Homebrew Inkin Species Details

The Inkin are a race rare to see, and even more rare to know about. created first as an accident while enchanting some ink for a ritual, the Inkin where created when the Inkwell holding the ink took on the magic and started to spout ink rapidly, until large puddle was formed. Shortly after, the scholar who created the enchantment heard a voice in his mind, speaking the words "Master, what is your bidding?" as the ink took on a humanoid form, the Inkwell at having disappeared into the center of the being, and teeth having formed from hardened, whitened ink reminiscent of a mimic's in the creature's head. From that Day the creature learned from it's master, and eventually after outliving it's master, went out on it's own, and thus the first adventuring Inkin got it's start. Most Inkin that adventure have outlived their master or where abandoned by their master.

Living Ink

The Inkin are creatures made of pure ink, even their Teeth, white as the moon at night, and their eyes, which are hard to make out in their inky heads, are made of it. They do not require sustenance but can still eat and drink, but must still rest like any other living thing, though not fully asleep, but in half conscious state . They can come in any colour that ink can be made in. their soul is housed in their enchanted inkwell, and their enchantment on their inkwell cannot be suppressed by any means 

 

Inkin Personality

Most Inkin lean towards neutrality, but there are some Inkin recorded as being evil, and some known for being great heros. Most inkin also lean towards Chaotic, acting more on impulse than on thought, but some have been known to be true neutral or Lawful as well 

Inkin Names

Most Inkin names are based on their master's whims, meaning that they have a wide range of names. Most of their names are in Common, with some exceptions being when their master did not know common and so they where given a name in another language instead.

Inkin Traits

Your Inkin character has the following traits. A few of the traits give you a choice; consider how your choice reflects the purpose for which your character was built.

Ability Score Increase

Your intelligence score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

Inkin can be any age from 1 onward, as they are mature from creation, and their maximum lifespan is currently unknown

Alignment

Most Inkin Are Neutral, leaning towards chaotic. But some have absorbed the morality, or lack thereof, of the beings with which they served.

Size

Your size is Medium. your height ranges from 4'5" to 6'

your weight is rarely more than 15lbs, usually ranging between 5 lbs and 10

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Ink body

You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:

• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You must rest, but do not need to sleep, and cannot be put to sleep by magic

sleepless Rest

When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an inactive, motionless state, rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and you can see and hear as normal.

Knowledge from the master

Having studied you master at his trade, You gain one skill proficiency and one tool proficiency of your choice.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice. 

Amorphous body

Because of how their bodies are composed, Inkin can take the shape of any medium creature, and can squeeze themselves into any space their inkwell can fit into.
they will always be obviously made of ink, and so cannot disguise themselves with this trait alone.

lick

you have  have a lick attack that does 1d6 bludgeoning damage

Ink Form

your ink body may shrink down to fit into small spaces your inkwell can fit into, become a puddle around your inkwell that is medium size (diameter equal to character height), or retreat into your inkwell as an action. when using this trait you cannot make attacks and attacks against you have advantage. however your body in puddle form is slippery and counts as difficult terrain

darkvision

as an inkin, you have 60ft darkvision due to the magic enchantment that created you