Homebrew Anutanin Species Details

Physical Description

Anutanin are a bizarre race with the features of felines and dragons mashed together. They possess scaly hands with prehensile fingers and feet tipped with large claws, a prehensile dragon-like tail, spines or frills along their backs, with large wings protruding from the shoulder blades, and dragon like features around their feline faces. Their fur varies greatly in color, as do their scales, depending on their dragon parent. Some anutanin have a lion's mane or an eastern dragon's whiskers. Anutanin mostly have fur but their skin underneath is scaly. It is to a lesser degree of protection than actual dragons. Some anutanin also have horns that vary among dragon typing. Anutanin are seen walking like dragons on all fours but are also able to stand on their hind legs when needed.

History

Simple genealogists like to just classify anutanin as the offspring between dragonborn and tabaxi. However, anutanin are born in general from the union of any draconic and feline race. They historically are vied for by both clans, but more so the feline side usually because the dragon side has more value placed on purity of blood and power. The anutanin, while possessing arguably the better of both worlds, lags behind in the true strengths of the dragons, at least, from the dragons accounts. Their breath and scales are not nearly so powerful or durable. However, they inherited wit and flexibility from their feline lineage, which aids them well and makes them a very balanced race. Nonetheless, anutanin are rare due to the union of these races being rare in and of themselves. Many will pass lifetimes only hearing whispers of legendary cat dragons with might breath and brain.

There are a few tales known about the anutanin and their feats despite being such a far flung race. There is the tale of the amazing one man army, Ferfol, who vanquished a horde of orcs and saved a dragonborn settlement from obliteration. There is another tale of Gighenholl, who brought about peace between two warring neighboring kingdoms with her masterful wit and entertainment. Or Titanthos, who caught a great monster of the deep and revealed it to the world. Yes, the anutanin are a small, but mighty race indeed. One would wonder how they could not be with such mighty lineages.

Society

Anutanin have no known society, as they are very much a phantom race. One hears of their deeds, but never sees. They have small numbers after all. However, it is rumored there is a secret citadel of anutanin making somewhere in the mountains of the east. It was a former nest of dragons, used as a hatching ground. However, the dragons dwindled there and left. Supposedly, they left a small litter of anutanin there, though no one is sure how they were born there. People speculate wandering tabaxi came by and bred with some of them. Their small number grew enough so they populated the mountainsides with their caves and established a city. None have seen it, but anutanin are known to be drawn by such a tale of their kindred and so usually make the pilgrimage to ascertain the legends for themselves.

Anutanin Names

Anutanin tend to use names that don't necessarily adhere to draconic or feline names, carving out their own titles.

Male: Ferfol, Titanthos, Erierre, Dariza

Female: Gighenholl, Kholle, Yeriza, Fenrisse

Anutanin Traits

A cat-dragon hybrid, capable of quadruped travel, can stand, and eventually even fly

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity  score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Anutanin reach maturity around the age of 20 and can live millennia without ill effects.

Alignment

Anutanin tend towards a chaotic alignment

Size

Anutanin are taller and lighter than humans, standing  around 6 feet tall and averaging almost 140 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

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.

Draconic Ancestry

You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.

Draconic Ancestry

Dragon	Damage Type	Breath Weapon
Black	Acid	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Blue	Lightning	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Brass	Fire	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Bronze	Lightning	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Copper	Acid	5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
Gold	Fire	15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Green	Poison	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
Red	Fire	15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
Silver	Cold	15 ft. cone (Con. save)
White	Cold	15 ft. cone (Con. save)

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Feline Agility

Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn you can double your speed until the end of your turn. Once you use this trait u can not use it again until you move 0ft on one of your turns

Cat’s talent

You gain proficiency in perception and stealth skills

Flight

At 5th level, your wings have developed enough for you to be able to fly. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. If you are wearing armor you are not proficient in or any medium or heavy armor, you may not fly.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Draconic, and one other language