and some tieflings. Upon their emergence from Stygia into the material plane, they quickly made friends with humans, dwarves, and halflings, with even the elves becoming tolerant of them.  Tieflings and kobolds seem to dislike them for taking their place in society as the link to the hells and as the small companions, respectively. 

Stygian Bloodline

Frostlings are natives of the frozen Fifth Hell. Their bodies are made for burrowing through snow and braving the cold waters of Stygia. Frostlings have shorter horns than that of their infernal cousins; they tend to have bulky, broad horns, made for digging through the snow of Stygia. They have stubbier tails, two to three feet long, which tend to wag when they are happy or excited. Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are colored with light blues and whites. Their skin tones range from dark greys to light blues, sometimes dipping into purple tones. Their hair is coarse and warm, usually running down from the top of their head to the tip of their tail.

Trusting and Curious

Many Frostlings that find themselves on the material plane meld into the native societies very easily.  They are likable creatures because of their short stature and proportions.  Kobolds seem to be the only ones who aren't able to warm up to Frostlings. 

The Frostling's trusting nature can also come at a detriment to them.  It is not uncommon for Frostlings to be used by those with ill-intents.  The Frostlings are a gullible, but likable bunch, making them targets for those who protect, and those who attack. 

Frostling Names

Frostling names follow similar patterns to those of tieflings. Frostlings born into another culture may have names reflective of that culture. Some have names derived from the Infernal language, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. Some frostlings that spend time with tieflings will adopt virtue names, not truly knowing what they mean, but liking the way they sound. 

Male Stygian Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech, Mordai, Morthos, Pelaios, Skamos, Therai

Female Stygian Names: Akta, Anakis, Bryseis, Criella, Damaia, Ea, Kallista, Lerissa, Makaria, Nemeia, Orianna, Phelaia, Rieta

“Virtue” Names: Art, Carrion, Chant, Creed, Despair, Excellence, Fear, Glory, Hope, Ideal, Music, Nowhere, Open, Poetry, Quest, Random, Reverence, Sorrow, Temerity, Torment, Weary

BLUNT UNDERSTANDING

People tend to be trusting of frostlings, for they rarely have secrets to keep. Frostlings tend to trail an aura of chaotic calm behind them, something lively yet managing. They also have a strange tendency to understand their companions quite easily, though not in complex ways. After spending enough time with another, they are able to summarize a person's personality, goals, and flaws in a single sentence.  Frostlings are usually as simple as they make their friends out to be.

Frostling Traits

Frostlings share certain racial traits as a result of their Stygian descent.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Frostlings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years less.

Alignment

Frostlings are very neutral towards laws that bind them and the wilderness that frees them.  However, they are almost always good-natured.

Size

Frostlings are about the same size and build as halflings. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Natural Burrower

Due to your unique physique, you can burrow up to 15 ft. 

Stygian Resistance

You have resistance to cold damage.

Stygian Legacy

You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Snilloc's snowball swarm spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the suggestion 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 and Infernal.