Homebrew Aerodyne Species Details

"And fly as I might the sun is always out of reach”  -Pneuma dawn 

Beyond the clouds, stretching into the upper Attmos dwell the Aerodyne. A quiet Peaceful land floating higher then the peaks of the tallest mountains.

 

 

The Aerodyne are light folk but sturdy just the same. Descended from the Ancient immigrants of another world they dwell in humongous floating cities. Where they keep watch on the mountains and barren lands. Seldom do they drive their cities above others; They like to keep  themselves away from Grounders.

Light  and Sturdy

Their bodies tend to be half the weight of other creatures of the same size. They have tough skin and a hard bodies weathered by extremes in the high environment's.

With height ranging from 5 to 6 feet for the males and 6 to 7 feet for the females their weight is effectively half of that of the same height human. While the males only weigh 45-75 pounds the Females being taller can weigh in at 80- 115 pounds.

They are Slender and athletic in build. Females tend to be curvy, whilst males have broad shoulders and narrow hips; they tend to look more stalky.

Their skin tends to be in shades of white and grey like the clouds, however some sub races are a stark sky blue in skin color. Eye color can be shades of blue, sunrise red, white and grey; hair color can be in shades of Sun like gold, sky blues, storm greys and puffy cloud white.

The Aerodyne lead simple lives ranching Pegasus and farming mana; a corn like seed. others devote their long lives to the sciences and arts.

Ancient mindset

Aerodyne can live well over 1000 years. They are friendly and Upbeat even in the most dire of circumstances. The Aerodyne as a whole look down on almost everything, and for them the sky is freedom. When Aerodyne see Grounders in trouble they either pity them or decide to help. When out and about with their duties or roaming the skies, they are always filled with joy. When disputes happen they cast lots to settle the score. Loaded Dice are looked upon like theft and are dealt with by community service and good deeds.

"There is a saying of the Aerodyne, Pay for your evil with good. never be evil, always be good." - Jet; Ancient elder of the high seats.

Aerodyne are tough, when they get pushed; they push back. In combat they push harder giving substance to the saying "second wind."  Aerodyne are sure of themselves and practice diligently to excel at what ever they do. They never back down from working out a problem; socially, mentally, physically, or spiritually. If they cannot settle a dispute over something they cast lots, roll honest dice or some other game of chance to decide.  

 Vast Sky Civilizations

Most Aerodyne dwell in Floating castles, Great towers, or cities hidden among the clouds. Their Magic allows them to meld Technology and nature creating cloud walls and keeping them out of sight in the skies.  Aerodyne hunt game, gather food, and grow Manna. They are highly talented and wise. Their cunning work and inventions strive to be useful beautiful and elegant.

Aerodyne encountered on the ground  are commonly Martial combat specialists, artists, or sages. Elven nobles compete for the services of Aerodyne instructors to teach swordplay or magic to their Adult or skilled children.

(Extreme Sports)

The Aerodyne like to achieve feats of physical prowess Rock climbing, windsailing, cloud surfing, base jumping, high dives and highspeed flying races. 

 

WISE AND CARRING

The Aerodyne look on the plight of the Grounders with pity and mercifully step in to help work out serious problems. they provide aid when no one is looking, they don't like to be noticed when they give food to the poor or help a beggar in the streets.

(Grounders.)  "They run to and from, digging holes and climbing hills they are young and  can't remember more than one or two generations past." 

Aerodyne Names

Aerodyne are considered children until they Reach 25 years old; From age 20 to 25 the come into physical maturity  they look that age for the rest of their lives. They are considered wise or foolish based on their actions and only judge a book by the contents therein. 

Naming: Aerodyne are given names by their parents when they are born. They keep those names for the rest of their lives.

 

Male Names: Jet, Drake, Drew, Dewey, Jack, Nom, Kun, Bam, Zephyr, Aquilla, Kru, Blu, Light, Sun,Larry,

Female Names: Caia, Haley, Jessica, Nova, Helios, Hecate, Sam, Noir, Helen, Het, Bone, Cloe, Dark, Moon, Pneuma,

Family Names (Common Translations): Billows, Thunderclasp, Downpour, Greystock, Greysky, Bluesky, Set, Starsbane, Darklight, Worldeater, Cataclysm, Skyburn, Deathscall, 

 

 

 

 

 

 "The Odd balls in the naming game don't get to be changed."- Jet Ancient elder of the high seats.

Aerodyne Traits

Your Aerodyne character has natural toughness and resilience, strong mind and skills developed over thousands of years.

Max Ability score increase

Your max constitution score increases by 1

Ability Score Increase

 Your dexterity score increases by 2

Age

 Your lifespan ranges from 1200 to 1500 years. You will live your whole life looking 25 years old.

 

Alignment

Their are five subraces that range from Neutral to Lawful evil. Aerodyne hate chaos and the lack of structure makes their blood boil.

The Base Race of Aerodyne are Good, Lawful Good, Neutral Good, or Lawful Neutral.

Size

Aerodyne range from  5' to 7' feet tall, the females have tall curvy builds the males have shorter heights but broader shoulders  . Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet. Base flying speed is 40 feet.

Other Vision

Your retinas can see color in the darkest nights.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Otherworldly Blood

You have advantage on saving throws against being Poisoned, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Levitate

You can walk if you choose but Aerodyne prefer to glide six inches to a foot wherever they go.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, Celestial and Aerodyne. Aerodyne is smooth like a calm breeze, with few high pitches or harsh tones. Grammar is flexible and depends on the tone of speaking.

Anti Gravity

As an Aerodyne you innately posses the ability to make creatures or objects of your choice float 5 feet off the ground becoming weightless for 1 minute.

The height you can control increases with every level by a multiplier of 3 starting at level 3; for example level 3 can make a creature or object within a five foot sphere, in range float 9 feet off the surface of ground directly beneath it.  You can make anything in a five foot sphere weightless for one minute you may cast on anything in a 15 foot radius of your body.

Ability score increase

Your constitution score increases by 1

Powerful Build

You count as two size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.