Homebrew Diclonius - Elfen Lied Species Details

The differences that separate Diclonii from humans is both internal and external. The most noticeable difference is their horns on the parietal section of their skulls. Most often, these horns resemble cat ears from certain angles. These horns are a mixture of bone and cartilage. Diclonii falls into a temporary coma if they lose one of their horns, and would never return from their lethargic state if they lose both horns. However, they can regrow.

Another notable difference between them and humans are their hair and eye colors. Diclonii possesses hair colors of many different shades, from pink to purple to blonde, and they all possess green or red eyes. 

Inwardly, they differ from humans at their pineal gland. Normally, the pineal body is the size of a pea and located in the center of the brain between the two hemispheres, but for a diclonius, it's the size of an egg and wedged against the frontal lobe. The pineal gland appears to be the source of their vectors. These vectors resemble hands, but cannot be seen, touched, or otherwise acted upon by outside forces. Vectors spread the Diclonius Virus to humans via touch, and they can manipulate objects, act as shields by decelerating projectiles, and slice through things, giving them the potential to be massively destructive if used offensively. 

Diclonii have the innate ability to detect one another. This ability does have limits however. Like if in a comatose state, or are too far from another.

Diclonius are quite intelligent. However, the Diclonius are also just as emotional as Humans, often more so. Once they reach the brink of sanity, some hear a voice that claims to be the directing voice of their DNA, urging them to kill as many Humans as possible.

Diclonius - Elfen Lied Traits

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

Ability Score Increase

 Your ability scores each increase by 1. Strength and Intelligence by 2.

Age

Diclonius live about as long as a human.

Alignment

Diclonius tend to lean towards chaotic good or lawful evil.

Size

Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.

Vectors

These vectors resemble hands, but cannot be seen, touched, or otherwise acted upon by outside forces (aside from instances in the anime where vector-on-vector grappling takes place). Vectors spread the Diclonius Virus to humans via touch, and they can manipulate objects, act as shields by decelerating projectiles, and slice through things, giving them the potential to be massively destructive if used offensively. Against humans, they are almost always lethal. Their vectors usually have a limited range of a few meters.