Homebrew Fireborn Vampire Species Details

Secluded Victims

No matter what the human race tells itself, not all of the vampires are evil. The fireborn vampires (sometimes just called fireborn) are an example of that: powerful pyrokinetic vampires who are just as likely to be good as evil. Still, they have often been hunted and hated by humans in the past, and were forced into hiding until humans forgot about them entirely. However, they have been able to form alliances and almost friendships with the sympathetic half elves, who have often allowed them into their towns.

Frostmere

Frostmere, the only half-elf capital in the world, has been acting as a safe haven for fireborn vampires for years. They live mostly in the cave systems under it and under the three mountains, and some occasionally come out to the world above. They provide defense from possible attacks from below---the cave channels stretch across the entire continent, so it would be a smart move---and in return, the city provides them with everything they need to make an actually comfortable, nice home in the caves.  

The Lower Frostmere vampires have a simple system of authority. They follow for leaders: the Ambassador, who negotiates and works alongside the surface-dwellers of Upper Frostmere, the Commander, who commands the fifty-member vampire "army" watching the caves and occasionally fighting alongside Upper Frostmere, the Healer, who possesses healing powers unheard of even among the elves, and the Watcher, who has scrying powers and keeps an eye on nearby empires and the drow.

Every year, three names are drawn from a group of willing volunteers, who are turned into new vampires. The process takes about a week, in which the person falls into a deep coma. This system keeps the friendly bond between Upper and Lower Frostmere strong.

Fireborn Names

Fireborn vampires, having rarely been able to set up their own society, do not have their own names. They choose from the names of the race they live with, usually being elves or half elves. Choose any names from any list, or make up your own. Fireborn are hardly ever near humans,  however.

Fireborn Vampire Traits

Your fireborn vampire character has the following racial traits:

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Strength score each improve by 2.

Age

When a fireborn vampire is created, it stops aging at that moment, and will live forever until killed. If it is naturally born, it will stop aging whenever it chooses, if it has reached puberty (around the same time as a human). It will then live forever until killed.

Alignment

Fireborn vampires are not like other vampires, in that they can have any alignment. They often side towards neutral, but good and evil are equally balanced.

Size

Fireborn have the same height as humans or half elves (whichever they or their ancestors used to be). Your size is medium.

Speed

Fireborn vampires are unusually fast. Your base walking speed is 40.

Keen Senses

Fireborn have extremely good senses. You proficiency and advantage in the Perception skill, 30 ft. of darkvision, and 10 ft. of tremorsense.

Pyrokinesis

As a fireborn, you have some minor pyrokinesis (fire power). Any simple melee weapon you wield will burst into flame if you will it, dealing an extra 1d6 fire damage. By willing it, you can set a 2 ft. cube of fire, as long as it has something nonliving to burn. This works on the same premise as a create bonfire spell, but in a smaller space. Also, you know the produce flame cantrip.

Vampiric Weakness

While all vampires are strong, all have their weaknesses. As a fireborn vampire, you are not harmed by normal sunlight, but radiant attacks are problematic. If you have to make a saving throw to avoid taking radiant damage, make it with disadvantage. If the attack deals radiant damage as well as another type of damage, roll separately to avoid the radiant damage.

Also, if more than a pint of human blood spilled within 10 ft. of you while you are concentrating on something, your concentration immediately breaks.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write in common and elvish.