Homebrew Dvati(scarlettspider version-modified slightly) Species Details
The Dvati are an ancient people that are native to an area of the Outerplanes known as the Outlands. They are a peaceful folk who value the arts, debate, duality, and equality.
Dvati are a unique race, as they are always born as a pair of twins who are completely identical, even across genders. Dvati resemble elves in some ways, often being mistaken for drow or shadar-kai children. They are slender in body, with large pointed ears and blue eyes that lack irises. Their skin color varies from light to dark shades of gray. Dvati have either white or black hair. Their most notable physical feature is four fingered hands.
Each pair of Dvati twins share one soul between them. Despite this, twins can have different personality traits from one another, sometimes resulting in twins that are opposites. Regardless of their personalities, dvati twins are two sides of the same coin and they never disagree for too long. A debate or rivalry between a set of twins is always in the pursuit of balance and understanding.
The special bond between dvati twins is far beyond that of siblings from other races. This is because dvati twins are really one soul split into two bodies. They share skills, knowledge, feelings, memories, and all other aspects of a souls experience in life. When on twin is separated from the other for too long, the other twin is overcome with worry and longing for their other half. These feelings are so powerful, that if one twin dies, it is only a matter of time before the others connection to their soul becomes lost, until it too dies. Dvati twins suffer in separation. A Dvati that has a deceased twin will either long to join them in death or desperately seek any possible way to revive their other half.
Dvati(scarlettspider version-modified slightly) Traits
Your Dvati character has the following racial traits that it shares in common with other Dvati.Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
Dvati age slowly compared to most other humanoids, not reaching adulthood until they are around 40 years old. A Dvati younger than 40 may appear like a teenager or child. They have long lifespans, living for up to 250 years old.
Alignment
Dvati view the world through a balanced lens. Most Dvati are Neutral, while some lean toward Lawful.
Size
The Dvati are short and slight people. Your size is small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common. You can also speak Dvati, which has no written language. The verbal Dvati language is extremely complicated and almost impossible to speak without a twin. Each twin speaks in unison, with one twin providing the words, and the other twin providing complimenting sounds that convey meaning, emotion, and intent.
Dual Bodies
You and your twin are considered two separate creatures in relation to your bodies. You and your twin can move, speak, and act independently of each other. You choose which one of you takes an action, bonus action, or reaction. If you gain any additional actions, you can split those actions up between your twin and yourself. You and your twin have your own movement speed. If either of you take the dash action, you can choose to divide the additional movement speed between both of you.
Nonmagical physical effects are not shared between twins. If you become blinded, deafened, grappled, incapacitated, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, or stunned your twin is not.
Equal Mind and Soul
You and your twin are considered one creature in relation to your mind and soul. While you are both on the same plane of existence, you have the following benefits.
- Whenever you are forced to make a saving throw against any effect that would cause you to become charmed, frightened, or put to sleep, you have advantage on the roll if your twin is not being targeted by the same effect. If you become charmed, frightened, or unconscious, your twin is effected as well.
- You can communicate telepathically with your twin. As an action, you can see through your twin's eyes and hear what it hears until the start of your next turn. During this time, you are deaf and blind with regard to your own senses.
- Any spell or magical effect that affects you, also affects your twin. For example, if Dispel Magic, Enhance Ability, or Telekinesis spell are cast upon you, or if you are affected by a magical trap or an area of antimagic, your twin is also affected.
- Whenever you cast a spell that requires concentration, your twin must also concentrate on that same spell. If you cast a spell that requires material components, your twin can provide those components for you.
Twin Fate
You and your twin make separate death saving throws. If one of you become stabilized, both of you become stabilized. If your twin dies, you lose your shared traits until your deceased twin is returned to life. After each long rest thereafter, you must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer one level of exhaustion. These exhaustion levels can not be removed by anything except a Wish spell or until your deceased twin is returned to life, at which point all exhaustion levels are immediately removed.
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