Homebrew xeropaga Species Details

Physical Description

Xeropagas are a race that appear superficially beautiful and similar to a human, however, up close their inhuman traits are revealed. Their skin tone is brown, green, and grey with tough small scales no larger than a centimetre parts of their body. Rather than having a head of hair, they have long serpents that hiss and bite in moments of tension, typically remaining dormant as if to keep up the facade. The last thing a creature typically sees before they are petrified in stone is the red pupil-less eyes of a xeropaga's and its snakes.

History

The serpent-haired xeropaga keep to themselves. They lived in beautiful city's made of stone, until people try to conquer them thinking they were savages and monsters. Many wars took place over their land, and only a few major city's lasted. They now live in the ruins of their old kingdom, surrounded by the petrified remains of those who hunted them. They endlessly seek to gain back what was theirs.

Society

While there is not much known about their society, due to their history being erased, but what is know,is that they had a queens,and the queens ruled over different parts of the land. it is unknown how many queens there were. the women were the most skilled in logistical and strategical thinking along with being diplomatic. While the women were the leaders the men were the soldiers, the men were the most skilled in hunting and fighting. The children of the city would be raised but the city. Anyone who is older then them, by 200 years, would be considered their Domu or their elder.

Xeropaga Names 

Xeropaga are created from a queen, and as such, the queen names them.The queen uses her name as their last name to mark them as her kin. 

xeropaga Traits

As deadly as they are beautiful, a serpent-haired xeropaga is and adversary in almost any environment

Darkvision

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.

Parseltongue

You can communicate with snakes as if you shared a language and have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them.

Petrifying Gaze

At 3rd level, you can use your bonus action to focus your gaze on one creature whose eyes you can see within 60 feet of you. The creature must make a Constitution saving throw or be restrained while you maintain eye contact with it. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. The DC for this saving throw is equal to 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. If the creature accumulates three failed saving throws against this effect it becomes petrified. The petrification lasts until the creature is freed by a greater restoration spell or similar magic. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Snake Hair

When you make a successful melee attack against a creature within 5 feet of you, you can make a special attack against the same creature with your serpentine hair as a bonus action. The creature then takes poison damage equal to your level, and you can't use this trait again until you finish a short or long rest.

Ability Score Increase

You Dexterity, Constitution, Charisma, and perception scores each increase by 1.

Age

They live to be a thousand years old. Xeropagas reach teenage years at 2,000 years old, and adulthood at 4,000 years old.

Alignment

neutral 

Size

While a xeropaga typically stands a bit taller than the average human, they weigh almost as much as a goliath as they move with a haughty grace that rivals elves. 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.